The Child With The Star On His Head chords

[INTRO]
[G] [G] [F#m] [Bm]
[G] [G] [G] [G]
[Em] [F#m] [Bm] [G]
[G] [G] [G] [G]

[VERSE 1]
[D]Once in a [Bm]while, you may [G]think you see [Em]better than the [A]others
[A7]Scrambling [F#m]around in the [Bm]dark with your [A]drum [A7]

[VERSE 2]
[D]There is a [Bm]time when young [G]men must grow [Em]up and be [A]brothers
[A7]Are you [F#m]afraid of [Bm]growing too [A]fast? [A7]

[CHORUS 1]
[Em]And the child [D]with the star [G]on his head
[Bm]All of the [F#m]world rests on his [G]shoulders
[Em]And the mother [D]with the child [G]on her breast
[Bm]Blessed is [F#m]she among [G]women

[Em]And the trust we [D/F#]put in things
In [G]small ideas, in [Bm]engineering
The [F#m]world of sports and [G]second best
[Em]In consequences we [D/F#]will not put [A]to rest [A7]

[Trumpet break]
[D] [Bm] [G] [Em] [A] [A7] [F#m] [Bm] [A] [A7]
[Em] [D] [G] [Bm] [F#m] [G] [Em] [D/F#] [A] [A7]

[VERSE 3]
[D]Why crawl a[Bm]round in the [G]snow
When you [Em]know I am [A]right here
[A7]Waiting for [F#m]you to ex[Bm]pect something [A]more? [A7]

[VERSE 4]
[D]For I am [Bm]warm, I am [G]calling you [Em]close to my [A]table
[A7]Where I have [F#m]made us a [Bm]feast
For the [A]year of troubles, [A]they have gone
The [A7]winter brings a [A7]Christmas song

[CHORUS 2]
[Em]And the child [D]with the star [G]on his head
[Bm]All of the [F#m]world rests on his [G]shoulders
[Em]And the mother [D]with the child [G]on her breast
[Bm]Blessed is [F#m]she among [G]women

Does [Em]all the world know [D/F#]better than
When [G]Christmas comes the [Bm]troubles end
The [F#m]troubles end, the [G]troubles end

And [Em]by the time there’s [D/F#]nothing left
An [G]empty tree, a [Bm]winter vest
A [F#m]winter vest, a [G]winter vest

[Em]And the trust we [D/F#]put in things
In d[G]ictionaries, in [Bm]engineering
In c[F#m]alendars, and [G]television
In [Em]father's friends, in [D/F#]consequen[A]ces [A7]

[A] [A7] (x3)

[Bm] [F#m] [G] Em A A7 (xAs much as you like for solo)

[D]