Chords for Joseph (I was not his father)

Tempo:
132.05 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

D

F#m

Bm

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Joseph (I was not his father) chords
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[D]
[A] [D]
[E]
[A]
[D]
[E] [A] [E]
[A]
He was working late [D] one evening, [A] with the wood that he knew [D] so well.
[E] When she thought she [A] recognized him, [D]
[E] though at first she couldn't tell.
[F#] [A]
As she humbly begged [D] his pardon,
[E] [A] a strange sadness [D] swelled inside.
[A]
[E] When she asked, aren't you [A] the father of [D]
[E] the man they [A] crucify?
[E] [F#m] Then the carpenter [Bm] repeated what he'd said so many [A]
times.
[F#m] He said that I was not his [Bm] father,
[E] he was [A] mine.
[F#]
Then he humbly went on working, with his warm and calloused hand.
[D]
[E] Though she did not ask more questions, [A] [A]
[E] he knew she didn't understand.
[F#] [E] So he asked if she [A] would help him, he saw her answer in a [D]
glance.
[E] And she did the chores he asked her,
[D] and she was [E] grateful for the chance.
[E] [F#m] Then they talked for hours [Bm] of Jesus,
[E] and how he knew he was [A]
divine.
[E] [F#m] He said I was [Bm] not his father,
[E] he was [A] mine.
[Bm]
How could one so foolish and so [A]
flawed, [D] ever hope to [Am] raise the son of [E] God?
[E]
Then he spoke of [D] the misgiving [A] he
[E] had had [D] a thousand times.
[A]
[E] Now Jesus found the tender moments, [A] [D]
to [E] let him know he'd done just [A] fine.
[F#] [A]
Then the carpenter [D] recited [E] the greatest truths [A] he'd ever learned.
[E] [F#m] And testified they [Bm] came from Jesus,
[E] and then her heart within [A] her [G#m] burned.
[F#m] Then they embraced as she [Bm] departed,
[E] Joseph told her one [A] more [E] time.
[F#m] Tell them I was [Bm] not his father,
[E] tell them he was [F#m] [E] mine.
[D]
No I was not [A] his father, [E] he [A] was mine.
[D] [F#]
[B]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
D
1321
F#m
123111112
Bm
13421112
E
2311
A
1231
D
1321
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
He was working late [D] one evening, _ _ _ _ [A] _ with the wood that he knew [D] so well. _ _
_ [E] _ _ When she thought she [A] recognized him, _ _ _ _ [D] _
[E] though at first she couldn't tell. _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _
As she humbly begged [D] his pardon, _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ a strange sadness [D] swelled inside.
[A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ When she asked, _ aren't you [A] the father _ of _ [D] _
[E] the man they [A] _ crucify?
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] Then the carpenter [Bm] repeated _ _ what _ _ he'd said so many [A] _
_ times.
_ _ [F#m] _ He said that I was not his [Bm] father, _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ he was [A] _ mine.
_ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ Then he humbly went on working, _ _ _ _ _ _ with his warm and calloused hand.
[D] _
_ _ [E] _ _ Though she did not ask more questions, [A] _ _ _ _ [A] _
[E] he knew she didn't understand. _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ So he asked if she [A] would help him, _ _ _ _ he saw her answer in a [D]
glance.
_ _ _ _ [E] And she did the chores he asked her, _ _
_ [D] and she was [E] grateful for the chance.
_ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ Then they talked for hours [Bm] of Jesus, _ _
_ [E] _ and how he knew he was [A]
divine.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] He said I was [Bm] not his father, _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ he _ was _ [A] mine.
_ _ _ [Bm]
How could one so foolish and so [A]
flawed, _ _ _ _ [D] ever hope to [Am] _ raise the son of [E] God?
_ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Then he spoke of [D] the misgiving _ [A] he _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ had had [D] a thousand times.
_ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ Now Jesus found the tender moments, [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
to [E] let him know he'd done just [A] fine.
[F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
Then the carpenter _ [D] recited _ _ _ [E] the greatest truths [A] he'd ever learned.
[E] _ _ _ _ [F#m] And testified they [Bm] came from Jesus, _ _
_ [E] _ and then her heart within [A] her _ _ _ [G#m] burned.
[F#m] _ Then they embraced as she [Bm] departed, _ _ _
_ [E] _ Joseph told her one [A] more _ [E] time.
_ _ _ [F#m] Tell them I was [Bm] not his father, _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ tell them he was [F#m] _ _ _ [E] mine.
_ _ [D] _
_ _ No I was not [A] his father, _ _ [E] _ _ _ he _ [A] was _ _ mine. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _

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