Chords with lyrics
Intro:
G+G
Verse 1:
D MajorD G+G
It came to pass back in those days that Caesar, he decreed
C majorC D MajorD
A augmentedA census should be taken of the Roman world, you see
G+G C majorC
So everyone packed up and headed back to their home towns
G+G C majorC G+G C majorC G+G C majorC
So Joseph up from Galilee to Bethlehem was bound
Interlude:
C majorC G+G C majorC G+G C majorC
Verse 2:
G+G C majorC
So it came to pass this man named Joe was with his fiance
G+G C majorC D MajorD
When her pregnancy began to show he planned to go away
G+G C majorC
But it came to pass that in a dream an angel of the Lord
G+G C majorC D MajorD
Said, "Joseph, don't you be afraid to marry Mary forth
G+G C majorC
The little baby in her womb it is the Holy Spirit's work
G+G C majorC D MajorD
You may have read the prophet said a virgin would give birth
Verse 3:
G+G
So it came to pass that Joseph was the noblest of men
G+G D MajorD
With a woman on a donkey on their way to Bethlehem
G+G C majorC
And I wonder whether either was aware enough that day
G+G
To know the child would bring a Kingdom
C majorC D MajorD G+G
And the old would come to pass away
Interlude 2:
C majorC G+G C majorC
Ending:
G+G
Yes, it came to pass that Joseph was the noblest of men
G+G
With a woman on a donkey on their way to Bethlehem
Outro:
C majorC E minorEm G+G C majorC E minorEm