Brahms Bethlehem Lullaby chords by The Statler Brothers

• Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Verse 1:

      E             E
Long ago there was born
        E       B
In the city of David
    B         B
A sweet, holy baby
        B         E
Who was Jesus our King.
        A           E
Angels sang at his birth,
      B             E
“Lullaby, peace on earth.”
        A           E
Angels sang at his birth,
      B             E
“Lullaby, peace on earth.”

Verse 2:

       E         E
Jesus came as a child
          E         B
From his Father in heaven,
          B           B
And has shown us the way
       B          E
To be loving and kind.
            A           E
While the stars sing above,
      B           E
“Lullaby, God is love,”
            A           E
While the stars sing above,
      B            E
“Lullaby, God is love,”