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Away In Manger

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[Intro]
D
[Chorus]
DAway in a manger
No Gcrib for His Dbed
The Alittle Lord Jesus
DLaid down His sweet head
The stars in the Asky
Looked Gdown where He Dlay
The Alittle Lord DJesus
AGsleep on the DhayA  
[Verse 1]
The Dcattle are lowing
The GBaby aDwakes
But the Alittle Lord Jesus
No Dcrying He AmakesD  
DI love Thee, Lord Jesus
Look Gdown from the Dsky
And Astay by my Dcradle
'Til Gmorning is DnighG  D  G  D  A  
[Verse 2]
Be Dnear me, Lord Jesus
I Gask Thee to Dstay
Close Aby me forever
And Dlove me I AprayD  
DBless all the dear children
In GThy tender Dcare
AAnd take us to Dheaven
To Glive with Thee DthereA  D  A  
[Chorus]
DAway in a manger
No Gcrib for His Dbed
The Alittle Lord Jesus
DLaid down His sweet head
The stars in the Asky
Looked Gdown where He Dlay
The Alittle Lord DJesus
AGsleep on the Dhay
[Outro]
The Alittle Lord DJesus
AGsleep on the Dhay

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Away In Manger

by Waylon Jennings

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

[Chorus]

Away in a manger

G D

No crib for His bed

The little Lord Jesus

Laid down His sweet head

The stars in the sky

G D

Looked down where He lay

A D

The little Lord Jesus

G D A

Asleep on the hay

[Verse 1]

The cattle are lowing

G D

The Baby awakes

But the little Lord Jesus

D A D

No crying He makes

I love Thee, Lord Jesus

G D

Look down from the sky

A D

And stay by my cradle

G D G D G D A

'Til morning is nigh

[Verse 2]

Be near me, Lord Jesus

G D

I ask Thee to stay

Close by me forever

D A D

And love me I pray

Bless all the dear children

G D

In Thy tender care

A D

And take us to heaven

G D A D A

To live with Thee there

[Chorus]

Away in a manger

G D

No crib for His bed

The little Lord Jesus

Laid down His sweet head

The stars in the sky

G D

Looked down where He lay

A D

The little Lord Jesus

G D

Asleep on the hay

[Outro]

A D

The little Lord Jesus

G D

Asleep on the hay

About Away In Manger Chords by Waylon Jennings

Learn how to play Away In Manger by Waylon Jennings with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Away In Manger chords”, “Away In Manger guitar chords”, or “Waylon Jennings Away In Manger chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Away In Manger chords and for experienced players who want accurate Away In Manger lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include D, G, A.

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What key is "Away In Manger" in?

The chords for "Away In Manger" show the original chord names (including D, G, A). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.