Key: A minor•
Verse 1
G
A
Started my life in an old, cold,
rundown tenement slum
D
A
My father left, he never even married mom
E
G
I shared the guilt my mama knew
D
Dm
Fdim
E
So afraid that others knew I had no name
Verse 2
Am
A
Am
F
In other's eyes I see reflected a hurt,
Verse 3
Am
G
Love child, never meant to be
F
E
Love child, born in poverty
Am
G
Love child, never meant to be
F
E
Love child, take a look at me
Verse 4
Am
A
in a worn, torn,
D
A
dress that somebody threw out
Asus4
D
I knew the way it felt to
E
G
A
To be without the simple things
D
Dm
So afraid my friends
Fdim
E
would see the guilt in me
Verse 5
F
E
the child we may be creating
Verse 6
Am
G
Love child, never meant to be
F
E
Love child, society
Am
G
Love child, always second best
F
E
A
Love child, different from the rest
D
A
Hold on, whoa (Mmm baby)
Hold on,
D
A
whoa (Mm- mmh baby)
Verse 7
A
Am
with a ring on my hand
We've come this far,
A
D
A
please try your best to understand
Verse 8
Am
A
Am
F
No child of mine will be bearing the name
Verse 9
F
E
Afraid, ashamed, misunderstood
Am
G
I'll always love you
F
E
Am
I'll always love you
F
E
I'll always love you
Verse 10
Am
G
Never meant to be
F
E
Love child, take a look, take a look
F
E
Am
I'll always love you
Am
G
F
I'll always love you
Outro 1
Am
G
F
E
Am
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