Away In A Manger Chord Chart

 

Welcome to my Away In A Manger chord chart. This is a very lovely song that songs great with strumming or fingerpicking. Let’s take a look at the guitar chords first.

Remember, if the D7 chord is tricky for you at the moment, you can always stay on the D chord.

AWAY IN A MANGER Chords:

 

AWAY IN A MANGER Strumming Patterns:

Strumming:
1 2 + 3 +
D DU DU

Fingerpicking Option: 6 string arpeggios
6 string chords play strings: 6 3 2 1 2 3
5 string chords play strings: 5 3 2 1 2 3
4 string chords play strings: 4 3 2 1 2 3

AWAY IN A MANGER Chord Chart

Verse:
    G            G                C            G
Away in a manger, no crib for a bed,
        D               D               C                       G
The little Lord Jesus, lay down his sweet head.
          G                G                            C                     G
The stars in the bright sky, looked down where he lay
        D7             G        |Am   -  D7|  G
The little Lord Jesus, asleep on the hay.

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Verse:
         G             G                C        G
The cattle are lowing, the baby awakes;
        D              D              C             G
But little Lord Jesus, no crying he makes.
   G                       G               C                     G
I love thee, Lord Jesus, look down from the sky,
         D7             G                | Am  -   D7|  G
And stay by my bedside, till morning is   nigh.

Verse:
       G                    G         C                G
Be near me Lord Jesus, I ask thee to stay,
           D            D              C              G
Close by me forever, and love me I pray.
          G                   G             C               G
Bless all the dear children, in thy tender care,
       D7             G            |Am  -      D7|    G
And fit us for heaven, to live with thee there 

This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.

 

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