Magnificat

[Intro ] A E F#m D E [Verso 1] A My daddy is a drinker E My mama is a thinker F#m I have been chosen D E to bear this child A Cant tell you whos the father E Im too young to be a mother F#m But I know somehow D E I am undefiled, D E D E I am standing proud (ooh, ooh) [Verso 2] A In these hills of West Virginia E You dont know what youve got in ya F#m D E til you tunnel down into the mine A My mama told me stories E Playing in the quarries F#m Searching for diamonds D E shed never find D E D E We got left behind (ooh, ooh) {Refrain} A E Something tells me that this baby F#m D Will magnify everything A E All the good times and the bad times F#m D E Whatever my troubles and my blessings were before A Theyll be more [Verso 3] A All the men I know in this town E Go to bars and sleep around F#m D E Girls like me have to deal with the rest A And theyll say my life is ruined E But I know thats not true and F#m D E Its a story for the other folk who choose to be distressed D E D E I know that Ive been blessed (ooh, ooh) [Verso 4] A And I know my child will suffer E And his life will be much rougher F#m D E Then a kid born in Charleston with a pool in his backyard A But its God who loves the lowly E And this baby will be holy F#m Wholly mine and I will love him D E and my love will magnify him {Refrain} A E Something tells me that this baby F#m D Will magnify everything A E All the good times and the bad times F#m D E Whatever my troubles and my blessings were before A E Theyll be more, theyll be more F#m Theyll be more D E A More and more and more and more and more