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