If It Only Took A Baby chords by The Statler Brothers

Chords with lyrics

Key: C majorC

Three-four time
Intro:

C majorC  FF  C majorC G+G  C majorC


Chorus 1:
C majorC         FF
If it only took a baby
     C majorC       G+G
Why can’t people here believe
   C7C7     FF
If it only took a baby
   C majorC      G+G     C majorC
Lullabies should ring with peace

Verse 1:
   FF      C majorC
Quite cold darkest night
  A minorAm        G+G
No king would dare arrive
     C majorC       FF
Tired and worn shepherds came
    C majorC   G+G   C majorC
We will never be the same

Chorus 2:
   C majorC      FF
If it only took a baby
     C majorC         G+G
Peace on earth must soon be here
   C majorC      FF
If it only took a baby
    C majorC    G7G7   C majorC
Joy and gladness will appear

Solo:
| C majorC | FF | C majorC | G+G |

| C7C7 | FF | C majorC G+G | C majorC |

Verse 2:
    FF       C majorC
In His eyes His tiny hands
     A minorAm      G+G
Hold the future of our land
      C majorC      FF
His manger bed His holy face
     C majorC    G+G   C majorC
Looks to us with amazing grace

Chorus 3:
   C majorC      FF
If it only took a baby
     C majorC        G7G7
Now’s the time to clearly see
   C7C7     FF
If it only took a baby
    C majorC     G+G      C majorC
In our hearts His smile should be

Chorus 3:
   C majorC      FF
If it only took a baby
     C majorC        G7G7
Now’s the time to clearly see
   C7C7     FF
If it only took a baby
    C majorC     G+G      C majorC
In our hearts His smile should be

Outro:
C majorC         G+G      C majorC
In our hearts His smile should be

Solo:
| C majorC | FF | C majorC | G+G |

| C7C7 | FF | C majorC G+G | C majorC |

| C majorC | FF | C majorC | G+G |

| C7C7 | FF | C majorC G+G | C majorC |