Bert Jansch – Mary And Joseph (Guitar)
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Chords
[Intro]
D Am _ _ _|_ _ _|_ _ _|_ _ _|_ _ _|_ _ _|_ _ _|_ _ _| D Am F _ _ _|_ _ _|_ _ _|_ _ _|_ _ _|_ _ _|_ _ _|_ _ _| D _ _ _|_ _ _|
[Verse 1]
D F D Am D _ _ Sweet a|Mary and a|Joseph… _|_ _ In a|roc-ket mach-|ine… _| D F D C _ _ Were a|trav-elling the|void… _|_ With not a|star… to be|seen_ _| C Em D C _ _ Deep|out there in|space… _|_ _ With a|no-one to|help them Not| D C D a gentle kind|face _ _|
[Interlude]
D F D F D _ _ _|_ _ _|_ _ _|_ _ _|_ _ _|_ _ _| [Verse 2] D F D Am D _ Af-ter|mill-ions of|miles… _|_ _ Came a|bright sil-ver|star… _| D F D C _ _ With a|planets and a|moons… _|_ _ All|arrayed near and|a far… _| C Em D _ _ Now there's|hope for the|fut-ure… _|_ A…|place to lay| C D C D down… The son of|God's… coming|soon _ _|_ _ _|
[Interlude]
D F D Am D _ _ _|_ _ _|_ _ _|_ _ _|_ _ _|_ _ _||:(twice) D C D C D (rocket landing) D C D _ _ _|_ _ _|_ _ _|_ _ _|_ _ _|_ _ _|_ _ _|_ _ _|_ _ _|
[Verse 3]
D F D Am D _ _ Now the|planet of the|fire… _|_ _ He|would not let them|land _ _| D F D C _ _ And|the planet of the|wa-ter _|_ Lord they|couldn't un-der-|stand… _| C Em D _ _ But the|green past-oral|Earth _ He|beck-oned them| C D C D down… They came|sing-ing with|mirth _ _|
[Interlude]
D C D C D _ _ _|_ _ _|_ _ _|_ _ _|
[Verse 4]
D F D Am D _ _ That|night they took|shel-ter…|_ _ In a|Hol-id-ay|Inn… _| D F D C _ _ And|Ma-ry in|la-bour _|_ Her…|pains did be-|gin… _ _| C Em D _ And her|ba-by was|born to the|sound of the| C D C D truck drivers|Blowing on their|horns… _|
[Interlude]
D C D C D _ _ _|_ _ _|_ _ _|_ _ _|
[Verse 5]
D F D Am D _ _ _|Far from the|East… _|_ Came the|Krem-lin's top|brass… _| D F D C _ From the|West came the|Pres-id-ent|_ And his|aides smoke-in|grass… _| C Em D _ _ From the|North came the|Queen From the|South came the| C D C D black broth-ers|End-ing this|dream… _|
[Outro]
D C D C D _ _ _|_ _ _|_ _ _|_ _ _| D C D C D _ _ _|_ _ _|_ _ _|_