He Would Be King Chords by Gordon Mote

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[Fm] In a dark and mossy stable, [Ab] she held her newborn son
[Fm] Exhausted from the labor, [Ab] relieved he'd finally come
[Db] Could she [Ab] have known all the joy he [Bb] would bring?
Could she have known he [Ab] would be king?
Her _
[Fm] companion watched in silence, [Ab] with wonder on his face
[Fm] That a miracle could happen to a carpenter by trade
[Bbm] Would he [Ab] grow strong, would he hear the hammers ring?
[Bbm] Maybe [Bb] one day he [Ab] would be king
He would [Eb] be king, he would [Ab] be king
He would [Db] be lord of all [Eb] the earth and [Ab] everything
Shepherds [Eb] would quake, angels [Fm] would sing
He would [Bbm] be praised from age [Eb] to age, he would [Ab] be king
So [Bbm] she tried to soothe his crying [Db] with a tender lullaby
[Bbm] For the moment they would keep him [Db] from the waiting world outside
[Eb] _ _ [Db] _ [Gb] Alleluia's were already [Db] echoing
[Eb] Praise to the child who would [Db] be king
He would [Ab] be king, he would [Db] be king
He would [Gb] be lord of all [Ab] the earth and [Db] everything
_ Shepherds [Ab] would quake, angels [Bbm] would sing
He would [Ebm] be praised from age to age, he would [Gb] be king
He would be king, he would [Bb] be king
_ _ [Eb] _ _ He would [Ab] be lord of all [Bb] the earth and [Eb] everything
Shepherds [Bb] would quake, angels [Cm] would sing
He would [Fm] be praised from [Bb] age to age, he would [Cm] be king
He would [Fm] be praised from [Bb] age to age, he [Cm] would be _
[Dm] _ king
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