It Started In A Manger chords by Rick Paul

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E
G#m
A
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C#m
Bsus4

Intro 1

Verse 1
Em 
Walking  (E minor) 
down the downtown streets,
D 
I see dancing  (D major) Christmas lights.
Am 
And the  (A minor) tinsel on the Christmas trees
Em 
shim (E minor) mers in the night.
There's a cardboard Santa
D 
Advertising the  (D major) sale at the corner store
Am 
And the  (A minor) streets are trimmed
in red and green
Em 
With  (E minor) wreaths on every door
E 
G#m 
But it started  (E major) in a manger (G sharp minor) 
A 
B 
One  (A major) cold wintry night  (B major) 
C#m 
G#m 
No  (C sharp minor) tinsel trees, no  (G sharp minor) Santa Claus
A 
B 
No twinkling  (A major) Christmas light (B major) s
A 
E 
And the  (A major) babe was born on a  (E major) bed of hay
B 
E 
While the  (B major) ox and lamb looked on  (E major) 
A 
E 
There  (A major) were no presents un (E major) der a tree
B 
That  (B major) first cold Christmas dawn
Em 
D 
Am 
Em 
 (E minor)  (D major)  (A minor)  (E minor) 
Underneath the freeway ramp,
D 
a  (D major) tall, figure stands
Am 
 (A minor) Rubbing palms beneath his nose
Em 
to try  (E minor) and warm his hands
And though he'll have no bed tonight,
D 
no  (D major) gifts under a tree
Am 
He  (A minor) knows Christmas is for him
Em 
Am 
Em 
the  (E minor)  (A minor) same  (E minor) as you and me
E 
G#m 
Cause  (E major) it started in a manger,  (G sharp minor) 
A 
B 
one  (A major) cold wintry night  (B major) 
C#m 
G#m 
No tinsel  (C sharp minor) trees, no  (G sharp minor) Santa Claus,
A 
B 
no  (A major) twinkling Christmas lights  (B major) 
A 
E 
And the  (A major) babe was born on a  (E major) bed of hay,
B 
E 
while the  (B major) oxen lamed the chum.  (E major) 
A 
E 
There  (A major) were no presents un (E major) der a tree,
B 
Em 
D 
that  (B major) first cold Christmas dawn.  (E minor)  (D major) 
Am 
D 
Em 
 (A minor)  (D major)  (E minor) 
D 
Am 
D 
Em 
 (D major)  (A minor)  (D major)  (E minor) 
E 
G#m 
Yes, it  (E major) started in a manger  (G sharp minor) 
A 
B 
One  (A major) cold wintry night  (B major) 
C#m 
G#m 
No tin (C sharp minor) sel trees, no  (G sharp minor) Santa Claus
A 
B 
No twinklin'  (A major) Christmas light (B major) s
A 
E 
Earl of  (A major) Ed was born on a  (E major) bed of hay,
Bsus4 
B 
E 
while the  (Bsus4) ox       en  (B major) lay and looked on.  (E major) 
A 
E 
There  (A major) were no presents un (E major) der a tree,
B 
at  (B major) first, cold Christmas dawn.
Em 
D 
Am 
D 
Em 
 (E minor)  (D major)  (A minor)  (D major)  (E minor) 
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