Mary And Joseph

mary and joseph ( as sung by tim mcgraw )
capo 4th fret
rubbertoe

i like this song , and i couldn’t find the chords anywhere ,
so here they are as well as i could figure them out .
this is just how i decided to vary the chords ,
because i think it sounds good .
you can play it with just regular C , F , and Am chords ) .
replace all the C variations with C , F variations with F
replace Am with the Asus4 and Dsus2 chords .

C : 032010
CaddG : 032013
F : xx3211
Fadd9 : xx3213
Am : 002210
Asus4 : 002230
Cmaj7 : 032000
Cadd9 : 032030
Csus2 : 030010
Dsus2 : 000230
G : 320003

( voice )
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – 5 – – – – 6 – – – – 5 – – – – – – – 5 – 3 – – – – – – 3 – – – – – –
B – – – – 5 – – – – 6 – – – – – – – – 6 – – – – – 5 – h6 – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 6 – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – 6 – – – – – – –
G – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
D – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
A – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

( guitar intro )
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
B – 3/5 – 5 – 5 – – – – 5 – 3/1 – h3 – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – 3/5 – 5 – 5 – – – – 5 – 3/1 – h3 – 1 – – – – – – – – –
G – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0h2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – –
D – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
A – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

C CaddG
mary was the first of three
F Fadd9
long black hair and sugar sweet
C Am Asus4 Cmaj7 C
Daddy’s eyes and momma’s crooked smile

C CaddG
she was barely seventeen
F Fadd9
got a job keepin’ dishes clean
C Cadd9 Am
planned to stay in this city for a while
Csus2 C F
for a while

C CaddG
joseph ran a lumber yard
F Fadd9
about a mile from olive park
C Am F
quiet boy , he never had much to say

C CaddG
it was love right from the start
F Fadd9
he bought a ring and won mary’s heart
C Cadd9 Am Asus4
had hopes for a home and kids someday
Csus2 C F C CaddG F
kids someday

C CaddG
the angel scared her half to death
F Fadd9
she would’ve screamed but she lost her breath
C Am F
on a midnight there in the middle of may

C CaddG
he said “oh mary , don’t be afraid
F Fadd9
you’ll bear a son that the lord has made
C Am F
call him jesus , he’ll light the way”

Dsus2 Am F Am Dsus2 F C CaddG F Dsus2 F

C CaddG
she packed the clothes , he made the plans
F Fadd9
they had to go to bethlehem
C Am F
but there was nowhere left to stay

C CaddG
so in a barn she gave birth
F Fadd9
to the king of kings , the lord of earth
C Am
just a little bitty thing sleeping on the hay
C CaddG F
sleeping on the hay

C CaddG
the story’s too long to tell
F Fadd9
but he walked on water and lived through hell
C Am Csus2 C
killed on a cross and rose from the grave

C CaddG
we got a king , they got a son
F Fadd9
mary and joseph were the only ones
C CaddG F
there on that very first christmas day
F Fadd9 C
there on that very first christmas day

Dsus2 Am F Am Dsus2 F C CaddG F Dsus2 F
( fading out )
C CaddG F Am F C CaddG F Dsus2 F C F
( G C )