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Chords and Lyrics for In the Bleak Midwinter

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Music by Gustav Holst
Words by Christina Rossetti

VERSE 1

F               Dm 
In the bleak midwinter,

Gm          F    Gm7 C7 
Frosty wind made moan,

F                   Dm 
Earth stood hard as iron,

Bb    C7     F 
Water like a stone;

Bb           F7  Bb      Dm 
Snow had fallen, snow on snow,

F    Bb C 
Snow on snow,

F               Dm 
In the bleak midwinter, 

Bb   C7  F 
Long___ ago.

  
VERSE 2

F                       Dm 
Our  God, heav'n cannot hold him,

Gm        F  Gm7 C7 
Nor earth sustain;

F                      Dm 
Heav'n and earth shall flee away 

Bb      C7       F 
When he comes to reign.

Bb           F7 Bb Dm 
In the bleak midwinter 

  F      Bb       C 
A stable place sufficed 

    F          Dm 
The Lord God almighty 

Bb C7    F 
Je---sus Christ 

  
VERSE 3

F                    Dm 
Enough for him, whom Cherubim 

Gm            F   Gm7 C7 
Worship night and day,

  F            Dm 
A breastful of milk 

      Bb    C7     F 
And a mangerful of hay;

 Bb             F7   Bb Dm 
Enough for him, whom Angels 

F    Bb     C 
Fall down before,

    F              Dm 
The ox and ass and camel 

Bb C7  F 
Which adore. 

   
VERSE 4

F              Dm 
Angels and Archangels 

Gm           F    Gm7 C7 
May have gathered there,

F            Dm 
Cherubim and Seraphim 

Bb C7        F 
Thronged the air 

    Bb   F7  Bb  Dm 
But only his mother,

F      Bb     C 
In her maiden bliss 

F                Dm 
Worshipped the beloved 

Bb C7  F 
With a kiss. 

   
VERSE 5

F          Dm 
What can I give him,

Gm      F Gm7 C7 
Poor as I am 

F           Dm 
If I were a shepherd 

Bb      C7      F 
I would bring a lamb;

Bb        F7 Bb  Dm 
If I were a wise man,

F       Bb    C 
I would do my part,

    F             Dm 
Yet what I can, I give Him,

Bb C7   F 
Give my heart.

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Chords

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Instrument Chords
Banjo Bb Major C Major C7 D Minor F Major F7 G Minor Gm7
Guitar Bb Major C Major C7 D Minor F Major F7 G Minor Gm7
Mandolin Bb Major C Major C7 D Minor F Major F7 G Minor Gm7
Piano Bb Major C Major C7 D Minor F Major F7 G Minor Gm7
Ukulele Bb Major C Major C7 D Minor F Major F7 G Minor Gm7

Sheet Music for In the Bleak Midwinter

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