The Manger Chords

♫ Intro: F G F G F F ♫ Verse 1: F They're putting decorations up in front of my old church G F F The shepherds and the wise men and the hay G F C#m There's Joseph and his Mary lookin' down at Heaven's birth G F F And the angel's saying don't you be afraid ♫ Verse 2: F It makes me stop and think about how You showed up down here G F F In a humble bed made of nails and wood G F C#m You could have picked a palace, something more fit for a King G F F But then the story wouldn't be as good

♫ Chorus: G From the highest of the high F To the lowest of the low C#m F That stable tells a story of the distance You will go G For the lonely and the lost F C#m G There's no sinner too far gone to find a Savior F G F Lying in the manger ♫ Verse 3: F G F There's a star up in the sky that's calling all the least of these G F F Come make your way to where your hope is found G F C#m If I'm honest some days I feel too far out of reach G F F But the manger reminds me love reached down ♫ Chorus: G From the highest of the high F To the lowest of the low C#m F That stable tells a story of the distance You will go G For the lonely and the lost F C#m G There's no sinner too far gone to find a Savior F Lying in the manger ♫ Interlude: G F G F F ♫ Verse 4: F G F You were carried by a manger and just 33 years later G F F By a rugged cross made from nails and wood G F C#m And the tears fill up my eyes You didn't have to give Your life G F F But then the story wouldn't be as good ♫ Chorus: G From the highest of the high F To the lowest of the low C#m F That stable tells a story of the distance You will go G For the lonely and the lost F C#m G There's no sinner too far gone to find a Savior F Lying in the manger ♫ Interlude: G F G F F N.C. ♫ Outro: N.C. G F Away in a manger, no crib for a bed F G F The little Lord Jesus laid down his sweet head G F The stars in the sky looked down where he lay F C#m G F The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay