Chords for Dame Vera Lynn - The Holy City
Tempo:
129.5 bpm
Chords used:
D
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F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[A] [D]
[A]
[D] Last night I lay a -sleeping, [G] there came a dream [D] so fair.
I stood in [G] old Jerusalem, [E] beside the temple [A] there.
the children [F#m] singing, [G] and ever as they [D] sang,
[C] Methought the voice [A] of angels from [E] heaven [G#] in [A] answer rang.
the voice [A] of
[D] angels [A] from heaven in [E] answer
[A]
[D] Last night I lay a -sleeping, [G] there came a dream [D] so fair.
I stood in [G] old Jerusalem, [E] beside the temple [A] there.
the children [F#m] singing, [G] and ever as they [D] sang,
[C] Methought the voice [A] of angels from [E] heaven [G#] in [A] answer rang.
the voice [A] of
[D] angels [A] from heaven in [E] answer
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[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] Last night I lay a _ -sleeping, [G] there came a dream [D] so fair.
I stood in [G] old Jerusalem, _ _ [E] beside the temple [A] there.
_ _ I [D] heard the children [F#m] singing, _ [G] and ever as they [D] sang, _ _
[C] _ Methought the voice [A] of _ angels from [E] heaven [G#] in [A] answer _ rang.
_ _ [E] _ Methought the _ voice [A] of _
_ [D] angels _ _ [A] from heaven _ in _ [E] answer _
[A] _ _ _ rang.
[F#m] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] Jerusalem, _ _ [D] _ _ _ Jerusalem, _
_ _ [G] _ lift up your _ gates and [D] _ _ _ sing.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ Hosanna _ in [F#m] the _ _ [Bm] highest, _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ Hosanna _ to [A] _ [D] your _ King.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [F#] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And then Methought my dream was [G] changed, the streets no [D] longer rang.
_ _ _ Hushed were the glad [G] _ Hosannas, [E] the little children [C#m] _ [A] _ sang.
The [D] sun grew dark with mystery, the [G] morn was cold and [D] chill.
_ [F#]
As the shadow [A] of a cross rose [E] upon _ a lonely [A] _
hill.
_ _ [E] As the _ shadow _ of [C#] a cross _ [F#m] rose [D] _ _ [A] upon _ _ _ [E] a _ lonely _
[A] _ _ _ hill.
[F#m] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A]
Jerusalem, _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
Jerusalem, _ _ _ [G] _ hark how the _ angels _ [D] _ _ _
_ sing.
_ _ _ [A] _ _
_ Hosanna _ in [F#m] the _ _ _ [Bm] _ highest, [Em] _ _
_ _ [D] _ Hosanna _ _ [A]
to _ your _ [D] _ _ _
King. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [F#] _ [Bm] _
_ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _
_ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And once again the scene [G#m] was changed, [C#] new earth [G#] there seemed to [F#] _ be. _
[D#m] I saw [D] the holy [F#] city _ _ [B] beside _ [C#] the tidal [F#]
sea.
_ _ The [D#m] light of God [A#m] was on its streets, [A] the gates were [E] open _ wide.
[A] And _ all who would [D] might _ _ _ enter, [G] _ _ [D] and no _ [A] one _ was [D] _
_ denied.
_ _ _ [F#] _ _
[Bm] No _ [F#] need of moon or [Bm] stars by night, or [D] sun [A] to shine [D] by _ _ day.
_ [Bm] _ [C] It _ was the new _ [A] _ _ _
Jerusalem _ that [D] _ would [E] not _ pass [A] away. _ _
_ _ It [E] _ _ was the [Bm] new _ _ [A] _ _ [C#]
Jerusalem [F#m] _ _ _ that [A] _ _
would [E] not _ pass _
_ [A] _ _ [G] away.
_ [F#m] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A]
Jerusalem, _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
Jerusalem, _ _ _ [G] _ sing for the night is [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ come.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] Hosanna _ _ in [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
the highest, Hosanna to your King.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] Last night I lay a _ -sleeping, [G] there came a dream [D] so fair.
I stood in [G] old Jerusalem, _ _ [E] beside the temple [A] there.
_ _ I [D] heard the children [F#m] singing, _ [G] and ever as they [D] sang, _ _
[C] _ Methought the voice [A] of _ angels from [E] heaven [G#] in [A] answer _ rang.
_ _ [E] _ Methought the _ voice [A] of _
_ [D] angels _ _ [A] from heaven _ in _ [E] answer _
[A] _ _ _ rang.
[F#m] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] Jerusalem, _ _ [D] _ _ _ Jerusalem, _
_ _ [G] _ lift up your _ gates and [D] _ _ _ sing.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ Hosanna _ in [F#m] the _ _ [Bm] highest, _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ Hosanna _ to [A] _ [D] your _ King.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [F#] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And then Methought my dream was [G] changed, the streets no [D] longer rang.
_ _ _ Hushed were the glad [G] _ Hosannas, [E] the little children [C#m] _ [A] _ sang.
The [D] sun grew dark with mystery, the [G] morn was cold and [D] chill.
_ [F#]
As the shadow [A] of a cross rose [E] upon _ a lonely [A] _
hill.
_ _ [E] As the _ shadow _ of [C#] a cross _ [F#m] rose [D] _ _ [A] upon _ _ _ [E] a _ lonely _
[A] _ _ _ hill.
[F#m] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A]
Jerusalem, _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
Jerusalem, _ _ _ [G] _ hark how the _ angels _ [D] _ _ _
_ sing.
_ _ _ [A] _ _
_ Hosanna _ in [F#m] the _ _ _ [Bm] _ highest, [Em] _ _
_ _ [D] _ Hosanna _ _ [A]
to _ your _ [D] _ _ _
King. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [F#] _ [Bm] _
_ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _
_ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And once again the scene [G#m] was changed, [C#] new earth [G#] there seemed to [F#] _ be. _
[D#m] I saw [D] the holy [F#] city _ _ [B] beside _ [C#] the tidal [F#]
sea.
_ _ The [D#m] light of God [A#m] was on its streets, [A] the gates were [E] open _ wide.
[A] And _ all who would [D] might _ _ _ enter, [G] _ _ [D] and no _ [A] one _ was [D] _
_ denied.
_ _ _ [F#] _ _
[Bm] No _ [F#] need of moon or [Bm] stars by night, or [D] sun [A] to shine [D] by _ _ day.
_ [Bm] _ [C] It _ was the new _ [A] _ _ _
Jerusalem _ that [D] _ would [E] not _ pass [A] away. _ _
_ _ It [E] _ _ was the [Bm] new _ _ [A] _ _ [C#]
Jerusalem [F#m] _ _ _ that [A] _ _
would [E] not _ pass _
_ [A] _ _ [G] away.
_ [F#m] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A]
Jerusalem, _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
Jerusalem, _ _ _ [G] _ sing for the night is [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ come.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] Hosanna _ _ in [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
the highest, Hosanna to your King.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _