Joseph And Marys Boy chords by Alabama

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
C C F Dm F Fm
C C C   F G  C


Verse 1:
C                Em
Out here is the country there's magic in the air.
     F              Dm        G
It's the middle of December there's excitement everywhere
C            Em
Everyone's invited, the celebration's planned
  F
The gift is just what's in your heart
  Dm         G
And not what's in your hand

Chorus:
  F        G    C
And who's the one we need to thank
F        G
Who's the party for
F        G  C    F         G
Who's the one responsible for all this peace and joy
F          C      F       G
Who deserves the credit for the blessings we enjoy
  Am      G  F       Dm7    G   C
The preacher said last Sunday it was Joesph and Mary's boy

Solo:
C | C | F | G | C | C |


Verse 2:
C
There were times we didn't think
   Em
We'd make it through the year
  F
The bankers tried to take our farms
  Dm         G
But somehow we're still here

 C
I don't know how our crops survived
  Em
The drought and then the rain
  F
It must have been a miracle
  Dm        G
How else could you explain


Chorus:
  F        G    C
And who's the one we need to thank
F        G
Who's the party for
F        G  C    F         G
Who's the one responsible for all this peace and joy
F          C      F       G
Who deserves the credit for the blessings we enjoy

  Am      G  F       Dm7    G   C  C
The preacher said last Sunday it was Joesph and Mary's boy
G   Am      G    F   Dm
 The Christ Child born in Bethlehem
F     G   C
Joesph and Mary's boy

Solo:
| C | C | C G | C | Em | Em | F           Dm     G
              La la la la la la la, La la la la la la


Outro:
C         Em
Everyone's invited, the celebration's planned
  F
The gift is just what's in your heart
  Dm         G
And not what's in your hand

Solo:
| C | C | Em | Em | F | F | Dm | G |

| C | C | Em | Em | F | F | Dm | G