The Kingston Trio

Friendly Beasts(Chords)

The Kingston Trio

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Intro: D 

Verse 

          Bm      A        D 
Jesus our brother kind and good 
           G         A         Bm 
Was humbly born in a stable of wood 
    F#m      G       Em        F# 
And friendly beasts around him stood 
D         Bm      Em       D 
Jesus our brother kind and good 

Verse 

             Bm      A          D 
'I' said the donkey, shaggy and brown 
              G      A           Bm 
I carried his mother up hill and down 
  F#m         G         Em        F# 
I carried him safely to Bethlehem town 
 D           Bm      Em       D 
'I' said the donkey, shaggy and brown 

Verse 

             Bm          A     D 
'I' said the sheep, with curly horn 
              G            A       Bm 
I have him my wool for his blanket warm 
   F#m     G       Em        F# 
He wore my coat on Christmas morn 
 D           Bm          Em    D 
'I' said the sheep, with curly horn 

Verse 

             Bm         A      D 
'I' said the dove, from rafter high 
             G          A             Bm 
Cooed him to sleep that he should not cry 
F#m          G        Em       F# 
Cooed him to sleep my love and I 
 D           Bm         Em     D 
'I' said the dove, from rafter high 

Verse 

           Bm        A       D 
Thus every beast, by comfort fell 
          G         A        Bm 
In stable dark, was proud to tell 
    F#m     G      Em  F# 
The gift he gave Emmanuel 
    D       Bm     Em  D 
The gift he gave Emmanuel
	        

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