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Thorns In The Straw chords by
Graham Kendrick
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Key: F minor•
Intro 1
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Esus4
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Esus4
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Verse 1
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Since the day the angel came
D
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It seemed that everything had changed
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The only certain thing was
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D
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the child it moved within
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On the road that would not end,
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C
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Dsus4
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winding down to Bethlehem
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G

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So far away from home
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Just a blanket on the floor
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Em
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of a vacant cattle stall
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Bm
2

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C
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But there the child was born,
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she held him in her arms
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And as she laid him down to sleep,
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2

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she wondered, will it always be
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C
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So bitter and so sweet
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D
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An d did she see there,
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2

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Em
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in the straw by his head, that fall?
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And did she smell more,
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B
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2

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E
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in the air on that starry night?
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D

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Let the words of ancient seers
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Bm
Bm
2

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Tumble down the sentient hills
C
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Bm
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2

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The Virgin shall conceive
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Am
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D
D

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God with us, Prince of Peace
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D
D

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Man of sorrows, Stranger's name
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Bm
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O Joseph, there it comes again
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Am
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So bitter, yet so sweet
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And did she sit there
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2

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In the straw by his head
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That fall
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And did she smell her
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B
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2

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E
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In the air on that starry night
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D
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And did she hear an gels sing
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2

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not so far away
Em
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C
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Am
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Till at last the sun
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B
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2

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E
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Em
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G
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C#m
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rose blood -red in the Morningstar
Em
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C#m
C#m
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C#dim
C#dim
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Am
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F
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G
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And as she watched him
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through the years,
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Bm
Bm
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her joy was mingled with her tears.
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Bm
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As she'd feel it all again,
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Am
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the glory and the shame.
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And when the miracles began,
D
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she wondered,
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C
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Am
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G
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C
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who is this man?
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D
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Till against a darkening sky,
Em
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the son she loved was lifted high
Bm
Bm
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C
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And with his dying breath,
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she heard him say, Father forgive
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And so the criminal decides
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a day with me in paradise
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So bitter, yet so sweet
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And if she's still there
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B
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2

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In the storm, I'm his head
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Am
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Oh, and if she smelled her
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In the air on that starry night
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And the sinking angels sing
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Not so far away
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Till at last the sun
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B
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Rose -blood red in the morning sky
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • E

  • Esus4

  • Em

  • Am

  • C

  • G

  • D

  • Dsus4

  • Bm

    2

  • B

    2

  • C#m

    4

  • C#dim

    4

  • F

Capo: 1

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The original key of Thorns In The Straw by Graham Kendrick is F minor.

The primary chords used in Thorns In The Straw are F, Fsus4, Fm, Bbm, Db, Ab.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like F, Fsus4, Fm, Bbm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Thorns In The Straw is approximately 76 beats per minute.

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