John Denver – Marys Boy Child chords

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