Intro.: |(Gm) |(Dm) |(Gm) |(C) |(F) |(Dm) |(Gm) |(C) Well the news (F) spread through Jerusalem, tonight (Dm) a child is born There are (Gm) shepherds fallin' to their knees, and an-(Bb)-gels blowin' horns (C) But in their (F)golden halls, the Pharisees (Dm)scoffed and drank their wine They said, "It's (Gm)only Hebrew prophesy, we don't (Bb)care And besides, (C) He's just (Am) a kid, (Bb) (C) that's all He is (F) (Dm)One more pebble in (C) the grav-(C#)el, one (Dm) more rumor in (G) the rabble How can He be king? (C) He's just a kid" (F) |(Dm)(C) Well in (F) no time, it seemed the world was (Dm) knockin' on His door Performin' (Gm) miracles and wonders they had nev-(Bb)-er seen before (C) Soon, the (F)Pharisees stopped laughin', the (Dm)silver sum was paid And (Gm)near the end He knelt down in the (Bb)garden And He prayed, (C) "I'm just (Am) a kid, (Bb) (C) that's all I am (F) I'll need (Dm) Your strength to see (C) me through (C#)it, (Dm)if it is Your will (G) I'll do it But how can I be king? (C) I'm just a kid" (F) Now I think (Ab) about the (Bb)Baby (C) and the (F)Man at Christmas time Of (Ab)mothers, sons and (Gm)fathers (C) and (F)children just like mine About the (Ab)power and un-(Bb)selfishness, love (F) and sacrifice The Gift (Ab) that we were (Eb)given and the price (C) (D) And how the news (G) spread through Jerusalem, to-(Em)night a child is born There are (Am) shepherds falling to their knees, and an-(C)-gels blowin' horns (D) I wonder how (G) on Earth the Pharisees could (Em)scoff and drink their wine And say, "He's (Am)only Hebrew prophesy, we don't (C)care And besides, (D) He's (Bm)just a kid, (C) (D) that's all He is (G) (Em)One more pebble in (D) the gra-(Eb)vel, one (Em) more rumor in (A) the rabble And how can He be king? (D) He's just a kid" (G) (Tag) Oh, how (A) can He be king? (D) He's just a kid, (G) oh |(Em) |(Am)(D)|(G)