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Mary s Boy Child - John Denver
Capo on 1st
Intro:
A- A6sus2 - E7- A  
AA6sus2
Long time ago in Bethlehem,
So the E7Holy Bible Asay,
A   A/C#   D  B7/ Eb  
Mary's boy child Jesus Christ
Was Aborn on E7Christmas Aday.
While Ashepherds watched their Bmflocks by night,
They E7saw a bright new Ashining star.
A   A/C#   D  B7/ Eb  
Then heard a choir from heaven sing,
The Amusic E7came from a - Afar
Chorus:
AHark, now Dhear the E7angels Asing,
A F#mnew king Bmborn to - E7day.
AA6sus2 D  B7/ Eb  
And man will live for evermore
Be - Acause of E7Christmas Aday!
A- C#- F#- F#/ C#-
BJoseph and his E/Bwife Mary
Came to F#7Bethlehem that Bnight
B   B/Eb   E  Bm6/ F  
And found no place to bear the child
Not a Bsingle F#7room was in Bsight
BBy and by they found a Gblittle nook
In a F#7stable all for - Blorn
B   B/Eb   E  Bm6/ F  
And in a manger cold and dark
Mary's Blittle F#7baby was Bborn
Chorus:
BTrumpets Esound and F#7angels Bsing
G#mListen to C#mwhat they F#7say
B   B/Eb   E  Bm6/ F  
That man will live for evermore
Be - Bcause of F#7Christmas Bday!
Chorus:
BTrumpets Esound and F#7angels Bsing
G#mListen to C#mwhat they F#7say
B   B/Eb/
That man will live for evermo -oo - oo - oore
Be - Bcause of F#7Christmas Bday!//
A6sus2 x02232
E702213x
Ax02220
A/C#x42220
Dx54232
xx0232
B7/ Ebxx1202
Bmx24432
F#m244222
C#x43121
F#244322
F#/ C#x44320
E/Bx22100
F#7242352
Bx24442
B/Ebxx1402
E022100
Bm6/ Fxx3434
G#m46644x
C#mx46654

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