Bethlehem Town

[ Verse ] Am/E oh , mary , joseph , rest your eyes Em11 try not to think of the ending Am/E world full of empty , he will die D/F# Em11 but tonight he is still just a child Am/E the silent night drifts all away Em9 and the angels are dancing around you G5 there’s the joy of knowing he’ll save the world C5add9 G5/B Am overshadowing the pain that he’ll go through [ Chorus ] C5add9 have you cursed at the wind G5/B have you cried to the heavens Am7 D/F# G5 have you fought with this mercy you don’t understand C5add9 when the wise men kneel down G5/B Amadd9/E E Am to kiss the hand of this king they found D#dim7 Em9 in bethlehem town [ Verse ] Am/E will you hold back the years a while Em9 will you dream that this man could always be a child G5 and never carry all the weight C5add9 G5/B Am of the dirt and the distance and the company we keep [ pre - Chorus ] C F#m7 B7 [ Chorus ] C5add9 have you cursed at the wind G5/B have you cried to the heavens Am7 D/F# G5 have you fought with this mercy you don’t understand C5add9 when the wise men kneel down G5/B Amadd9/E E Am to kiss the hand of this king they found D#dim7 Em9 in bethlehem town [ Bridge ] C A7/C# D and did the stars shine much brighter that night C A7/C# D D#dim7 you gave birth to the death that would bring us to life Em9 G7 and did the mystery keep you awake C G/B A was the sound of his little heart too much to take C5add9 when the wise men kneel down G5/B Amadd9/E E Am D#dim7 to kiss the hand of this king they found [ Chorus ] C5add9 have you cursed at the wind G5/B have you cried to the heavens Am7 D/F# G5 have you fought with this mercy you don’t understand C5add9 when the wise men kneel down G5/B Amadd9/E E Am to kiss the hand of this king they found D#dim7 Em9 in bethlehem town x