Jars Of Clay - Bethlehem Town

[ verse ]
Am/E
oh , mary , joseph , rest your eyes
Em11
try not to think of the ending
Am/E
world full of empty , he will die
D/F# Em11
but tonight he is still just a child

Am/E
the silent night drifts all away
Em9
and the angels are dancing around you
G5
there’s the joy of knowing he’ll save the world
C5add9 G5/B Am
overshadowing the pain that he’ll go through

[ chorus ]
C5add9
have you cursed at the wind
G5/B
have you cried to the heavens
Am7 D/F# G5
have you fought with this mercy you don’t understand
C5add9
when the wise men kneel down
G5/B Amadd9/E E Am
to kiss the hand of this king they found
D#dim7 Em9
in bethlehem town

[ verse ]
Am/E
will you hold back the years a while
Em9
will you dream that this man could always be a child
G5
and never carry all the weight
C5add9 G5/B Am
of the dirt and the distance and the company we keep

[ pre – chorus ]
C F#m7 B7

[ chorus ]
C5add9
have you cursed at the wind
G5/B
have you cried to the heavens
Am7 D/F# G5
have you fought with this mercy you don’t understand
C5add9
when the wise men kneel down
G5/B Amadd9/E E Am
to kiss the hand of this king they found
D#dim7 Em9
in bethlehem town

[ bridge ]
C A7/C# D
and did the stars shine much brighter that night
C A7/C# D D#dim7
you gave birth to the death that would bring us to life
Em9 G7
and did the mystery keep you awake
C G/B A
was the sound of his little heart too much to take

C5add9
when the wise men kneel down
G5/B Amadd9/E E Am D#dim7
to kiss the hand of this king they found

[ chorus ]
C5add9
have you cursed at the wind
G5/B
have you cried to the heavens
Am7 D/F# G5
have you fought with this mercy you don’t understand
C5add9
when the wise men kneel down
G5/B Amadd9/E E Am
to kiss the hand of this king they found
D#dim7 Em9
in bethlehem town
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