The Cherry Tree Carol

The banjo on the recording is
somewhere in the area of 1/3 of a fret sharp

INTRO

Em Dsus2 Em Dsus2 Asus2 Em

VERSE ONE

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Joseph was an old man, an old man was he
        Em             Bm11      Dsus2        Em
When he married Virgin Mary, the Queen of Galilee
            Dsus2
As Mary and Joseph were walking one day
      Em         G6                Dsus2          Em    Dsus2 Em
To an orchard of cherry trees they chanced for to stray
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And Mary said to Joseph, so meek and so mild
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Pick me some cherries Joseph, for I am with child
                Dsus2
But Joseph flew angry, so angry flew he
        Em             Bm11        Dsus2        Em   Dsus2 Bm11 Dsus2 Em Dsus2 Em
Let the father of your baby gather cherries for thee

VERSE TWO

                   Dsus2
When up spoke Lord Jesus, from in his mother's womb
    Em       G6               Dsus2       Em
Bow down low cherry trees bow down to the ground
                           Dsus2
And the cherry trees, they bowed down, bowed low to the ground
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And Mary gathered cherries while Joseph stood around
                Dsus2
And Joseph took Mary all upon his right knee
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Come tell me pretty baby when your birthday shall be
                    Dsus2
On the fifth day of January my birthday shall be
        Em            G6            Dsus2           Em Dsus2 A Em
And the stars and the heavens shall all bow down to me