Labor Of Love Chords

Intro

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Verse 1

                     G   A                         D

It was not a silent night, there was blood on the ground

                        G                         A

You could hear a woman cry, in the alleyway that night

                           D

On the streets of David's town

                        Bm                         F#m

And the stable was not clean, and the cobblestones were cold

                         G                              A

And little Mary full of grace, With the tears upon her face

                    D 

Had no mother's hand to hold



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                   G   A                 Bm    D

It was a labor of pain, it was a cold sky above

                                       G

But for the girl on the ground in the dark

                               A

With every beat of her beautiful heart

                    D

It was a labor of love



Verse 2

                     G   A                     D

Noble Joseph by her side, callused hands and weary eyes

                              G                                A

There were no midwives to be found, on the streets of David's town

                      D

In the middle of the night

                        Bm                                F#m 

So he held her and he prayed, shafts of moonlight on his face

                     G                             A

For the baby in her womb, He was the Maker of the moon

                           D/F#                               A

He was the Author of the faith that could make the mountains move



Chorus



Chorus



Ending

                      G                             A

Little Mary full of grace, with the tears upon her face

                   D   A D

It was a labor of love