The Manger

Anne Wilson

 
Intro
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Verse 1
 
They’re
A 
putting decorations up
 
In
D/A 
front of my old
A 
church
 
The
D 
shepherds and the
E 
wise men and the
A 
hay
 
There’s
D 
Joseph and his Mary lookin’
A 
Down at
E/G# 
Heaven’s
F#m7 
birth
 
And the
D 
angel’s saying:
E 
Don’t you be a
A 
fraid
 
Verse 2
 
It
A 
makes me stop and think about how
D/A 
You showed up down
A 
here
 
In a
D 
humble bed
E 
made of nails and
A 
wood
 
You
D 
could have picked a palace
 
Something
A 
more fit
E/G# 
for a
F#m7 
King
 
But
D 
then the story
E 
wouldn’t be as
A 
good
 
Chorus
 
From the
D 
highest of the high
 
To the
A 
lowest of the low
 
That
F#m7 
stable tells a story of
 
The
E 
distance You will go
 
For the
D 
lonely and the lost
 
There’s no
A 
sinner
E/G# 
too far
F#m7 
gone
 
To find a
D2 
Savior
Dm 
Lying in the
A 
manger
D/A 
A 
 
Verse 3
 
There’s a
A 
star up in the sky that’s
 
Calling
D/A 
all the least of
A 
these
 
Come
D 
make your way to
E 
where your hope is
A 
found
D 
If I’m honest some days I feel
A 
Too far
E/G# 
out of
F#m7 
reach
 
But the
D 
manger re
E 
minds me love reached
A 
down
 
REPEAT CHORUS
 
Turnaround
D 
Oh
E 
oh
A 
oh
A 
 
Verse 4
 
You were
A 
carried by a manger and just
D/A 
Thirty-three years
A 
later
 
By a
D 
rugged cross
E 
made from nails and
A 
wood
 
And the
D 
tears fill up my eyes
 
You didn’t
A 
have to
E/G# 
give Your
F#m7 
life
 
But
D 
then the story
E 
wouldn’t be as
A 
good
A 
 
REPEAT CHORUS
 
Turnaround
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Tag
 
A
A 
way in a manger, no
D 
crib for a
A 
bed
 
The
Esus 
little Lord Jesus lay
D 
down His sweet
A 
head
 
The
A 
stars in the sky look
D 
down where He
A 
lay
 
The
Esus 
little Lord
F#m7 
Jesus a
D 
sleep on the
A 
hay
Writer(s):

Anne Wilson, Jeff Pardo, Matthew West

Theme(s):

Christmas

Tempo:

Fast

BPM:

92

Original Key:

A

Recommended Key(s):

A, Ab

CCLI #:

7207800

Scripture Reference:

Luke 2:12; Luke 2:7; Matthew 1:18-25