OH CHILD
As recorded by Blessing Offor
(2025 release)


Capo 2nd fret


[Intro]
Em D G C Em D G C


[Verse 1]
Em      D                 G        C              Em
I fell asleep last night, counting troubles in my head
        D          G            C               Em
I had a dream that I, was on my own with no one else
       D               G            C           Em
And my hands were full of the tears I was crying
       D          G          C            Em D
How do I tell the shadows to get behind me


[Pre-Chorus]
G        C     Em  D
I had it in my soul
    G      C
The answer all along


[Chorus]
Em
Oh child
D               G
Gotta lift your hopes high
C                Em
Even through the cold nights
D             G   C
Sun come up in no time
Em
Oh child
D            G
Looking at tomorrow like
C              Em
Troubles gonna roll by
D             G     C         Em    D
You just gotta hold tight, oh child
G    C         Em    D
Hold tight, oh child
G    C         Em
Hold tight, oh child


[Verse 2]
          D         G         C         Em
I’ve been wondering, where my heart got lost
         D      G               C      Em
How do I get it back, to how it always was
          D        G                   C    Em
I’ve been asking myself, where did the fire go
           D           G          C     Em   D
The fire I always kept, deep down in my bones


[Pre-Chorus]
G        C     Em  D
I had it in my soul
    G      C
The answer all along


[Chorus]
Em
Oh child
D               G
Gotta lift your hopes high
C                Em
Even through the cold nights
D             G   C
Sun come up in no time
Em
Oh child
D            G
Looking at tomorrow like
C              Em
Troubles gonna roll by
D             G     C         Em    D
You just gotta hold tight, oh child
G    C         Em    D
Hold tight, oh child
G    C         Em
Hold tight, oh child


[Bridge]
Am          G/B          C
Through the fire and the smoke
    D            Am
I’m found in the light
            G             C
Through the highs and the lows
    D            Am
I’m found in the light
            G/B             C
Through the bruised and the broke
    D            Am
I’m found in the light


[Outro]
G/B C D Am
G C G  Em D G C
Em D G C Em D G C
Em D G C Em D G C
Em D G C Em D G C