Mary s Boy Child - John Denver

Capo on 1st

Intro:
A - A6sus2 - E7 - A

A (x02220@1)                 A6sus2                                        
   Long time ago in         Bethlehem, 
       E7 (020130@1)          A (x02220@1)                                      
So the    Holy Bible    say,
A (x02220@1)       A/C# (042220@1)         D (xx0232@1)      B7/Eb                                   
   Mary's      boy child    Jesus        Christ 
    A (x02220@1)       E7 (020130@1)           A (x02220@1)                                 
Was   born on      Christmas    day.

A (x02220@1)                       Bm (x24432@1)                         
While    shepherds watched their    flocks by night, 
     E7 (020130@1)                A (x02220@1)                                  
They    saw a bright new    shining star.
      A (x02220@1)        A/C# (042220@1)           D (xx0232@1)       B7/Eb                         
Then    heard a (x02210@1)      choir from    heaven        sing,
    A (x02220@1)      E7 (020130@1)             A (x02220@1)                                
The    music    came from a- (x02210@1)   far

Chorus:
A (x02220@1)          D (xx0232@1)         E7 (020130@1)       A (x02220@1)                             
   Hark, now    hear the     angels    sing, 
  F#m (244222@1)         Bm (x24432@1)          E7 (020130@1)                                  
A (x02220@1)    new king     born to -    day. 
     A (x02220@1)         A6sus2           D (xx0232@1)        B7/Eb                          
And    man will         live for    evermore 
      A (x02220@1)         E7 (020130@1)        A (x02220@1)                                
Be -    cause of    Christmas    day!

A - C# - F# - F#/C# -

B (x2444x@1)               E/B (443121@4)                                        
   Joseph and his     wife Mary
        F#7 (242352@1)               B (x2444x@1)                                
Came to      Bethlehem that    night
    B (x2444x@1)     B/D# (x2544x@1)             E (022100@1)        Bm6/F                           
And   found       no place to    bear the        child
      B (x2444x@1)       F#7 (242352@1)            B (x2444x@1)                              
Not a (x02210@1)  single      room was in    sight
B (x2444x@1)                       F# (244322@1)                                
   By and by they found a      little nook
     F#7 (242352@1)               B (x2444x@1)                                   
In a    stable all for -    lorn
    B (x2444x@1)    B/D# (x2544x@1)       E (022100@1)        Bm6/F                                  
And   in a (x02210@1)    manger    cold and       dark
       B (x2444x@1)        F#7 (242352@1)        B (x2444x@1)                                
Mary's    little      baby was    born

Chorus:
B (x2444x@1)         E (022100@1)         F#7 (242352@1)        B (x2444x@1)                              
   Trumpets   sound and      angels    sing
Abm (133111@4)         C#m (x13321@4)          F#7 (242352@1)                                    
    Listen to      what they     say
     B (x2444x@1)         B/D# (x2544x@1)        E (022100@1)         Bm6/F                          
That    man will      live for   evermore 
     B (x2444x@1)         F#7 (242352@1)          B (x2444x@1)                              
Be -    cause of      Christmas    day!

Chorus:
B (x2444x@1)         E (022100@1)         F#7 (242352@1)      B (x2444x@1)                               
  Trumpets    sound and     angels    sing
Abm (133111@4)         C#m (x13321@4)          F#7 (242352@1)                                    
    Listen to      what they      say
     B (x2444x@1)         B/D# (x2544x@1)        /                                  
That    man will       live for    evermo -oo - oo - oore
      B (x2444x@1)        F#7 (242352@1)           B (x2444x@1)                               
Be -    cause of      Christmas     day!//

A6sus2  x02232
E7 (020130@1)    02213x
A (x02220@1)     x02220
A/C#    x42220
D (xx0232@1)     x54232
        xx0232
B7/Eb   xx1202
Bm (x24432@1)    x24432
F#m     244222
C# (x43121@1)    x43121
F# (244322@1)    244322
F#/C#   x44320
E/B     x22100
F#7     242352
B (x2444x@1)     x24442
B/D#    xx1402
E (022100@1)     022100
Bm6/F   xx3434
Abm     46644x
C#m     x46654