Marys Boy Child

Mary s Boy Child - John Denver



Capo on 1st 



Intro:

A - A6sus2 - E7 - A 



A                   A6sus2                                        

   Long time ago in         Bethlehem, 

       E7            A                                        

So the    Holy Bible    say,

A         A/C#           D        B7/Eb                                   

   Mary's      boy child    Jesus        Christ 

    A         E7             A                                   

Was   born on      Christmas    day.



       A                         Bm                           

While    shepherds watched their    flocks by night, 

     E7                  A                                    

They    saw a bright new    shining star.

      A          A/C#             D         B7/Eb                         

Then    heard a        choir from    heaven        sing,

    A        E7               A                                  

The    music    came from a -    far



Chorus:

A            D           E7         A                               

   Hark, now    hear the     angels    sing, 

  F#m           Bm            E7                                    

A      new king     born to -    day. 

     A           A6sus2           D          B7/Eb                          

And    man will         live for    evermore 

      A           E7          A                                  

Be -    cause of    Christmas    day!



A - C# - F# - F#/C# -



B                 E/B                                          

   Joseph and his     wife Mary

        F#7                 B                                  

Came to      Bethlehem that    night

    B       B/Eb               E          Bm6/F                           

And   found       no place to    bear the        child

      B         F#7              B                                

Not a    single      room was in    sight

B                         Gb                                  

   By and by they found a      little nook

     F#7                 B                                     

In a    stable all for -    lorn

    B      B/Eb         E          Bm6/F                                  

And   in a      manger    cold and       dark

       B          F#7          B                                  

Mary's    little      baby was    born



Chorus:

B           E           F#7          B                                

   Trumpets   sound and      angels    sing

G#m           C#m            F#7                                      

    Listen to      what they     say

     B           B/Eb          E           Bm6/F                          

That    man will      live for   evermore 

     B           F#7            B                                

Be -    cause of      Christmas    day!



Chorus:

B           E           F#7        B                                 

  Trumpets    sound and     angels    sing

G#m           C#m            F#7                                      

    Listen to      what they      say

     B           B/Eb          /                                  

That    man will       live for    evermo -oo - oo - oore

      B          F#7             B                                 

Be -    cause of      Christmas     day!//





A6sus2  x02232

E7      02213x

A       x02220

A/C#    x42220

D       x54232

        xx0232

B7/Eb   xx1202

Bm      x24432

F#m     244222

C#      x43121

F#      244322

F#/C#   x44320

E/B     x22100

F#7     242352

B       x24442

B/Eb    xx1402

E       022100

Bm6/F   xx3434

G#m     46644x

C#m     x46654