Joseph and Mary's Boy Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][G][A][Bm][G][A][D][A][Bm]
[D]He

[Verse 1]
stays up at night,
'til [A]way after dark
[G]Feeding the dog, that [D]lives in our [A]yard
He'll [G]put on my shoes and
[D]stumble around
But to[E]gether we can catch,
any [A]outlaw in [Bm]town
[A]The

[Verse 2]
[D]boy tries to [A]be just like [G]me
[A]I'm all that he tries to [D]be[A][Bm][A]
[D]Watching car[A]toons on my [G]knee
[Em]Mamma's little [A]man and
[D]me

[Interlude 1]
[G][A][Bm][G][A][D][A]

[Verse 3]
[D]He wants to know,
how [A]this and that goes
[G]He'll play all day, on a [D]mountain of [A]clay
And [G]he'll fight with me
[D]to show that he's strong
But [E]if he gets hurt,
it's [A]mamma he want[Bm]s
[A]The

[Verse 4]
[D]boy tries to [A]be just like [G]me
[A]I'm all that he tries to [D]be[A][Bm][A]
[D]Watching car[A]toons on my [G]knee
It's [Em]mamma's little [A]man and [D]me

[Verse 5]
[D]Someday I know, he'll [A]leave us alone
[G]Break mamma's heart,
I'll [D]try to be [A]strong
But if [G]I shed a tear, I h[D]ope he won't see
The [E]big man is him and the [A]boy is me

[Verse 6]
The [D]boy tried to [A]be just like [G]me
[A]He's all that I try [D]to be[A]
Now I'm [D]watching car
[A]toons on my [G]knees
And [Em]mamma's little [A]man is [Bm]me
[A][D][G][A][D]
Let's go to bed, mamma