Chords for Child Of The Poor / What Child Is This
Tempo:
86.5 bpm
Chords used:
Em
D
G
B
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [E]
[Em] The [G] peasant hungry, [D] lowly and frail, [Em]
Trapped in the tail of [B]
midwinter's
cold, Comes [G] now among [Bm] us, born into [Em] poverty's
death-grace, New life for the world.
Who [G] is this who lives [D] without a plea, Sharing [C] their [F#] sorrows, knowing [B] their hunger?
This [G] is Christ, revealed to [Bm] the world in the eyes [G] of [Em] a child,
A child of the moon.
[D]
[E] [Em] A child [G] is here [D] to rest [Em] on [Am] Christmas [B] Eve, [Em] Whose angels greet with [D] them,
As sweet [Em] the [B] shepherd's watch [Em] are keeping.
[G]
[D] The [Em] people's [C] shepherds [B] guard and angels [G] sing,
Take [D]
him not [Em] away, [B] the [Em] son of Mary.
[D]
[F#] [Em] Who is the stranger [D] here in our [Em] midst, Looking for shelter [B] among [Em] us?
Who [G] is the outcast, [D] who droops his thumb [Em] in the wood?
[B] The children of [Em] God.
Who [G] is this who lives [D] without a plea, Sharing [C] their sorrows, knowing [B] their hunger?
This [G] is Christ, revealed [D] to the world in the eyes [Em] of a child,
A child of the moon.
[D]
Why [E] [Em]
are my [G] spirits [D] weeping, As they were [E] lost at Mass [B] our feeding?
[Em] Could [G] Christians here for [D] dinner's meal, [Em] The sun [B] that for [Em] his gleam?
[G] Who is this who lives [D] without a plea, Sharing [C] their sorrows, [F#] knowing [B] their hunger?
This [G] is Christ, revealed [D] to the world in the eyes of [Em] a child,
A child of the moon.
So bring all [G] their [D] spirits, hopes and fears, [Em] And bring those [C] dead nothing [B] to call.
[Em] And [G] let the [D] people's souls say, Shun [Em] righteousness, fear [B] not,
[Em] Who [G] is this who lives [D] without a [E] plea, Sharing [C] their sorrows?
[B]
[G] This is Christ, revealed [D] to the world in the eyes of [Em] a [C#]
[E] child,
A child of [Em] the moon.
[D]
[Em] The [G] peasant hungry, [D] lowly and frail, [Em]
Trapped in the tail of [B]
midwinter's
cold, Comes [G] now among [Bm] us, born into [Em] poverty's
death-grace, New life for the world.
Who [G] is this who lives [D] without a plea, Sharing [C] their [F#] sorrows, knowing [B] their hunger?
This [G] is Christ, revealed to [Bm] the world in the eyes [G] of [Em] a child,
A child of the moon.
[D]
[E] [Em] A child [G] is here [D] to rest [Em] on [Am] Christmas [B] Eve, [Em] Whose angels greet with [D] them,
As sweet [Em] the [B] shepherd's watch [Em] are keeping.
[G]
[D] The [Em] people's [C] shepherds [B] guard and angels [G] sing,
Take [D]
him not [Em] away, [B] the [Em] son of Mary.
[D]
[F#] [Em] Who is the stranger [D] here in our [Em] midst, Looking for shelter [B] among [Em] us?
Who [G] is the outcast, [D] who droops his thumb [Em] in the wood?
[B] The children of [Em] God.
Who [G] is this who lives [D] without a plea, Sharing [C] their sorrows, knowing [B] their hunger?
This [G] is Christ, revealed [D] to the world in the eyes [Em] of a child,
A child of the moon.
[D]
Why [E] [Em]
are my [G] spirits [D] weeping, As they were [E] lost at Mass [B] our feeding?
[Em] Could [G] Christians here for [D] dinner's meal, [Em] The sun [B] that for [Em] his gleam?
[G] Who is this who lives [D] without a plea, Sharing [C] their sorrows, [F#] knowing [B] their hunger?
This [G] is Christ, revealed [D] to the world in the eyes of [Em] a child,
A child of the moon.
So bring all [G] their [D] spirits, hopes and fears, [Em] And bring those [C] dead nothing [B] to call.
[Em] And [G] let the [D] people's souls say, Shun [Em] righteousness, fear [B] not,
[Em] Who [G] is this who lives [D] without a [E] plea, Sharing [C] their sorrows?
[B]
[G] This is Christ, revealed [D] to the world in the eyes of [Em] a [C#]
[E] child,
A child of [Em] the moon.
[D]
Key:
Em
D
G
B
E
Em
D
G
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] The _ _ [G] peasant hungry, [D] _ lowly and frail, [Em]
Trapped in the tail of [B] _ _ _ _
midwinter's
cold, Comes [G] now among [Bm] us, born into _ [Em] poverty's
death-grace, New life for the world.
_ Who [G] is this who lives [D] without a plea, Sharing [C] their [F#] sorrows, knowing [B] their hunger?
This [G] is Christ, revealed to [Bm] the world in the eyes [G] of [Em] a child,
A child of the moon. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ A child [G] is here [D] _ _ to rest [Em] on _ [Am] Christmas _ [B] Eve, _ _ [Em] Whose angels greet with [D] them,
As sweet [Em] the _ [B] shepherd's watch [Em] are _ _ keeping.
[G] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ The _ [Em] people's [C] shepherds [B] guard and angels [G] sing,
Take _ _ [D] _
_ him not [Em] away, [B] the [Em] son of _ Mary. _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ Who is the stranger [D] _ here in our [Em] midst, Looking for shelter [B] among _ _ [Em] us?
Who [G] is the outcast, [D] who droops his thumb [Em] in the wood?
[B] The children of [Em] God.
Who [G] is this who lives [D] without a plea, Sharing [C] their sorrows, knowing [B] their hunger?
_ This [G] is Christ, revealed [D] to the world in the eyes [Em] of a child,
A child of the moon. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
Why [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
are my [G] spirits _ _ [D] weeping, As they were [E] lost at Mass [B] our feeding?
_ [Em] Could [G] Christians here for [D] _ dinner's meal, [Em] The sun [B] that for [Em] his gleam?
[G] Who is this who lives [D] without a plea, Sharing [C] their sorrows, [F#] knowing [B] their hunger?
This [G] is Christ, revealed [D] to the world in the eyes of [Em] a child,
A child of the moon.
So bring all [G] their [D] spirits, hopes and fears, [Em] And bring those [C] dead nothing [B] to call.
_ [Em] _ And [G] let the [D] people's souls say, Shun [Em] righteousness, fear _ [B] not, _
_ [Em] _ _ Who [G] is this who lives [D] without a [E] plea, Sharing [C] their sorrows?
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[G] This is Christ, revealed [D] to the world in the eyes of [Em] a _ _ [C#] _
[E] child,
A child of [Em] the moon. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] The _ _ [G] peasant hungry, [D] _ lowly and frail, [Em]
Trapped in the tail of [B] _ _ _ _
midwinter's
cold, Comes [G] now among [Bm] us, born into _ [Em] poverty's
death-grace, New life for the world.
_ Who [G] is this who lives [D] without a plea, Sharing [C] their [F#] sorrows, knowing [B] their hunger?
This [G] is Christ, revealed to [Bm] the world in the eyes [G] of [Em] a child,
A child of the moon. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ A child [G] is here [D] _ _ to rest [Em] on _ [Am] Christmas _ [B] Eve, _ _ [Em] Whose angels greet with [D] them,
As sweet [Em] the _ [B] shepherd's watch [Em] are _ _ keeping.
[G] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ The _ [Em] people's [C] shepherds [B] guard and angels [G] sing,
Take _ _ [D] _
_ him not [Em] away, [B] the [Em] son of _ Mary. _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ Who is the stranger [D] _ here in our [Em] midst, Looking for shelter [B] among _ _ [Em] us?
Who [G] is the outcast, [D] who droops his thumb [Em] in the wood?
[B] The children of [Em] God.
Who [G] is this who lives [D] without a plea, Sharing [C] their sorrows, knowing [B] their hunger?
_ This [G] is Christ, revealed [D] to the world in the eyes [Em] of a child,
A child of the moon. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
Why [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
are my [G] spirits _ _ [D] weeping, As they were [E] lost at Mass [B] our feeding?
_ [Em] Could [G] Christians here for [D] _ dinner's meal, [Em] The sun [B] that for [Em] his gleam?
[G] Who is this who lives [D] without a plea, Sharing [C] their sorrows, [F#] knowing [B] their hunger?
This [G] is Christ, revealed [D] to the world in the eyes of [Em] a child,
A child of the moon.
So bring all [G] their [D] spirits, hopes and fears, [Em] And bring those [C] dead nothing [B] to call.
_ [Em] _ And [G] let the [D] people's souls say, Shun [Em] righteousness, fear _ [B] not, _
_ [Em] _ _ Who [G] is this who lives [D] without a [E] plea, Sharing [C] their sorrows?
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[G] This is Christ, revealed [D] to the world in the eyes of [Em] a _ _ [C#] _
[E] child,
A child of [Em] the moon. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _