Mary's Boy Child chords

by Boney M.
  • Composers & Lyricists: Fred Jay, Frank Farian, Jester Hairston, Heinz Korn, Herbert Gabriel
  • Performance: Boney M.
  • Song: Also referred to as Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord
  • Album: Christmas With Boney M.
  • Music: F Major in 4/4 time at 112 bpm (♩)
  • Chords: F, F/C, Gm, B♭, C, Dm
  • Beginners: You can simply replace F/C with F if you prefer.
Chart Legend
Numbered Circles: Fingers used to play chords   O: Optional Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings   R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open   X: Don't play string    B: Bass Note
F Major F Major F/C Gm Bb Bb C Dm
F Major F Major F/C Gm Bb Bb C Dm

Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord

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Intro: Mary's boy child Jesus Christ, was born on Christmas Day
       And man will live for evermore, because of Christmas Day.
          F     Bb    F/C    C    F 
       |     |      |     -    |     |       
 
  F                 Bb
1. Long time ago in Beth-le-hem,
          C            F
   So the Ho-ly Bi-ble said,
                   Bb
   Mary's boy child  Je-sus Christ
       F/C     C          F
   Was born on Christ-mas Day. | 𝄎 |
 

    F         Bb       C       F       Dm       Gm      C
CH: Hark, now hear the an-gels sing, a king was born to-day.
        F                 Bb            F/C      C         F
    And man will live for ev-er-more be-cause of Christmas Day 
                    Bb
    Mary's boy child  Je-sus Christ
        F/C     C          F
    Was born on Christ-mas Day.
   

  F                             Bb
2. While shep-herds watch their flocks by night,
              C                  F
   They see a bright new shining star.
                     Bb
   They hear a choir sing a song,
             F/C       C           F
   The music seemed to come from a-far | 𝄎 |
   
 
    F         Bb       C       F       Dm       Gm      C
CH: Hark, now hear the an-gels sing, a king was born to-day.
        F                 Bb            F/C      C         F
    And man will live for ev-er-more be-cause of Christmas Day 
    
                    
                F     Bb     C     F 
Instr Verse:  |Mmm  | mmm  | mmm | mmm  |...
           
                 F     Bb    F/C    C    F 
              |     |      |     -    |     |  𝄎  |
           
                F   Bb   C   F   Dm   Gm    C
Instr Chorus: |   -    |   -   |    -    |     |

                 F     Bb    F/C    C    F 
              |     |      |     -    |     |
           

        F                Bb
Bridge: For a moment the world was a-glow
                C                          F 
        All the bells rang out, there were tears of joy and laughter
        F                   Bb
        People shouted "let ev'-ry-one know, 
                 F/C      C           F
        There is hope for all to find peace"        
        
   F      
   Oh my Lord, you sent your Son to save us 

   Oh my Lord, your very self You gave us
   C      
   Oh my Lord, that sin may not en-slave us
   F  
   And love may reign once more.
        
   F        
   Oh my Lord, when in the crib they found Him 

   Oh my Lord, a gol-den ha-lo crowned Him
   C       
   Oh my Lord, they gath-ered all a-round Him
   F    
   To see Him and a-dore. (They say He'll live forever)
      
   F       
   Oh my Lord, (Oh praise the Lord) they had be-come to doubt you

   Oh my Lord, (He is the truth for-e-ver) what did they know a-bout You
   C       
   Oh my Lord, (Oh praise the Lord) but they were lost with-out You
   F   
   They need-ed You so bad. (His lights are shin-ing on us)
      
   F       
   Oh my Lord, (Oh praise the Lord) with the Child's a-dor-a-tion

   Oh my Lord, (He is the truth for-e-ver) there came great ju-bi-la-tion
   C       
   Oh my Lord, (Oh praise the Lord) and full of ad-mi-ra-tion
   F      
   They re-a-lized what they had (Un-til the sun falls from the sky)

   F 
   Oh my Lord, (Oh praise the Lord) you sent your Son to save us 

   Oh my Lord,  (They say He'll live for-e-ver) your very self you gave us
   C       
   Oh my Lord, that sin may not en-slave us
   F      
   And love may reign once more... (repeat to fade)

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