I Was Born In Bethlehem chords by Nick Lowe

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Verse 1
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 (C major) I  was born in Bethlehem
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 (G major) 2,000 years  (F major) have passed since  (C major) then
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And  (G major) I've  (F major) done what I can (G major) 
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To be  (E minor) there when a man  (G major) can't  (E major) find a friend  (A minor) 
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On the  (G major) streets of Bethlehem
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 (C major) As the story always said
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We were trying to  (F major) find a bed  (C major) 
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It was  (A minor) cold,  (F major) I was  (G major) late
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And we  (E minor) stood outside the
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 (G major) locked gate  (E major) of the inn  (A minor) 
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Until  (D minor) the kindness of strangers let us  (G major) in
To a stable 'round the back
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 (C major) Little more  (F major) than a shack  (C major) 
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 (F major) Where my sweet  (G major) mother, meek and mild  (E minor) 
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And her (G major) self  (E major) only a child  (A minor) 
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Gave her best,  (D minor) then took her  (G major) rest
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Do do do  (C major) do do do do...  (G major) 
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 (F major)  (C major)  (G major)  (F major)  (D minor)  (G major)  (C major) 
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At the door then  (G major) came a knock (C major) 
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Shepherds who had  (F major) quit their flock (C major) 
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With  (F major) their eyes round with  (G major) fear
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Daddy  (E minor) jumped up  (E major) an d cried  (G major) 
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 (E major) "Get out of  (A minor) here!"
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But Mother  (D minor) stilled him and bid them draw  (G major) near
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I was there but couldn't see  (C major) 
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The unfolding  (F major) mystery
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 (C major)  (F major) Kings with their  (G major) presents
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Of  (E minor) gold, myrrh and  (G major) frankin (E major) cense
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 (A minor) Who set them  (Eaug) 
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 (A flataug) Be (A flat major) fore  (F minor) the Lamb
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 (C major)  (D major) 'Neath the star  (G major) of Bethlehem
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 (C major) I was born in Beth (E major) lehem
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 (C major) It's been  (F major) 2,000 years since then  (C major) 
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But I've done  (F major) what I can (G major) 
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To be  (E minor) there  (E major) when a man  (G major) can't  (E major) find a friend  (A minor) 
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I was  (G major) born in Bethle (D minor) hem
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