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Gretchen Peters - Waitin' On Mary
CAPO: 3rd Fret
INTRO:   G    C(4x)
GJoseph walked to CBethlehem
GFound no room there Dat the inn
And Gknowing not what Cwas to beEm  
He lay beside her DpatientlyC___
DWaitin' on MaryG__C  G  C  
The Gshepherds watched, the stars grew Cbright
The Gangel said, "It's gonna Dbe alright
Just Ghave some faith, just Cwait and see
A Emmiracle Dwill come to beC___
DWaitin' on MaryG__"C  G  C  
BRIDGE:
And Cafter all these GcenturiesAm  
The world Dstill has its Grefugees
The Closers in the Ghuman EmraceF  
But with the most aAmmazing GgraCce
They're Dwaitin' on MaryG__    C(on GMary)C  
GFaraway on Csome dark hill
GThere are faithful waiting Dstill
Who Ghave no hope Cbut still believeEm  
Maybe tonight is DChristmas eveC___
And they're Dwaitin' on MaryG__    C(on GMary)
DWaitin' on MaryG__    C(on GMary)     C      G   C(MaGry)C  G  

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Waitin On Mary

by Gretchen Peters

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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Gretchen Peters - Waitin' On Mary

CAPO: 3rd Fret

G C

INTRO: (4x)

G C

Joseph walked to Bethlehem

G D

Found no room there at the inn

G C Em

And knowing not what was to be

D C

He lay beside her patiently___

D G C G C

Waitin' on Mary__

G C

The shepherds watched, the stars grew bright

G D

The angel said, "It's gonna be alright

G C

Just have some faith, just wait and see

Em D C

A miracle will come to be___

D G C G C

Waitin' on Mary__"

BRIDGE:

C G Am

And after all these centuries

D G

The world still has its refugees

C G Em F

The losers in the human race

Am G C

But with the most amazing grace

D G C G C

They're waitin' on Mary__ (on Mary)

G C

Faraway on some dark hill

G D

There are faithful waiting still

G C Em

Who have no hope but still believe

D C

Maybe tonight is Christmas eve___

D G C G

And they're waitin' on Mary__ (on Mary)

D G C G C G C G C G

Waitin' on Mary__ (on Mary) (Mary)

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