Joseph And Marys Boy chords by Alabama

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
C majorC C majorC FF DmDm FF F minorFm
C majorC C majorC C majorC   FF G+G  C majorC


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

Chorus:
  FF        G+G    C majorC
And who's the one we need to thank
FF        G+G
Who's the party for
FF        G+G  C majorC    FF         G+G
Who's the one responsible for all this peace and joy
FF          C majorC      FF       G+G
Who deserves the credit for the blessings we enjoy
  A minorAm      G+G  FF       Dm7Dm7    G+G   C majorC
The preacher said last Sunday it was Joesph and Mary's boy

Solo:
C majorC | C majorC | FF | G+G | C majorC | C majorC |


Verse 2:
C majorC
There were times we didn't think
   E minorEm
We'd make it through the year
  FF
The bankers tried to take our farms
  DmDm         G+G
But somehow we're still here

 C majorC
I don't know how our crops survived
  E minorEm
The drought and then the rain
  FF
It must have been a miracle
  DmDm        G+G
How else could you explain

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

  A minorAm      G+G  FF       Dm7Dm7    G+G   C majorC  C majorC
The preacher said last Sunday it was Joesph and Mary's boy
G+G   A minorAm      G+G    FF   DmDm
 The Christ Child born in Bethlehem
FF     G+G   C majorC
Joesph and Mary's boy

Solo:
| C majorC | C majorC | C majorC G+G | C majorC | E minorEm | E minorEm | FF           DmDm     G+G
              La la la la la la la, La la la la la la


Outro:
C majorC         E minorEm
Everyone's invited, the celebration's planned
  FF
The gift is just what's in your heart
  DmDm         G+G
And not what's in your hand

Solo:
| C majorC | C majorC | E minorEm | E minorEm | FF | FF | DmDm | G+G |

| C majorC | C majorC | E minorEm | E minorEm | FF | FF | DmDm | G+G