Sleepy Little Baby Boy chords by Kory Caudill

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)


INTRO:
D   G   D

D                        G
Sleepy little baby boy
         D                G
Lay your head on my chest

D                                G
Welcome to this great big world
             D               G
You’re gonna need your rest

         Bm             A
See that star - in the sky
            G
Oh it shines just for you
        Bm               A
On this night – do you know
             G
What you were sent to do?

D                       G
Sleepy little baby boy
            D             G
Tonight you feel no pain

D                             G
Daddy’s got you safe and warm
      D            G
Everything is OK

        Bm              A
Angels told - me this world
          D               G
Has grown too cold and cruel

        Bm               A
And the kings that you see
         G
On their knees bow for you

D                      G
Sleepy little baby boy

Interlude:
D   G   D   G
G  A  Bm  A  D   G   D

D                      G
Sleepy little baby boy
     Em     D           G
I’ll never  un-derstand

D                           G
Did you even have a choice?
Em       D                   G
Was this part of your plan?

        Bm               A
Lamb of God – pure and true
           D             Em
Brought to life – sacrificed
            F#m                G#m
To rule the world – to save us all
              G
But still – tonight

You’ll just……

D                      G
Sleepy little baby boy
D                      G
Sleepy little baby boy
           D
In my arms