The Manger (Ver2) Chords

Key: G ♫ Intro: G C/G G C D(4) G Gsus G ♫ Verse 1: G C/G G They’re putting decorations up in front of my old church Cmaj7 D(4) G The shepherds, and the wisemen, and the hay. C G D/F# Em There’s Joseph and his Mary lookin’ down at Heaven’s birth, Cmaj7 D(4) G Gsus G And the angels saying “Don’t you be afraid.” ♫ Verse 2: G C/G G It makes me stop and think about how You showed up down here Cmaj7 D(4) G In a humble bed made of nails and wood. C G D/F# Em You could have picked a palace, something more fit for a King, Cmaj7 D(4) G But then the story wouldn’t be as good.

♫ Chorus: C G From the highest of the high, to the lowest of the low, Em D That stable tells a story of the distance You will go. C G D/F# Em C For the lonely and the lost, there’s no sinner too far gone to find a Savior Cm G C/G G Lyin’ in the manger. ♫ Verse 3: G C/G G There’s a star up in the sky that’s calling all the least of these, Cmaj7 D(4) G “Come make your way to where your hope is found.” C G D/F# Em If I’m honest, some days I feel too far out of reach, Cmaj7 D(4) G But the manger reminds me love reached down. ♫ Chorus: C G From the highest of the high, to the lowest of the low, Em D That stable tells a story of the distance You will go. C G D/F# Em C For the lonely and the lost, there’s no sinner toO far gone to find a Savior Cm G C/G G C D(4) G C/G G Lyin’ in the manger. Oh ♫ Verse 4: G C/G G You were carried by a manger and just thirty-three years later Cmaj7 D(4) G By a rugged cross made from nails and wood. C G D/F# Em And the tears fill up my eyes, You didn’t have to give Your life, Cmaj7 D(4) G G(2) G But then the story wouldn’t be as good. ♫ Chorus: C G From the highest of the high, to the lowest of the low, Em D That stable tells a story of the distance You will go. C G D/F# Em C For the lonely and the lost, there’s no sinner toO far gone to find a Savior Cm G C/G G C D(4) G Lyin’ in the manger.