Love Child chords by Diana Ross & The Supremes (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

A
G/A
D/A
E/G#
Gsus2
D/F#
Dm/F
E7
G
C
Am
F

Intro 1

G/A

D/A

G/A

D/A

Tenement slum

E/G#

Gsus2

D/F#

Ooh- ooh, ooh- ooh, ooh- ooh,

Dm/F

ooh

Pre-chorus 1

You think that I don't feel love

But what I feel for you is real love

In other's eyes I see reflected,

a hurt, scorned, rejected

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Chorus 1

Love child, never meant to be

Love child, born in poverty

Love child, never meant meant to be

Love child, take a look at me

Verse 1
A 
Started my life
G/A 
D/A 
A 
in an old,  cold, rundown tenement slum
G/A 
D/A 
A 
My father left, he never even married mom
E/G# 
Gsus2 
I shared the guilt my mama knew
D/F# 
Dm/F 
E7 
So     afraid that others knew I had no name

Pre-chorus 2

This love we're contemplating

is worth the pain of waiting

We'll only end up hating

the child we may be creating

Chorus 2
Am 
G 
Love child, never meant to be
F 
E7 
Love child, (scorned by) society
Am 
G 
Love child, always second best
F 
Love child, (different from)
E7 
different from the rest

Interlude 1

D/A

(Hold on, hold on...) Mm, baby

D/A

(Hold on, hold on...) Mm, baby

Verse 2
A 
G/A 
D/A 
I  started school in a worn, torn, dress
A 
that somebody threw out
G/A 
D/A 
A 
I knew  the way it felt to always live in doubt
E/G# 
Gsus2 
To be     without the simple things
D/F# 
Dm/F 
E7 
So     afraid my friends would see the guilt in me

Pre-chorus 3

Don't think that I don't need you

Don't think I don't want to please you

But no child of mine will be bearing

the name of shame I've been wearin'

Outro 1
Am 
G 
Love child, love child, never quite as good
F 
E7 
Afraid, ashamed, misunderstood
Am 
G 
But I'll always love you
F 
E7 
I'll always love you
Am 
G 
(Love child...) I'll always love you
F 
E7 
I'll always love you
Am 
G 
(Love child...) I'll always love you
F 
E7 
I'll always love you
[Repeat and fade]

1968R&B

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GuitarPianoUkulele

A
G/A
D/A
E/G#
Gsus2
D/F#
Dm/F
E7
G
C
Am
F

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: A minorBPM: 105

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

A: x-0-2-2-2-0
G/A: x-0-5-4-3-x
D/A: x-0-4-2-3-x
E/G#: 4-x-2-4-0-0
Gsus2: 3-x-0-2-3-3
D/F#: 2-x-0-2-3-x
Dm/F: 1-x-0-2-3-x
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x

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This is the definitive original version of Love Child by Diana Ross & The Supremes, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of A minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Diana Ross & The Supremes's performance.