Joseph And Mary's Boy
Written by Don Cook & Keith Whitley
Recorded by Alabama

(Capo on 2)

Intro.:  |(D) |(F#m) |(G) |(A) |(D) |(D) |

(D)Out here is the country there's (F#m)magic in the air
It's the (G)middle of December there's ex-(Em)citement everywhere (A)

(D)Everyone's invited, the (F#m)celebration's planned
The (G)gift is just what's in your heart and (Em)not what's in your hand (A)

(Chorus)
And (G)who's the one we need (A) to thanks, (D) (G)who's the party for (A)
(G)Who's the one respon-(A)-sible (D) for (G)all this peace and joy (A)
(G)Who deserves the cred-(D)-it for the (G)blessings we enjoy (A)
(Bm)Preacher said (A) last (G)Sunday it (F#m)was Jo-(Em)-seph and (A)Mary's (D)boy

Inst.:  / / / |(F#m) |(G) |(A) |(D) |(D) |

(D)There were times we didn't think we'd (F#m)make it through the year
The (G)bankers tried to take our farms but (Em)somehow we're still here (A)

I (D)don't know how the crops survived the (F#m)drought and then the rain
It (G)must have been a miracle how (Em)else could you explain (A)

(Chorus)
And (G)who's the one we need (A) to thanks, (D) and (G)who's the party for (A)
And (G)who's the one respon-(A)-sible (D) for (G)all this peace and joy (A)
(G)Who deserves the cred-(D)-it for the (G)blessings we enjoy (A)
(Bm)Preacher said (A) last (G)Sunday it (F#m)was Jo-(Em)-seph and (A)Mary's (D)boy

The (Bm)Christ Child (A)born in (G)Bethle-(Em)hem, (G)Joseph and (A)Mary's (D)boy

Inst.:  |(D) |(D) |(F#m) |(F#m) La |(G)la la la la la |(G) la, la la |(Em)la la la la la |(A) |

(D)Everyone's invited, (F#m) the celebration's planned
The (G)gift is just what's in your heart and (Em)not what's in your hand (A)

Outro.:  |(D) |(D) |(F#m) |(F#m) |(G) |(G) |(Em) |(A) |
         |(D) |(D) |(F#m) |(F#m) |(G) to fade