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God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Traditional Xmas song
Song : G
Intro :
Gm D7 Gm D7 Gm D7
Gm Eb D7
God rest you merry, gentlemen, let nothing you dismay
Gm Eb D7
For Jesus Christ our Saviour was born upon this day
Cm Bb Gm F
To save us all from Satan's pow'r when we were gone astray
Chorus :
Bb D7 Gm F
O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy
Bb D7 Gm
O tidings of comfort and joy
Gm Eb D7
From God our heavenly Father a blessed angel came
Gm Eb D7
And unto certain shepherds brought tidings of the same
Cm Bb Gm F
How that in Bethlehem was born the Son of God by name
Chorus :
Bb D7 Gm F
O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy
Bb D7 Gm
O tidings of comfort and joy
Gm Eb D7
The shepherds at those tidings rejoiced much in mind
Gm Eb D7
And left their flocks a-feeding in tempest, storm and wind
Cm Bb Gm F
And went to Bethlehem straightway this blessed Babe to find
Chorus :
Bb D7 Gm F
O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy
Bb D7 Gm
O tidings of comfort and joy
Gm Eb D7
But when to Bethlehem they came whereat this Infant lay
Gm Eb D7
They found Him in a manger where oxen feed on hay
Cm Bb Gm F
His mother Mary kneeling unto the Lord did pray
Chorus :
Bb D7 Gm F
O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy
Bb D7 Gm
O tidings of comfort and joy
Gm Eb D7
Now to the Lord sing praises, all you within this place
Gm Eb D7
And with true love and brotherhood each other now embrace
Cm Bb Gm F
This holy tide of Christmas all other doth deface
Chorus :
Bb D7 Gm F
O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy
Bb D7 Gm
O tidings of comfort and joy
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