Mary's Boy Child Chords
Mary's Boy Child by Harry Belafonte is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, Am, D, Em7 and Am7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
G C Am
Long time ago in Bethlehem,
D G
So the Holy Bible say,
C Am
Mary's boy child, Jesus Christ,
G D G
Was born on Christmas day,
C D G
Hark, now hear the angels sing,
Em7 Am7 D
A new King born today,
G C Am7
And man will live for evermore,
G D G
Because of Christmas day.
G C. Am
While shepherds watched their flocks by night,
D. G
They saw a bright new shining star,
C. Am
They heard a choir sing a song;
G D G
The music came from afar,
C D G
Hark, now hear the angels sing,
Em7 Am7 D
A new King born today,
G C Am7
And man will live for evermore,
G D G
Because of Christmas Day.
G C Am
Now, Joseph and his wife, Mary,
D G
Came to bethlehem that night;
C Am
They found no place to bear their child,
G D G
Not a single room was in sight.
G C Am
By and by, they found a little nook,
D G
In a stable all forlorn,
C Am
And in a manger cold and dark,
G D G
Mary's litlle Boy child was born!
C D G
Hark, now hear the angels sing,
Em7 Am7 D
New King born today,
G C Am7
And man will live for evermore,
G D G
Because of Christmas day.
C D G
Trumpets sound and angels sing,
Em7 Am7 D
Listen to what they say,
G C Am7
That Man will live for evermore,
G D G
Because of Christmas day.