Chords for Michael Card - They Called Him Laughter †• Lyric Video •†

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[C] A [G] barren land [F] and a [C] barren wife [F] Made [C] Abraham laugh at his [G] wandering life
[F] A cruel joke it seemed, [C] and to call him The father [G] of nations
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[C] _ [G] heavenly prank, [F] a celestial [C] joke [F] Cause grey [C]-haired babies leave [G] no room for
hope [F] But hoping was something this [C] hopeless old
man [G] learned to do _ _ They called him [B] [F] laughter, _ _ _ for he came [C] after
The father had [G] made an [F] _ [G] impossible promise [C] come true
_ _ The birth [G] of a _ [F] baby _ to a hopeless old [C] _ lady _ So they called him [G] laughter, [F] cause no [G] other
name [C] would do _ [Am] [G] A _ _ _
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[C] cry in [G] the darkness [F] and laughter [C] at night
[F] An elderly [C] couple sit [G] holding him tight [F] An improbable infant, [C] a punch line, a promise
[G] come true _ [Bb] [F] Laughed _ [G] _
[C] till [G] they wept, then [F] they laughed at
[C] their tears [F] This miracle [C] baby [G] they'd wanted for years
[F] Would make a messiah, [C] give us [Dm] impossible [G] _ joy
_ [C] They called [G] him [F] laughter, _ _ _ for he came [C] after _ The father [G] had made an [F] impossible [G] promise
[C] come true _ The _ [G] birth of a [F] _ baby to a hopeless [C] old lady
_ So they called [G] him laughter, [F] for no [G] other name would [C] _ do
_ _ They [Em] called [G] him [F] laughter, _ _ for he came [C] after _ The father had [G] made an [F] impossible [G] promise
[C] come true _ The _ [G] birth of a [F] _ baby to a hopeless old [C] lady
_ So they called [G] him laughter, [F] for no other [G] name would [C] do
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