Joseph and Mary's Boy chords by Alabama

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Intro 1

Verse 1
stays up at night,
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'til  (A major) way after dark
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 (G major) Feeding the dog, that  (D major) lives in our  (A major) yard
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He'll  (G major) put on my shoes and
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 (D major) stumble around
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But to (E major) gether we can catch,
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any  (A major) outlaw in town  (B minor) 
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 (A major) The

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Verse 2

boy tries to be just like me

I'm all that he tries to be

Watching cartoons on my knee

Mamma's little man and

Interlude 1

Verse 3
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 (D major) He wants to know,
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how  (A major) this and that goes
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 (G major) He'll play all day, on a  (D major) mountain of  (A major) clay
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And  (G major) he'll fight with me
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to show  (D major) that he's strong
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But  (E major) if he gets hurt,
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it's  (A major) mamma he wants  (B minor) 
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 (A major) The

Verse 4

boy tries to be just like me

I'm all that he tries to be

Watching cartoons on my knee

It's mamma's little man and me

Verse 5
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Someday  (D major) I know, he'll  (A major) leave us alone
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 (G major) Break mamma's heart,
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I'll  (D major) try to be strong  (A major) 
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But if  (G major) I  shed a tear, I  (D major) hope he won't see
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The  (E major) big man is him and the  (A major) boy is me

Verse 6
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The  (D major) boy tried to  (A major) be just like  (G major) me
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 (A major) He's all that I try to be  (D major)  (A major) 
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Now I'm  (D major) watching car
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toons  (A major) on my  (G major) knees
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And  (E minor) mamma's little  (A major) man is  (B minor) me
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 (A major)  (D major)  (G major)  (A major)  (D major) 
Let's go to bed, mamma