Mary’s Boychild Chords

#1.
G                C     Am   
Long time ago in Bethlehem, 
       D          G
so the Holy Bible says,  
G                C     Am      
Mary`s boychild, Jesus Christ, 
    G       D         G
was born on Christmas Day. 
 
[CHORUS]
G         C        D      G     
Hark now! Hear the Angels sing, 
  Em       Am     D
a King was born today, 
    G                C    Am   
and man will live forever more 
  G        D         G
because of Christmas Day. 
 
#2.
G                           C         Am
While shepherds watch their flocks by night, 
           D                  G
they see a bright new shining star. 
                  C      Am
They hear a choir sing a song,  
          G         D          G
the music seemed to come from afar.  
 
CHORUS:
G         C        D      G     
Hark now! Hear the Angels sing, 
  Em       Am     D
a King was born today, 
    G                C    Am   
and man will live forever more 
  G        D         G
because of Christmas Day.  
 
#3.
G                  C     Am    
Now Joseph and his wife, Mary, 
        D              G
came to Bethlehem that night. 
G                      C        Am
They found no place to bear the child,  
      G      D           G
not a single room was in sight.      
 
CHORUS:
G         C        D      G     
Hark now! Hear the Angels sing, 
  Em       Am     D
a King was born today, 
    G                C    Am   
and man will live forever more 
  G        D         G
because of Christmas Day. 
 
#4.
G        C         D      G      
Trumpets sound and Angels sing...
Em        Am        D
listen to what they say, 
D    G                C    Am   
that man will live forever more 
  G        D         G
because of Christmas Day. 
 
CHORUS:(x2)
G         C        D      G     
Hark now! Hear the Angels sing, 
  Em       Am     D
a King was born today, 
    G                C    Am   
and man will live forever more 
  G        D         G
because of Christmas Day. 
 
#5.
G                     C      Am    
And then they found a little nook, 
     D             G
in a stable all forlorn. 
G                C        Am    
And in a manger, cold and dark, 
       G      D       G
Mary`s little boy was born.
 
G                C     Am   
Long time ago in Bethlehem, 
       D          G
so the Holy Bible says,  
G                C     Am      
Mary`s boychild, Jesus Christ, 
    G       D         G
was born on Christmas Day. 
 
 
CHORUS:
G         C        D      G     
Hark now! Hear the Angels sing, 
  Em       Am     D
a King was born today, 
    G                C    Am   
and man will live forever more 
  G        D         G
because of Christmas Day. 
 
#6.
G        C         D      G      
Trumpets sound and Angels sing...
Em        Am        D
listen to what they say, 
D    G                C    Am   
that man will live forever more 
  G        D         G
because of Christmas Day.