Cry Of A Tiny Babe chords by Bruce Cockburn

Intro:

G       Em   G       Em

Verse 1:
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Mary grows a child without the help of a man
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Joseph gets upset because he doesn't understand
C
Angel comes to Joseph in a powerful dream
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says, "God did this and you're part of his scheme"
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Joseph comes to Mary with his hat in his hand
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Says, "Forgive me, I thought you'd been with some other man"
C

She says, "What if I had been but I wasn't anyway and guess what
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I felt the baby kick today"

Chorus:
D                                  C      G
Like a stone on the surface of a still river
D                   C        G
driving the ripples on forever
Em                          C
Redemption rips through the surface of time
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in the cry of a tiny babe

Verse 2:
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The child is born in the fullness of time
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Three wise astrologers take note of the signs
C
Come to pay their respects to the fragile little king
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get pretty close to wrecking everything   Ooohhh, wrecking everything

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'Cause the governing body of the whole land
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Is that of Herod, a paranoid man
C
Who when he hears there's a baby  born of the King of the Jews
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sends death squads to kill all male children under two    Children under two
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But that same bright angel warns the parents in a dream
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and they head out for the border and get away clean

Chorus:
D                                  C      G
Like a stone on the surface of a still river
D                   C        G
driving the ripples on forever
Em                          C
Redemption rips through the surface of time
       D             G       Em      G    Em
in the cry of a tiny babe

Verse 3:
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And there are others who know about this miracle birth
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The humblest of people catch a glimpse of their worth
C
For it isn't to the palace that the Christ child comes
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but to shepherds and street people, hookers and bums

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And the message is clear if you have ears to hear
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That forgiveness is given for your guilt and your fear
C
It's a Christmas gift that you don't have to buy
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there's a future shining in a baby's eyes

Chorus:
D                                  C      G
Like a stone on the surface of a still river
D                   C        G
driving the ripples on forever
Em                          C
Redemption rips through the surface of time
       D             G       Em      G    Em
in the cry of a tiny babe

D                                  C      G
Like a stone on the surface of a still river
D                   C        G
driving the ripples on forever
Em                          C
Redemption rips through the surface of time
       D             G       Em      G    Em
in the cry of a tiny babe