Sweet Little Jesus Boy chords by George Beverly Shea

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Verse 1
Sweet little
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Jesus boy, they made you be
born in a manger.
Sweet little holy child,
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Didn't know who you was.
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Didn't know you'd come to save us,
Lord.
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To take our sins away.
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Our eyes was blind.
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We couldn't see.
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We didn't know who you was
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Long time ago, you was born
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Born in a manger low, sweet little
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The world treats you mean,
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Lord, and they treat me mean too.
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But that's all things  is down here,
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they don't know who you is.
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You done told us how.
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We is a trying.
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Master, you done showed us  how.
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Even when you's dying.
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Just seems like we can't do right,
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look how we treated you, but please, sir, forgive us
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Lord, we didn't
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know it was you.
Sweet little
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Jesus boy, born long time ago,
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sweet little holy child, and we didn't know
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who you were.
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And we didn't know who you were.