I Was Born In Bethlehem chords by Los Straitjackets, Nick Lowe
Verse 1
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I've just one more for you.
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I was born in Bethlehem
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Two thousand years have been since then
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And I've done what I can to be there
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When a man can't find a friend
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I was born in Bethlehem
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As the story always said
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We were trying to find a bed
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It was cold, I was late
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And we stood outside the lock
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gate of the inn
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Until the kindness of strangers led us in
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To a stable round the back
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Little more than a shack
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Where my sweet mother,
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meek and mild
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And herself only a child
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Gave her best, then took her rest
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Do, do, do, do, do, do, do
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Do, do, do, do, do, do, do
At the door then came a knock
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Shepherds who had quit their flock
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With their eyes round with fear,
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Daddy jumped up and cried,
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Get out of here!
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But Mother stilled him
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and bid them draw near.
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I was there but could not see
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The unfolding mystery
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Kings with their presents of gold
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Myrrh and frankincense
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Who set them before the Lamb
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Neath the star of Bethlehem
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I was born in Bethlehem
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Two thousand years have
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passed since then
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But I've done what I can to be there
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When a man can't find a friend
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I was born in Bethlehem
Good night, everybody.
Thank you.
Happy Christmas.
Thank
I Was Born In Bethlehem
Los Straitjackets, Nick Lowe
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