The Friendly Beasts Chords

Lyrics & chords

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

[Verse 1]
[D]Jesus our [Bm]brother,
[A]strong and [D]good
Was [Bm]humbly [G]born [A]in a stable [D]rude
And the [Bm]friendly [Em]beasts
[A]around [D]him stood
[Bm]Jesus [D]our brother,
[A]strong and goo[D]d.

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

[Verse 2]
[D]"I," said the [Bm]donkey, [A]shaggy [G]and [D]brown,
"I [Bm]carried his [G]mother [A]up
hill [G]and [D]down;
[Bm]I carried his [Em]mother to
[A]Bethle[G]hem [D]town."
[Bm]"I," said the [D]donkey,
[A]shaggy and bro[D]wn.

[Interlude 2]
[D][G][A][D]

[Verse 3]
[D]"I," said the [Bm]cow, all [A]white and [D]red
"I [Bm]gave him my [G]manger [A]for his [D]bed;
I [Bm]gave him my [Em]hay to p[A]illow [G]his [D]head."
[Bm]"I," said the [D]cow,
all [A]white and [D]red.

[Interlude 3]
[D][G][A][D]

[Verse 4]
[D]"I," said [Bm]the sheep with [A]curly [D]horn,
"I [Bm]gave him my [G]wool [Em]for
[A]his blanket [D]warm;
[Bm]He wore my [Em]coat on [A]Christmas [D]morn."
[Bm]"I," [D]said the sheep with
[A]curly [D]horn.

[Interlude 4]
[D][G][A][D]

[Verse 5]
[D]"I," said [A]the [D]dove from [A]the rafters [D]high,
"I cooed him to sleep so that he
would not cry;
We cooed him [A]to [D]sleep,
[A]my mate [D]and i."
"I," said the dove from [A]the rafters [D]high.

[Interlude 5]
[D][G][A][D][Bm]
[G][A][D][Bm][D][G][Em][Bm][A][G][D][Bm][Em][A]
[D]

[Verse 6]
[D]Thus every [Bm]beast by [A]some good [D]spell
In [Bm]the stable [G]dark was [A]glad to [D]tell
[Bm]Of the gift he g[Em]ave Emma[A]nuel,
[D]The gif[Bm]t he gav[G]e Emman[A]uel.

[Outro 1]
[D]
[G][A][G]