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Capo: 5 Tuning: E A D G B E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLSwZLq3VhE Worked out on request for Jan Vos Please: rate (stars left unter sheet) or/and add favorite (heart right above) When you are looking for chords of another nice song you could send me a Personal Message. LIVE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UFLZmQjVUs Tekst/Muziek: Shawn Philips Uitgebracht in 1970 RIFF = C C/B Am Am/G F G C C [Intro] C C/B | Am Am/G | F | G | C C/B | Am Am/G | F G | C || [Verse 1]
He Ccame in the C/Bway that Amgood things Am/Gcome with the lFights shining Gin his Ceyes. C And Cmost people C/Bthought he was anAmother little Am/Gbabe that Fwrinkled up his Gface and Ccried. C And then Gone wise man, Gtwo wise men, Gthree wise men come aG7from afar, and the Cmany colored C/Bmen knew this Amwas a special Am/Gchild and Fthat's why they Gfollowed that Cstar. C
[Interlude] C C/B | Am Am/G | F G | C | C C/B | Am Am/G | F G | C || [Verse 2]
He came CEast and C/BWest, then he Amfound himAm/Gself, in Fforty day and Gforty Cnight. C He Cgave a lot of C/Blove to Ameveryone he Am/Gmet and he Ftold them that the Gway was Cright. C And then the Gpeople drew near, Gsaid they want to hear what's Gall this talking aG7bout. And Ceverybody C/Bloved that Amman so Am/Gmuch that they Fwanted to Glaugh and Cshout. C
[Interlude] C C/B | Am Am/G | F G | C | C C/B | Am Am/G | F G | C || [Verse 3]
But a Cbunch of people C/Bsaid he had the Amwrong iAm/Gdea so they Ftold him to forGget that Cthought.C So a Csecretive soC/Bciety Amcame aAm/Gbout and they were Flooking for the Glove they Csought. C And then the Gpeople in power said: we Ggave you an order, go Gback and be a carpenG7ter But the Cshining in his C/Bface Amtold him was Am/Gright and so they Fput him on a Gcross right Cthere. C
[Interlude] C | C | C | C7 || [Interlude] C C/B | Am Am/G | F G | C || [Verse 4]
Now, Che's been C/Bgone for a Ammighty long Am/Gtime, we've forFgotten what the Gman had Csaid. C CLook at your C/Blife in the Amright diAm/Grection and be Fsure to look inGside your Chead. C And Gwhen you get around your GChristmas tree be Gsure to give all you G7can, because the Cmore you're gonna C/Bgive, the Ammore you're gonna Am/Gget, be you Fwoman or a GgentleCman. C
[Verse 5]
Now, CChristmas and C/BEaster ain't the Amonly Am/Gtime that Fwe should Gbe that Cway. C CLove all the C/Bpeople and Amhelp your Am/Gneighbor now Feach and Gevery Cday. C And Gwhen you do that, you'll Gsee where it's at, you'll Gfeel what I'm talking aG7round. And then the Cwhole wide C/Bworld is gonna Amlive in Am/Gpeace and Feverybody's Ggonna be Cfound. C
[Outro] (Repeat and Fade Out) C C/B | Am Am/G | F G | C |