Chords for Once in Royal David's City by Andy Gullahorn and Jill Phillips
Tempo:
108 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
A
C#m
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[Bm] [E]
Once in royal David's city Stood a [B] lowly [E] cattle shed
Where a mother laid her baby In a [B] manger for [E] his bed
[A] [E] Mary was that mother mild Jesus Christ her little child
He came down to earth from heaven Who is [B] God and [E] Lord of all
And his shelter was a stable And his cradle was a stall
[A] With [E] the poor, the scorned, the [A] lowly [E] Lived on earth our Savior whole
[C#m] [B] Our
[A] [C#m] [B]
[A] Savior [C#m] whole is [E] For
[C#m] [B]
[E] he is our childhood's pattern
Day by day like us he grew He was little, weak, and helpless
Tears and smiles like us he knew And he feels for our sadness
And he shares our [A] gladness [C#m] [B] too
[E] [A]
[C#m] [B] [A]
[C#m] [B] Then [C#m]
[B] [E]
the rising light shall see him Through his own redeeming love
For that child so dear and gentle Is our Lord in heaven above
[A] And [E] he leads his children on [A] To [E] the place where he is
[B] [E] [A]
[E]
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[C#m] [B] gone
[Am]
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[C#m] [B] [A]
[C#m] [B] [A]
[C#m] [E] [A]
[C#m] [B] [A]
[E] you
[B] [A] [C#m] [B] [N]
[Bm] [E]
Once in royal David's city Stood a [B] lowly [E] cattle shed
Where a mother laid her baby In a [B] manger for [E] his bed
[A] [E] Mary was that mother mild Jesus Christ her little child
He came down to earth from heaven Who is [B] God and [E] Lord of all
And his shelter was a stable And his cradle was a stall
[A] With [E] the poor, the scorned, the [A] lowly [E] Lived on earth our Savior whole
[C#m] [B] Our
[A] [C#m] [B]
[A] Savior [C#m] whole is [E] For
[C#m] [B]
[E] he is our childhood's pattern
Day by day like us he grew He was little, weak, and helpless
Tears and smiles like us he knew And he feels for our sadness
And he shares our [A] gladness [C#m] [B] too
[E] [A]
[C#m] [B] [A]
[C#m] [B] Then [C#m]
[B] [E]
the rising light shall see him Through his own redeeming love
For that child so dear and gentle Is our Lord in heaven above
[A] And [E] he leads his children on [A] To [E] the place where he is
[B] [E] [A]
[E]
[B] [A]
[C#m] [B] gone
[Am]
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[C#m] [B] [A]
[C#m] [E] [A]
[C#m] [B] [A]
[E] you
[B] [A] [C#m] [B] [N]
Key:
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_ _ _ _ Once in royal _ David's city Stood a [B] lowly [E] cattle shed
Where a mother laid her baby In a [B] manger for [E] his bed
[A] _ [E] Mary was that mother mild Jesus Christ her little child _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ He came down to earth from heaven Who is [B] God and [E] Lord of all
And his shelter was a stable And his cradle was a stall
[A] With [E] the poor, the scorned, the [A] lowly [E] Lived on earth our Savior whole
[C#m] _ _ [B] _ Our _
[A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _
[A] Savior [C#m] whole is [E] _ For _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ he is our _ childhood's pattern
Day by day like us he grew He was little, weak, and helpless
Tears and smiles like us he knew And he feels for our sadness
And he shares our _ [A] gladness [C#m] _ _ [B] too
_ [E] _ [A] _ _
[C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[C#m] _ _ [B] Then _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
the rising light shall see him Through his own redeeming love
For that child so dear and gentle Is our Lord in heaven above
[A] And [E] he leads his children on [A] To [E] the place where he is _ _ _
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[E] you
[B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Once in royal _ David's city Stood a [B] lowly [E] cattle shed
Where a mother laid her baby In a [B] manger for [E] his bed
[A] _ [E] Mary was that mother mild Jesus Christ her little child _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ He came down to earth from heaven Who is [B] God and [E] Lord of all
And his shelter was a stable And his cradle was a stall
[A] With [E] the poor, the scorned, the [A] lowly [E] Lived on earth our Savior whole
[C#m] _ _ [B] _ Our _
[A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _
[A] Savior [C#m] whole is [E] _ For _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ he is our _ childhood's pattern
Day by day like us he grew He was little, weak, and helpless
Tears and smiles like us he knew And he feels for our sadness
And he shares our _ [A] gladness [C#m] _ _ [B] too
_ [E] _ [A] _ _
[C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[C#m] _ _ [B] Then _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
the rising light shall see him Through his own redeeming love
For that child so dear and gentle Is our Lord in heaven above
[A] And [E] he leads his children on [A] To [E] the place where he is _ _ _
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[E] you
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