The Holly Bears The Berry chords by Jean Ritchie

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 (D major) Now the holly bears a berry
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as  (G major) white  (E minor) as   (A major) the  (D major) milk,
And Mary bore Jesus,
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all  (E minor) wrapped up  (A major) in  (D major) silk.
And Mary bore Jesus Christ,
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our Savior  (A major) for to  (D major) be,
And the first tree in the greenwood,
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it was  (A major) the holly.
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 (D major) Holly,  (A major) Holly,  (D major) 
and the first tree in the green wood,
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it  (G major) was  (E minor) the  (A major) holly.  (D major)  (A major)  (D major) 
Now the holly bears a berry
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as  (E minor) green  (A major) as the  (D major) grass,
and Mary bore Jesus
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who died  (A major) on the  (D major) cross
and Mary bore Jesus Christ
our Savior for to be
and the first tree in the greenwood
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it  (G major) was  (E minor) the  (A major) holly  (D major) holly  (A major) holly  (E minor) 
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 (D major) and the first tree in the
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It was  (G major)  (E minor) the  (A major) holly
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 (D major) Now  (G major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (D major) the holly bears a berry
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as  (E minor) black as  (A major) the  (D major) coal
And Mary bore Jesus,
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who  (E minor) died for  (A major) us  (D major) all
And Mary bore Jesus Christ,
our Saviour for to be
And the first tree in the greenwood,
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it was  (E minor) the  (A major) holly
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 (D major) Holly,  (A major)  (D major) holly
And the first tree in the greenwood,
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it  (G major) was  (E minor) the  (A major) holly  (D major)  (A major) 
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 (D major) Now the holly bears  (E minor)  (D major) a berry
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as blood  (E minor) it   (A major) is  (D major) red.
Then trust we our Savior
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who  (E minor) rose from  (A major) the  (D major) dead.
And Mary bore Jesus Christ
our Savior for to be.
And the first tree in the greenwood
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it  (E minor) was the
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 (A major) Holly,  (D major)  (A major) holly,  (D major) holly,
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and the first tree  (A major) in the  (D major) green wood,
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it  (E minor) was a  (A major) holly.  (D major) 