Somebody's Child chords by Sister Rosetta Tharpe

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Somebody's
mother is waiting today
For somebody's child
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who may pass your way
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So please treat him gentle,
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please treat him kind
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Remember the brother
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that he left behind
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He may be the stranger
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that knock on your door
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And  ask for the crumbs
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to eat from your floor
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Welcome him in, don't turn him away
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God will reward you,
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you'll get your pay
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Some mother thank,
oh yes she thank you for lending your bed
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To some lonely soldier to rest his head
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Give him your comfort,
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give him your smile
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And please do remember
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he's somebody's child
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Some lover's heart is longing today
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For some lonely soldier
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who may pass your way
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Some other rock that's shy to sleep
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And bathe and cradle
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and tickle his feet
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Yes, he's a stranger
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that knock on your door
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And ask for the crumbs
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to eat from the floor
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Oh, welcome him in, don't turn him away
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Fm 
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God will reward you,
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you'll get your pay