Joseph And Mary (The Cherry Tree Carol) Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[F]Whe[Am]n Jos[F]ep[C]h was an old man,
an old man was [G]he
[C]He [F]married virgin [Am]Mary,
the [F]Queen of Ga[C]lilee
He [F]married virgin [G]Mary, [F]the Queen of Galilee
[C][F][C]

[Verse 2]
Joseph and Mary walked
through an orchard [G]green[Gsus4]
[G]There [F]were cherries and [Am]berries
as [F]slick as [G]might [C]be seen
[Em]There were [F]cherries and [G]berries as
[F]slick as might be [C]seen[F][C]

[Verse 3]
[C]Mary said to Joseph so
meek and so [G]mild
Joseph [F]gather me some [Am]cherries,
for [F]I am with c[C]hild
Joseph [F]gather me some [G]cherries,
for [F]I am with c[C]hild[F][C]

[Verse 4]
Then [C]Joseph flew in anger,
in anger flew [G]he[C]
[G]Let [F]the Father of the [Am]baby
[C]gather [F]cherries [G]for [C]thee
[G]Let [F]the Father of the [G]baby gather
[F]cherries for [C]thee[F][C]

[Verse 5]
Then [C]up sprung Baby Jesus from
in his Mother's [G]womb
Said "bow [F]low, low [Am]cherry tree,
[C]bow low[F] down to [C]the ground"
Said "bow [F]low, low [G]cherry tree,
bow [C]low down to the ground"
[F]

[Verse 6]
[C]
Then the cherry tree bowed low down,
low down to [G]the ground[C]
And [F]Mary gathered [Am]cherries,
[C]while Jos[F]eph sto[G]od aro[C]und
And [F]Mary [C]gathered [G]cherries,
while [F]Joseph [C]stood around
[F]

[Verse 7]
[C]
Then Joseph took Mary
upon his right [G]knee
[C]He said [F]"Tell me, pretty [Am]baby,
[C]when your [F]birthday shall [C]be"
[G]"Come and [F]tell me, pretty [G]baby,
when your [F]birthday shall be"
[C][F]

[Verse 8]
[C]
On the sixth day of January,
my birthday will [G]be
[C]When [F]the stars and the [Am]elements
shall all [F]tremble [G]with [C]glee
When [F]the stars and the [G]elements
shall all [F]tremble [G]with glee
[C][F]

[Verse 9]
[C]
When Joseph was an old man,
an old man was he
He [F]married virgin [Am]Mary, [F]the Queen of [G]Galilee
[C]He mar[F]ried vir[Am]gin Mary,
[G]the[F] Queen of Ga [G]lilee

[Outro 1]
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