Labor Of Love


Intro: D Dsus D (let ring out) Verse: It was not a silent(G5)night There was blood on the ground(D Dsus4 D) You could hear a woman (G5)cry in the alleyway that (A)night on the streets of David's town(D Dsus4 D) And the stable was not (Bm) clean, and the cobblestones were (F#m) cold. And little Mary full of (G5) grace with the tears upon her (A) face had no mother's hand to hold (D Dsus4 D) Chorus: It was a labor of (G5) pain, it was cold sky a (Bm) bove. But for the girl on the ground in the (G5) dark Every beat of her beautiful (A) heart was A labor of Love (D Dsus4 D) Verse: Noble Joseph at her(G5)side Callused hands and weary eyes(D Dsus4 D) There were no midwives to be(G5)found In the streets of David's(A)town In the middle of the night(D Dsus4 D) So he held her and he(Bm)prayed Shafts of moonlight on his(F#m)face But the baby in her womb(G5) He was the maker of the moon(A) He was the Author of the faith(D) That could(Dsus)make the mountains move(A Asus A let ring out) Instrumental Bridge G (mess around with hammer-ons and what not for 2 measures) D (Again 2 measures) G (one Measure) A (one measure) Bm (one measure) F#m (Leads into...) Chorus: It was a labor of (G5) pain, it was cold sky a (Bm) bove. But for the girl on the ground in the (G5) dark Every beat of her beautiful (A) heart was a labor of Love (Bm) For little Mary full of grace (G) With the tears upon her face (A) It was a labor of love (D Let ring out) G D It was not a silent(G5)night (A)...In the Streets of David's Town(D Dsus4 D) G A D