Tom: Em
G D
Since the day the angel came
Em Bm
It seemed that everything had changed
C G/B
The only certain thing
Am7 D
Was the child that moved within
G D/F#
On the road that would not end
Em G/D
Winding down to Bethlehem
C Am7 D G Am/G D/G C/G
So far away from home
[Verse 2]
G D
Just a blanket on the floor
Em Bm
Of a vacant cattle-stall
C G/B
But there the child was born
Am7 D
She held him in her arms
G D/F#
And as she laid him down to sleep
Em G/D
She wondered - will it always be
C Am7 D G C/G G
So bitter and so sweet
[Chorus 1]
Em Am7 D7
And did she see there
G B7 Em
In the straw by his head a thorn
Am7 D7
And did she smell myrrh
G B7 Emaj7
In the air on that starry night
Em Am7 D7
And did she see there
G B7 Em
In the straw by his head a thorn
Am7 D7
And did she smell myrrh
G B7 Emaj7
In the air on that starry night
[Verse 3]
G D
Then the words of ancient seers
Em Bm
Tumbled down the centuries ...
C G/B
A virgin shall conceive...
Am7 D
God with us... Prince of Peace
G D/F#
Man of Sorrows - strangest name
Em G/D
Oh Joseph there it comes again
C Am7 D G C/G G
So bitter and so sweet
[Verse 4]
G D
And as she watched him through the years
Em Bm
Her joy was mingled with her tears
C G/B
And she'd feel it all again
Am7 D
The glory, and the shame
G D/F#
And when the miracles began
Em G/D
She wondered, who is this man
C Am7 D G C/G G
And where will this all end
[Chorus 2]
Em Am7 D7
And did she see there
G B7 Em
In the straw by his head a thorn
Am7 D7
And did she smell myrrh
G B7 Emaj7
In the air on that starry night
Am7 D7
And did she hear angels
G B7 Em
sing not so far away
Am7 D7 G
Till at last the sun rose blood-red
B7 Emaj7
In the morning sky
[Verse 4]
G D
'Til against a darkening sky
Em Bm
The son she loved was lifted high
C G/B
And with his dying breath
Am7 D
She heard him say 'Father forgive'
G D/F#
And to the criminal beside
Em G/D
"Today-with me in Paradise"
C Am7 D G C/G G
So bitter yet so sweet
