Thorns In The Straw

G D Since the day the angel came Em Bm It seemed that everything had changed C G/B The only certain thing Am7 D Was the child that moved within G D/F# On the road that would not end Em G/D Winding down to Bethlehem C Am7 D G Am/G D/G C/G So far away from home G D Just a blanket on the floor Em Bm Of a vacant cattle-stall C G/B But there the child was born Am7 D She held him in her arms G D/F# And as she laid him down to sleep Em G/D She wondered - will it always be C Am7 D G C/G G So bitter and so sweet Em Am7 D7 And did she see there G B7 Em In the straw by his head a thorn Am7 D7 And did she smell myrrh G B7 Emaj7 In the air on that starry night Em Am7 D7 And did she see there G B7 Em In the straw by his head a thorn Am7 D7 And did she smell myrrh G B7 Emaj7 In the air on that starry night G D Then the words of ancient seers Em Bm Tumbled down the centuries ... C G/B A virgin shall conceive... Am7 D God with us... Prince of Peace G D/F# Man of Sorrows - strangest name Em G/D Oh Joseph there it comes again C Am7 D G C/G G So bitter and so sweet G D And as she watched him through the years Em Bm Her joy was mingled with her tears C G/B And she'd feel it all again Am7 D The glory, and the shame G D/F# And when the miracles began Em G/D She wondered, who is this man C Am7 D G C/G G And where will this all end Em Am7 D7 And did she see there G B7 Em In the straw by his head a thorn Am7 D7 And did she smell myrrh G B7 Emaj7 In the air on that starry night Am7 D7 And did she hear angels G B7 Em sing not so far away Am7 D7 G Till at last the sun rose blood-red B7 Emaj7 In the morning sky G D 'Til against a darkening sky Em Bm The son she loved was lifted high C G/B And with his dying breath Am7 D She heard him say 'Father forgive' G D/F# And to the criminal beside Em G/D "Today-with me in Paradise" C Am7 D G C/G G So bitter yet so sweet