Dickens Dublin
Loreena McKennitt
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Em D G Em D Em [Verse 1] (Spoken by a street urchin)Am Joyful mystery, the birth of our Lord. This night our Lady and St.Em Joseph wasBm Am going up to get registered and, and they were going down the road and theyEm C met this man and, and he said,D "Have you any room?" And he said, "No, butG there's an old stable over thereD/F# G C that I owned, if yous want to go into it."D Em And they went over and the lordAm came down from the heaven at twelveBm o'clockC and loads of beautiful angels wasD with them, and when they were walkin'... [Verse 2]Em D/F# G D I walk the streets of Dublin townEm C D It's eighteen forty-twoEm D/F# G D It's snowing on this Christmas EveEm C Em Think I'll beg another bob or twoAm I'll huddle in this doorway hereEm Bm 'Til someone comes alongAm If the lamp lighter comes real soonEm C D Maybe I'll go home with himG D/F# G Maybe I can find a place I canC D call my homeEm Am Bm Maybe I can find a home I canC call my own [Verse 3] (Spoken by a street urchin)D C These three wise kings, and, andD they were all in differentC countries. AndContinues after the adD they always used to look up at theC D sky and they looked up this night and sawC D this beautiful star up in the sky.C And when they were going they all meetedD together and whe.., you have..,C D they had to pass King Herod's place, not thatC we much care for him. And they wentD C in and, and he said, "And where yousD goin' with yer best stitches on ye?" [Verse 4]Em D/F# G The horses on the cobbled stonesD go byEm C D Think I'll get one, one fine dayEm D/F# G D And ride into the countrysideEm C Em And very far awayAm But now as the daylight disappearsEm Bm I best find a place to sleepAm Think I'll slip into the bell-towerEm C D In the church just down the streetG D/F# G Maybe I can find a place I canC D call my homeEm Am Bm Maybe I can find a home I canC call my own [Verse 5] (Spoken by a street urchin)D And they said, "Did you not hearC the news?" and say he says, "WhatD news?" He says, "This day the saviour isC D born." And he says to them, "When you find him,C D come back and tell me 'cause IC want to go and adore him too." And he was onlyD coddin' them. He wanted to kill himC D and when they were going, they stoppedC D and they said, "Surely not thisC old stable that our king is born in.D We wereC D expecting a palace." [Verse 6]Em D/F# G D Maybe on the way I'll find the dogEm C D I saw the other nightEm D/F# G D And tuck him underneath my jacket soEm C Em We'll stay warm through the nightAm And as we lie in the bell-tower highEm Bm And dream of days to comeAm The bells o'er head will call the hoursEm C D Some day we will find a homeG D/F# G Maybe I can find a place I canC D call my homeEm Am Bm Maybe I can find a home I canC D call my ownG D/F# G Maybe I can find a place I canC D call my homeEm Am Bm Maybe I can find a home I canC D call my own [Verse 7] (Spoken by a street urchin) There was these shepherds andC D shepherds are fellas that mind the foals andC D cows and sheeps and little lambsC D and all and, um, they hears this beautiful C D N.C. music up in da sky and they were wondering what was so fun. An angel