Cherry Tree Carol chords by Emmylou Harris
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Verse 1
(G major) When Joseph was an old man,
an old man was he (D major)
He married (C major) Virgin (Gaug) Mary,
(G major) the Queen of Galilee
He married (Gaug) Virgin (C major) Mary,
the Queen (D major) of Galilee
Interlude 1
(G major) (Gaug) (C major) (Dsus4) (D major) (G major) (Gaug) (C major) (Dsus4) (D major)
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Verse 2
(G major) Mary and Joseph walk through
an orchid (Dsus4) green
(D major) There were (C major) berries and (G major) cherries
as thick as might be seen
There were (Gaug) berries and (C major) cherries as (D major) thick as
might be (G major) seen
(Gaug) (C major)
Verse 3
(Dsus4) (D major)
And (G major) Mary said to Joseph,
so meek and so mild (D major)
"Joseph, (C major) gather me some (G major) cherries
for I am with child"
"Joseph, (Gaug) gather me some (E minor) cherries (C major) for (Dsus4) I
(D major) am with (G major) child"
(Gaug) (C major)
Verse 4
(Dsus4) (D major)
And (G major) Joe flew in anger, in anger flew (D major) he
Let the (C major) father of the (G major) baby
gather cherries for thee
Let the (Gaug) father of the (C major) baby gather (G major) cherries (D major) for (G major) thee
(Gaug)
Interlude 2
(C major) (Dsus4) (G major) (D major) (G major) (Gaug) (C major) (Dsus4) (D major) (G major)
Verse 5
Then (G major) up spoke Baby Jesus from
in Mary's wom (D major) b
"Bend (C major) down the tallest (G major) tree that my
mother might have some"
"Bend (Gaug) down the tallest (C major) tree that my (D major) mother
might have (G major) some"
(Gaug) (C major)
Verse 6
(Dsus4) (D major)
And (G major) bent down tallest branch till
it touched Mary's hand (D major)
Cried (C major) she, "Oh look, thou (G major) Joseph,
I have cherries by command"
Cried (Gaug) she, "Oh look, thou (C major) Joseph,
I have (Dsus4) cher (D major) ries by com (G major) mand"
Outro 1
(Gaug) (C major) (Dsus4) (D major) (G major) (Gaug) (C major) (Dsus4) (D major) (G major)
Cherry Tree Carol
Emmylou Harris
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