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Did You Know? Mary's Boy Child was written in 1956 by Jester Hairston. It used the melody from the folk song Bingo (Bingo was his name-o). The first recording was by Harry Belafonte and was the first UK no 1 to have a playing time over 4 minutes long. It's since been recorded multiple times by other artists famously by Bony M in 1988.
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Difficulty Level Of Original Recorded Song: Orange Pick
Most Advanced Rhythm: Yellow Pick
Most Advanced Chord Change: Orange Pick (White Pick when played with Django chords only)
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Mary's Boy Chord Chords And Strumming
Django Chords: (capo fret 3)
Django Em chord
Django C chord
Django G chord
Django D chord
Django A chord
Strumming:
"The Bouncer": |D D U D D U |
Tempo: 94 bpm Key: Bb
Verse 1 -
|G - - - |C - A - |D - - - |G - - - |
|G - - - |C - A - |G - D - |G - - - |
(G)Long time ago in (C½)Bethle(A½)hem (D) so the holy bible (G)says
(G)Mary's boy child (C½)Jesus (A½)Christ was (G½)born on (D½)Christmas (G)Day
Chorus -
||G - C - |D - G - |Em - A - |D - - - |
|G - - - |C - A - |G - D - |G - - - || x2
(G½)Hark now (C½)hear the (D½)angels (G½)sing a (Em½)new king (A½)born to(D)day
and (G)man will live for(C½)ever (A½)more be(G½)cause of (D½)Christmas (G)day
(G½)Trumpets (C½)sounds and (D½)angles (G½)sing (Em½)listen (A½)what they (D)say
That (G)man will live for(C½)ever (A½)more be(G½)cause of (D½)Christmas (G)day
Verse 2 -
||G - - - |C - A - |D - - - |G - - - |
|G - - - |C - A - |G - D - |G - - - || x2
While (G)shepherds watched their (C½)flock by (A½)night
They (D)see a bright new shining (G)star
and (G)hear a choir (C½)sing the (A½)music (G½)seemed to (D½)come from (G)afar
Now (G)Joseph and his (C½)wife Ma(A½)ry come to (D)Bethlehem that (G)night
They (G)find no place to (C½)born she (A½)child not a (G½)single (D½)room was in (G)sight
Chorus -
||G - C - |D - G - |Em - A - |D - - - |
|G - - - |C - A - |G - D - |G - - - || x2
(G½)Hark now (C½)hear the (D½)angels (G½)sing a (Em½)new king (A½)born to(D)day
and (G)man will live for(C½)ever (A½)more be(G½)cause of (D½)Christmas (G)day
(G½)Trumpets (C½)sounds and (D½)angles (G½)sing (Em½)listen (A½)what they (D)say
That (G)man will live for(C½)ever (A½)more be(G½)cause of (D½)Christmas (G)day
Verse 3 -
||G - - - |C - A - |D - - - |G - - - |
|G - - - |C - A - |G - D - |G - - - || x2
(G)By and by they find a (C½)little (A½)nook in a (D)stable all for(G)lorn
And (G)in a manger (C½)cold and (A½)dark (G½)Mary's little (D½)boy was (G)born
(G)Long time ago in (C½)Bethle(A½)hem (D) so the holy bible (G)says
(G)Mary's boy child (C½)Jesus (A½)Christ was (G½)born on (D½)Christmas (G)Day
Chorus -
||G - C - |D - G - |Em - A - |D - - - |
|G - - - |C - A - |G - D - |G - - - || x2
(G½)Hark now (C½)hear the (D½)angels (G½)sing a (Em½)new king (A½)born to(D)day
and (G)man will live for(C½)ever (A½)more be(G½)cause of (D½)Christmas (G)day
(G½)Trumpets (C½)sounds and (D½)angles (G½)sing (Em½)listen (A½)what they (D)say
That (G)man will live for(C½)ever (A½)more be(G½)cause of (D½)Christmas (G)day
Final Chord Strum: G
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Mary's Boy Child Chords And Strumming
Open Chords: (capo fret 3)
Open G chord
Open C chord
Open Em chord
Open D chord
Open Am chord
Strumming:
"The Bouncer": |D D U D D U |
Tempo: 94 bpm Key: Bb
Verse 1 -
|G - - - |C - Am - |D - - - |G - - - |
|G - - - |C - Am - |G - D - |G - - - |
(G)Long time ago in (C½)Bethle(Am½)hem (D) so the holy bible (G)says
(G)Mary's boy child (C½)Jesus (Am½)Christ was (G½)born on (D½)Christmas (G)Day
Chorus -
||G - C - |D - G - |Em - Am - |D - - - |
|G - - - |C - Am - |G - D - |G - - - || x2
(G½)Hark now (C½)hear the (D½)angels (G½)sing a (Em½)new king (Am½)born to(D)day
and (G)man will live for(C½)ever (Am½)more be(G½)cause of (D½)Christmas (G)day
(G½)Trumpets (C½)sounds and (D½)angles (G½)sing (Em½)listen (Am½)what they (D)say
That (G)man will live for(C½)ever (Am½)more be(G½)cause of (D½)Christmas (G)day
Verse 2 -
||G - - - |C - Am - |D - - - |G - - - |
|G - - - |C - Am - |G - D - |G - - - || x2
While (G)shepherds watched their (C½)flock by (Am½)night
They (D)see a bright new shining (G)star
and (G)hear a choir (C½)sing the (Am½)music (G½)seemed to (D½)come from (G)afar
Now (G)Joseph and his (C½)wife Ma(Am½)ry come to (D)Bethlehem that (G)night
They (G)find no place to (C½)born she (Am½)child not a (G½)single (D½)room was in (G)sight
Chorus -
||G - C - |D - G - |Em - Am - |D - - - |
|G - - - |C - Am - |G - D - |G - - - || x2
(G½)Hark now (C½)hear the (D½)angels (G½)sing a (Em½)new king (Am½)born to(D)day
and (G)man will live for(C½)ever (Am½)more be(G½)cause of (D½)Christmas (G)day
(G½)Trumpets (C½)sounds and (D½)angles (G½)sing (Em½)listen (Am½)what they (D)say
That (G)man will live for(C½)ever (Am½)more be(G½)cause of (D½)Christmas (G)day
Verse 3 -
||G - - - |C - Am - |D - - - |G - - - |
|G - - - |C - Am - |G - D - |G - - - || x2
(G)By and by they find a (C½)little (Am½)nook in a (D)stable all for(G)lorn
And (G)in a manger (C½)cold and (Am½)dark (G½)Mary's little (D½)boy was (G)born
(G)Long time ago in (C½)Bethle(Am½)hem (D) so the holy bible (G)says
(G)Mary's boy child (C½)Jesus (Am½)Christ was (G½)born on (D½)Christmas (G)Day
Chorus -
||G - C - |D - G - |Em - Am - |D - - - |
|G - - - |C - Am - |G - D - |G - - - || x2
(G½)Hark now (C½)hear the (D½)angels (G½)sing a (Em½)new king (Am½)born to(D)day
and (G)man will live for(C½)ever (Am½)more be(G½)cause of (D½)Christmas (G)day
(G½)Trumpets (C½)sounds and (D½)angles (G½)sing (Em½)listen (Am½)what they (D)say
That (G)man will live for(C½)ever (Am½)more be(G½)cause of (D½)Christmas (G)day
Final Chord Strum: G
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Mary's Boy Child Lyrics
Long time ago in Bethlehem so the holy bible says
Mary's boy child Jesus Christ was born on Christmas Day
Hark now hear the angels sing a new king born today
and man will live forever more because of Christmas day
Trumpets sounds and angles sing listen what they say
That man will live forever more because of Christmas day
While shepherds watched their flock by night
They see a bright new shining star
and hear a choir sing the music seemed to come from afar
Now Joseph and his wife Mary come to Bethlehem that night
They find no place to born she child not a single room was in sight
Hark now hear the angels sing a new king born today
and man will live forever more because of Christmas day
Trumpets sounds and angles sing listen what they say
That man will live forever more because of Christmas day
By and by they find a little nook in a stable all forlorn
And in a manger cold and dark Mary's little boy was born
Long time ago in Bethlehem so the holy bible says
Mary's boy child Jesus Christ was born on Christmas Day
Hark now hear the angels sing a new king born today
and man will live forever more because of Christmas day
Trumpets sounds and angles sing listen what they say
That man will live forever more because of Christmas day
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