Graham Kendrick - Thorns in the straw

Since the ^Gday the angel c^Dame It seemed that ^Emeverything had c^Bmhanged ^CThe only certain ^G/Bthing Was the ^Am7child that moved with^Din On the ^Groad that would not ^D/F#end Winding ^Emdown to Bethle^G/Dhem ^C So ^Am7far aw^Day from ^Ghom^Ame ^{G D C}

Just a bla^Gnket on the flo^Dor Of a ^Emvacant cattle-^Bmstall But ^Cthere the child was ^G/Bborn She ^Am7held him in her ^Darms And as she ^Glaid him down to ^D/F#sleep She wondered - ^Emwill it always^G/D be ^C So ^Am7bitter ^Dand so ^Gsw^Ceet^G

^EmAnd did she see t^Am7here ^D7 In the ^Gstraw by his ^B7head a ^Emthorn And did she smell ^Am7myrrh ^D7 In the ^Gair on that ^B7starry ^Emaj7night

Then the ^Gwords of ancient ^Dseers Tumbled ^Emdown the centuri^Bmes ... A ^Cvirgin shall conc^G/Beive... God with ^Am7us... Prince of ^DPeace Man of ^GSorrows - strangest ^D/F#name Oh Joseph ^Emthere it comes ^G/Dagain C Am7 D G/ Am/G/ D/ C/ So bitter and so sweet

And as she ^Gwatched him through the ^Dyears Her joy was ^Emmingled with her ^Bmtears ^CAnd she'd feel it all ^G/Bagain The ^Am7glory, and the ^Dshame And when the ^Gmiracles be^D/F#gan She wondered, ^Emwho is this ^G/Dman ^C And ^Am7where will t^Dhis all^G en^Cd ^G

^EmAnd did she see t^Am7here ^D7 In the ^Gstraw by his ^B7head a ^Emthorn And did she smell ^Am7myrrh ^D7 In the ^Gair on that ^B7starry ^Emaj7night And did she hear ^Am7ange^D7ls ^Gsing not so ^B7far a^Emway Till at last the ^Am7sun ^D7rose blood-^Gred In the ^B7morning ^Emaj7sky

'Til ^Gagainst a darkening ^Dsky The son she ^Emloved was lifted ^Bmhigh ^CAnd with his dying ^G/Bbreath She heard him ^Am7say 'Father for^Dgive' And to the ^Gcriminal be^D/F#side "Today-with ^Emme in Para^G/Ddise" ^CSo ^Am7bitter ^Dyet so ^Gswe^Cet ^G