Just A Kid

Intro . : | ( Gm ) | ( Dm ) | ( Gm ) | ( C ) | ( F ) | ( Dm ) | ( Gm ) | ( C ) well the news ( F ) spread through jerusalem , tonight ( Dm ) a child is born there are ( Gm ) shepherds fallin’ to their knees , and an - ( A# ) - gels blowin’ horns ( C ) but in their ( F ) golden halls , the pharisees ( Dm ) scoffed and drank their wine they said , "it’s ( Gm ) only hebrew prophesy , we don’t ( A# ) care and besides , ( C ) he’s just ( Am ) a kid , ( A# ) ( C ) that’s all he is ( F ) ( Dm ) one more pebble in ( C ) the grav - ( C# ) el , one ( Dm ) more rumor in ( G ) the rabble how can he be king? ( C ) he’s just a kid" ( F ) | ( Dm ) ( C ) well in ( F ) no time , it seemed the world was ( Dm ) knockin’ on his door performin’ ( Gm ) miracles and wonders they had nev - ( A# ) - er seen before ( C ) soon , the ( F ) pharisees stopped laughin’ , the ( Dm ) silver sum was paid and ( Gm ) near the end he knelt down in the ( A# ) garden and he prayed , ( C ) "i’m just ( Am ) a kid , ( A# ) ( C ) that’s all i Am ( F ) i’ll need ( Dm ) your strength to see ( C ) me through ( C# ) it , ( Dm ) if it is your will ( G ) i’ll do it but how can i be king? ( C ) i’m just a kid" ( F ) now i think ( G# ) about the ( A# ) baby ( C ) and the ( F ) man at christmas time of ( G# ) mothers , sons and ( Gm ) fathers ( C ) and ( F ) children just like mine about the ( G# ) power and un - ( A# ) selfishness , love ( F ) and sacrifice the gift ( G# ) that we were ( D# ) given and the price ( C ) ( D ) and how the news ( G ) spread through jerusalem , to - ( Em ) night a child is born there are ( Am ) shepherds falling to their knees , and an - ( C ) - gels blowin’ horns ( D ) i wonder how ( G ) on earth the pharisees could ( Em ) scoff and drink their wine and say , "he’s ( Am ) only hebrew prophesy , we don’t ( C ) care and besides , ( D ) he’s ( Bm ) just a kid , ( C ) ( D ) that’s all he is ( G ) ( Em ) one more pebble in ( D ) the gra - ( D# ) vel , one ( Em ) more rumor in ( A ) the rabble and how can he be king? ( D ) he’s just a kid" ( G ) ( tag ) oh , how ( A ) can he be king? ( D ) he’s just a kid , ( G ) oh | ( Em ) | ( Am ) ( D ) | ( G )