Chords for Official Lyric Video for Road To Bethlehem Featuring Dolly Parton
Tempo:
150.2 bpm
Chords used:
F
Bb
Gm
C
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Gm] [G]
[C]
[Bb] Joseph [F] watched the campfire slowly [F] burning out,
And spread [Gm] a blanket over Mary where she [F] lay.
He knelt down beside her on the ground,
[Gm] Bowed his head [F] and he began to [Bb] pray.
Here we [F] are, on [Bb] the road to [F] Bethlehem,
[Bb] I promised you [F] I'd take care of your [Dm] son.
[C]
[F] Mary's tired, and [Bb] I'm doing the best I [F] can,
And [Bb] I'm trusting you [F] from here the kingdom [Dm] come.
[C]
Oh, [Gm] if I close [F] my eyes and go to sleep,
[Gm] Please watch over [F] both of them for [Bb] me,
On [C] the road to [Bb] Bethlehem.
[F]
Ooh, [Gm] ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, [C] ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.
[Bb] Mary felt the baby move [F] as she woke up,
[Gm] She felt Joseph sleeping by [F] her side.
[Bb] She reached out in the darkness [F] and touched his hand,
[Gm] And tried not to wake him as [Bb] she cried.
Here [F] we are, on [Bb] the road to [F] Bethlehem,
[Bb] I promised you [F] I'd take care of [Dm] your son.
[C]
Joseph's [F] tired, and [Bb] I'm doing the best [F] I can,
And [Bb] I'm trusting you [F] from here the kingdom [Dm] come.
[C]
And [Gm] if I close [F] my eyes and go to sleep,
[Gm] Please watch [F] over both of them [Bb] for me,
On [C] the road to [F] Bethlehem.
[Bb] Joseph felt her crying [F] and he reached out,
[Gm] Held her in his [F] arms and they both prayed.
[Bb]
Here we are, on [Bb] the road to [F] Bethlehem,
We promised you we'd take care of [Dm] your son,
[C]
We're [F] so tired, and [Bb] we're doing the best [F] we can,
[Bb] And trusting you [F] from here the kingdom [Gm] come.
Please watch over [F] us and give us strength [Bb] and peace,
[Gm] While the Savior [F] of the whole world gently [Bb] sleeps,
[C] On the road to [Bb] Bethlehem.
[F]
[Gm]
[C]
[Bb] On the road [F] to Bethlehem.
[Gm] On the road to [F] Bethlehem.
[C]
[Bb] Joseph [F] watched the campfire slowly [F] burning out,
And spread [Gm] a blanket over Mary where she [F] lay.
He knelt down beside her on the ground,
[Gm] Bowed his head [F] and he began to [Bb] pray.
Here we [F] are, on [Bb] the road to [F] Bethlehem,
[Bb] I promised you [F] I'd take care of your [Dm] son.
[C]
[F] Mary's tired, and [Bb] I'm doing the best I [F] can,
And [Bb] I'm trusting you [F] from here the kingdom [Dm] come.
[C]
Oh, [Gm] if I close [F] my eyes and go to sleep,
[Gm] Please watch over [F] both of them for [Bb] me,
On [C] the road to [Bb] Bethlehem.
[F]
Ooh, [Gm] ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, [C] ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.
[Bb] Mary felt the baby move [F] as she woke up,
[Gm] She felt Joseph sleeping by [F] her side.
[Bb] She reached out in the darkness [F] and touched his hand,
[Gm] And tried not to wake him as [Bb] she cried.
Here [F] we are, on [Bb] the road to [F] Bethlehem,
[Bb] I promised you [F] I'd take care of [Dm] your son.
[C]
Joseph's [F] tired, and [Bb] I'm doing the best [F] I can,
And [Bb] I'm trusting you [F] from here the kingdom [Dm] come.
[C]
And [Gm] if I close [F] my eyes and go to sleep,
[Gm] Please watch [F] over both of them [Bb] for me,
On [C] the road to [F] Bethlehem.
[Bb] Joseph felt her crying [F] and he reached out,
[Gm] Held her in his [F] arms and they both prayed.
[Bb]
Here we are, on [Bb] the road to [F] Bethlehem,
We promised you we'd take care of [Dm] your son,
[C]
We're [F] so tired, and [Bb] we're doing the best [F] we can,
[Bb] And trusting you [F] from here the kingdom [Gm] come.
Please watch over [F] us and give us strength [Bb] and peace,
[Gm] While the Savior [F] of the whole world gently [Bb] sleeps,
[C] On the road to [Bb] Bethlehem.
[F]
[Gm]
[C]
[Bb] On the road [F] to Bethlehem.
[Gm] On the road to [F] Bethlehem.
Key:
F
Bb
Gm
C
Dm
F
Bb
Gm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] Joseph [F] watched the campfire slowly [F] burning _ out, _
And spread [Gm] a blanket over Mary where she [F] _ lay. _ _ _ _
He knelt down beside her _ on the _ ground, _ _
_ [Gm] Bowed his head [F] and he _ began to [Bb] _ pray. _ _ _
Here we [F] _ _ _ are, _ on [Bb] the road to _ _ [F] Bethlehem, _
[Bb] I promised you [F] I'd take care of your [Dm] son.
_ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] Mary's tired, _ _ _ and [Bb] I'm doing the best I [F] can,
And [Bb] I'm trusting you [F] from here the kingdom [Dm] come.
_ _ [C] _ _
Oh, [Gm] if I close [F] my eyes and go to sleep, _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] Please watch over [F] both of them for [Bb] me,
On [C] the road to _ [Bb] Bethlehem. _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
Ooh, [Gm] ooh, ooh, ooh, _ _ ooh, [C] ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh. _
_ [Bb] Mary felt the baby move [F] as she woke up, _ _ _
_ [Gm] She felt Joseph sleeping by [F] her side. _ _ _ _
[Bb] She reached out in the darkness [F] and touched his hand, _ _ _
[Gm] And tried not to wake him as [Bb] she cried. _ _ _
Here [F] we _ are, _ _ on [Bb] the road to _ [F] _ Bethlehem,
[Bb] I promised you [F] I'd take care of [Dm] your _ son.
[C] _ _ _
Joseph's [F] _ tired, _ _ and [Bb] I'm doing the best [F] I can,
And [Bb] I'm trusting you [F] from here the kingdom [Dm] _ come.
_ [C] _ _
And [Gm] if I close [F] my eyes and go to sleep, _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] Please watch [F] over both of them [Bb] for me,
On [C] the road to [F] _ _ _ Bethlehem. _ _
_ [Bb] Joseph felt her crying [F] and he reached _ out, _
_ [Gm] Held her in his [F] arms and they both prayed. _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
Here we _ are, _ _ on [Bb] the road to [F] Bethlehem, _ _
We promised you we'd take care of [Dm] your son,
_ _ [C] _ _
We're [F] so _ _ _ tired, and [Bb] we're doing the best [F] we can, _
[Bb] And trusting you [F] from here the kingdom [Gm] come.
_ Please _ _ watch over [F] us and give us strength [Bb] _ _ _ _ and peace,
[Gm] While the Savior [F] of the whole world gently _ [Bb] sleeps,
[C] On the road to [Bb] _ _ Bethlehem. _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ On the road _ [F] to _ _ _ Bethlehem. _
_ [Gm] _ On the road to [F] Bethlehem. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] Joseph [F] watched the campfire slowly [F] burning _ out, _
And spread [Gm] a blanket over Mary where she [F] _ lay. _ _ _ _
He knelt down beside her _ on the _ ground, _ _
_ [Gm] Bowed his head [F] and he _ began to [Bb] _ pray. _ _ _
Here we [F] _ _ _ are, _ on [Bb] the road to _ _ [F] Bethlehem, _
[Bb] I promised you [F] I'd take care of your [Dm] son.
_ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] Mary's tired, _ _ _ and [Bb] I'm doing the best I [F] can,
And [Bb] I'm trusting you [F] from here the kingdom [Dm] come.
_ _ [C] _ _
Oh, [Gm] if I close [F] my eyes and go to sleep, _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] Please watch over [F] both of them for [Bb] me,
On [C] the road to _ [Bb] Bethlehem. _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
Ooh, [Gm] ooh, ooh, ooh, _ _ ooh, [C] ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh. _
_ [Bb] Mary felt the baby move [F] as she woke up, _ _ _
_ [Gm] She felt Joseph sleeping by [F] her side. _ _ _ _
[Bb] She reached out in the darkness [F] and touched his hand, _ _ _
[Gm] And tried not to wake him as [Bb] she cried. _ _ _
Here [F] we _ are, _ _ on [Bb] the road to _ [F] _ Bethlehem,
[Bb] I promised you [F] I'd take care of [Dm] your _ son.
[C] _ _ _
Joseph's [F] _ tired, _ _ and [Bb] I'm doing the best [F] I can,
And [Bb] I'm trusting you [F] from here the kingdom [Dm] _ come.
_ [C] _ _
And [Gm] if I close [F] my eyes and go to sleep, _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] Please watch [F] over both of them [Bb] for me,
On [C] the road to [F] _ _ _ Bethlehem. _ _
_ [Bb] Joseph felt her crying [F] and he reached _ out, _
_ [Gm] Held her in his [F] arms and they both prayed. _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
Here we _ are, _ _ on [Bb] the road to [F] Bethlehem, _ _
We promised you we'd take care of [Dm] your son,
_ _ [C] _ _
We're [F] so _ _ _ tired, and [Bb] we're doing the best [F] we can, _
[Bb] And trusting you [F] from here the kingdom [Gm] come.
_ Please _ _ watch over [F] us and give us strength [Bb] _ _ _ _ and peace,
[Gm] While the Savior [F] of the whole world gently _ [Bb] sleeps,
[C] On the road to [Bb] _ _ Bethlehem. _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ On the road _ [F] to _ _ _ Bethlehem. _
_ [Gm] _ On the road to [F] Bethlehem. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _