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Paul Brandt with Union Station – The Way In A Manger Chords Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
|E x12|

[Verse]
E        F#m
We were alone in the
B               E
fields with our sheep
E        F#m
A star in the sky glowing
B               E
bright in the east
        A        E
When an angelic choir
        E   F#m E A
singing all glory be
A             E
to God in the highest,
B            E
bade us come see (they said)

[Chorus]
C#m          G#m
The way in a manger
     A           E
is a babe fast asleep
     C#m     G#m
He's never a stranger
   A            B
to wise men who seek
    C#m          G#m
The light and the hope
    E          A
for all of mankind
                    E
He's the way in the manger
         B        E
And He's easy to find

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[Instrumental]
C#m  G#m   A    E   E

[Verse]
E        F#m
Mary and Joseph were
B               E
there when we came
E                F#m
And all that the angels
    B            E
had said was the same
        A           E
And when I saw the baby,
        E   F#m  E  A
I knew just what to do
A               E
I bowed down to worship
     B            E
the light and the truth

[Chorus]
C#m          G#m
The way in a manger is
  A           E
a babe fast asleep
     C#m     G#m
He's never a stranger
   A            B
to wise men who seek
    C#m          G#m
The light and the hope
    E          A
for all of mankind
                    E
He's the way in the manger
         B        E
And He's easy to find

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[Instrumental]
C#m  G#m   A    E   E
    C#m          G#m
The light and the hope
    E          A
For all of mankind
                    E
He's the way in a manger
         B        C#m
And He's easy to find
                    E
He's the way in a manger
         B        E
And He's easy to find

How to play The Way In A Manger: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for The Way In A Manger by Paul Brandt with Union Station on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

The Way In A Manger by Paul Brandt with Union Station keeps coming home to E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). You need 6 chords: E, F#m, B, A, C#m and G#m.

Listen for E – C#m – G#m – A (I – vi – iii – IV in E major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – lah – mi – fah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes C, Dm, G, F, Am, Em (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F#m chord on guitar (244222) — F♯mF♯ A C♯

C#m chord on guitar (x46654) — C♯mC♯ E G♯

G#m chord on guitar (466444) — G♯mG♯ B D♯

The Way In A Manger chords: questions

What key is The Way In A Manger in?

The Way In A Manger by Paul Brandt with Union Station is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in The Way In A Manger?

The Way In A Manger uses 6 chords: E, F#m, B, A, C#m, G#m.

What is the chord progression of The Way In A Manger?

The main progression is E – C#m – G#m – A (I – vi – iii – IV).

Is The Way In A Manger easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes C, Dm, G, F, Am, Em (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo).

How to play The Way In A Manger: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

The Way In A Manger chords: questions

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