Labor of Love by Andrew PetersonKey: DD | Capo: 0fr | |Intro: D D D Verse: It was not a silent(G)night There was blood on the ground(D D D) You could hear a woman (G)cry in the alleyway that (A)night on the streets of David's town(D D D) And the stable was not (Bm) clean, and the cobblestones were (F#m) cold. And little Mary full of (G5) grace with the tears upon her (A) face had no mother's hand to hold (D D D) Chorus: It was a labor of (G5) pain, it was cold sky a (Bm) bove. But for the girl on the ground in the (G5) dark Every beat of her beautiful (A) heart was A labor of Love (D D D) Verse: Noble Joseph at her(G)side Callused hands and weary eyes(D D D) There were no midwives to be(G)found In the streets of David's(A)town In the middle of the night(D D D) So he held her and he(Bm)prayed Shafts of moonlight on his(F#m)face But the baby in her womb(G5) He was the maker of the moon(A) He was the Author of the faith(D) That could(D)make the mountains move(A A A let ring out) Instrumental: G (mess around with hammer-ons and what not for 2 measures) D (Again 2 measures) G (one Measure) A (one measure) Bm (one measure) F#m (Leads into...) Chorus: It was a labor of (G5) pain, it was cold sky a (Bm) bove. But for the girl on the ground in the (G5) dark Every beat of her beautiful (A) heart was a labor of Love (Bm) For little Mary full of grace (G) With the tears upon her face (A) It was a labor of love (D Let ring out) G D It was not a silent(G)night (A)...In the Streets of David's Town(D D D) G A D