Song Of The Magi chords by The Good Lovelies

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
Am G F C G

Verse:
Am
when we came
                    G
we came through the cold
        F
we came bearing gifts of gold
    C                G
and frankincense and myrrh
                Am
and there were trumpets playing
           G
there were angels looking down
     F
on a west bank town
C      G            Am       G
and he so loved the world!

Chorus:
Am      G/B              Am
wore we then our warmest capes
        G/B              Am
wore we then our walking shoes
Am  G/B              Am        G/B
opened wide the city gates
Am             G
and let us through
F      C   G

verse:
Am
a child is born
        G
born in Bethlehem
     F
born in a cattle pen
           C                   G
a child is born on the killing floor
             Am
and still he no crying makes
             G
still as the air is he
         F
lying so prayfully
      Am              G
there waiting for the war
        F
welcome home, my child

     G
your home is a checkpoint now
     F
your home is a border town
Am             G
welcome to the brawl
           F
life ain't fair, my child
         G
put your hands in the air, my child
             F
slowly now, single file, now
C              G
up against the wall

Chorus:
Am      G               Am
wear we now our warmest coats
        G       Am
wear we now our walking shoes
Am   G         Am       G
open wide the gates of hope
Am         G
and let us through


Verse:
Am
when we came
         G
we came through the cold
   F
we came bearing gifts of gold
    C            G
and frankincense and myrrh
                Am
and there were shepherds praying
           G
there were lions laying down
          F
with the lambs in a west bank town
C       G           Am             C
and he so loved the world!