Kenny Rogers – Sweet Little Jesus Boy (Guitar)

Capo 4 Video Lesson
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https://open.spotify.com/track/5HwiTSp4tgNYGeUGMRTWm5 Worked out on request for wingsoficarys. Do you mind your avatar is here? Songwriters: Bernhard Herms / Mark Hall If you like my "work" don't hesitate to add favorite or to give it the STARS it deserves (with explanation?). Here is the list of all the songs I did upload for UG: https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/contribution/3817887-frans.vanuytv/tabs?sort=-date&page=1&per-page=50 ATTENTION: to my ears it sounds very off tune, not on A=440, I do fear. If needed I can try to make a CHANGED mp3, let me know. ATTENTION: All chords for 2 beats OR count the * [Intro] | G | A | D | E* | | G/A | A | D | D G/D | [Part 1]
D     D        D         D
Sweet   little Jesus boy,

A               A*      G*     D          D
  they made You be born   in a manger.

D     D        D    D/F#
Sweet   little Holy child,

A      A                   D           D
  they didn't know who You were.
[Part 2]
       A                  D                 A*       D*    G      G*
Didn't know You'd come to save us, Lord, to take our sins away.

(F#/A#*) Bm        F#m          G*        D* E*        Em7-5/Bb*
Our      eyes were blind and we could not    see.

   G/A         A       D           D
We didn't know who You were.
[Part 3]
  G          A           D         F#m
A long time ago You were born in a manger, Lord,

G              A     D                     D*
  Sweet little Jesus Boy (Sweet Jesus boy).

F#/C#*   Bm                F#m        G
Now, the world treated You mean, Lord   and it's been treatin' me

D*   D/F#*          G*  A*         D*        E*
mean too but that's how things are done now, yeah (Sweet).

   N.C.               D      D      D      D
We didn't know it was You.
[Part 4]
         D       D       D        D
You done told us how and we are a-tryin'.

        A                  A
Master, You done showed us how (how-ow-ow)

D                  D
even when you were dyin' (when you were dyin').

        D                   D
It just seems like we can't do right (do right),

F#                  Bm
look how we treated you, yeah.

G                  D*       E*
Please, please, forgive us, Lord,

   N.C.               D        D* G/D*   D       D G/D*
We didn't know it was you.
[Outro]
D     D        D     D/F#
Sweet   little Jesus boy (Sweet little Jesus),

A        A    D          D
  born a long   time ago.

D     D        D*   D/A* Bm
Sweet   little Ho - ly   child,

G/A              A*                  D*
  we didn't know   who You           were.