Biography:
John Gorka (born in July 1958) is an American contemporary folk musician. In 1991, Rolling Stone magazine called him "the pre-eminent male singer-songwriter of what has been dubbed the New Folk Movement.
Gorka was born in Edison, New Jersey. He received his first guitar as a Christmas gift, though Gorka alleges that his older brother stole it from him shortly thereafter. He eventually learned, instead, to play the banjo, and began performing in a folk music group at his church.
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From rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature Fri Dec 16 13:38:58 1994
From: [email protected] (Dan Dickinson)
Date: 15 Dec 1994 17:20:26 GMT
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature
Subject: Re: REQUEST: John Gorka's Christmas Bells
Donald L. Yarman ([email protected]) wrote:
> I need some quick and dirty guitar chords for the Gorka
> version of the song "Christmas Bells." It's the one
> that's on the Windham Hill "A Winter's Solstice III."
Christmas Bells - John Gorka
Capo 3
| C | G6 | Fmaj7-6 | Am G | F | Am G | F G | Am G | F | Fmaj7 |
C G6
I heard the bells on Christmas day
Fmaj7-6 Am G
Their old familiar carols play
F Am G
And wild and sweet, the words repeat
F G Am G
Of peace on earth, good will to men
F G C
Peace on earth, good will to men
C G6
I thought how, as the day had come
Fmaj7-6 Am G
The belfries of all Christendom
F Am G
Had rolled along the unbroken song
F G Am G
Of peace on earth, good will to men
F G C
Peace on earth, good will to men
Fmaj7-6 Am G
And in despair, I bowed my head
F Am G
"There is no peace on earth," I said
F Am G
For hate is strong, and mocks the song
F G Am G
Of peace on earth, good will to men
F G C
Peace on earth, good will to men
| C | G6 | Fmaj7-6 | Am G | F | Am G | F G | Am G | F | Fmaj7 |
C G6
Then pealed the bells, more loud and deep
Fmaj7-6 Am G
God is not dead, nor doth he sleep
F Am G
The wrong shall fail, the right prevail
F G Am G
With peace on earth, good will to men
F G C
Peace on earth, good will to men
C G6
I heard the bells on Christmas day
Fmaj7-6 Am G
Their old familiar carols play
F Am G
Wild and sweet, the words repeat
F G Am G
Of peace on earth, good will to men
F G C
Peace on earth, good will to men
F G Am
Peace on earth, good will to men
__________________________________________________________________________
Dan Dickinson San Jose CA USA [email protected]
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
From rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature Fri Dec 16 13:38:58 1994
From: [email protected] (Dan Dickinson)
Date: 15 Dec 1994 17:20:26 GMT
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature
Subject: Re: REQUEST: John Gorka's Christmas Bells
Donald L. Yarman ([email protected]) wrote:
> I need some quick and dirty guitar chords for the Gorka
> version of the song "Christmas Bells." It's the one
> that's on the Windham Hill "A Winter's Solstice III."
Christmas Bells - John Gorka
Capo 3
| C | G6 | Fmaj7-6 | Am G | F | Am G | F G | Am G | F | Fmaj7 |
C G6
I heard the bells on Christmas day
Fmaj7-6 Am G
Their old familiar carols play
F Am G
And wild and sweet, the words repeat
F G Am G
Of peace on earth, good will to men
F G C
Peace on earth, good will to men
C G6
I thought how, as the day had come
Fmaj7-6 Am G
The belfries of all Christendom
F Am G
Had rolled along the unbroken song
F G Am G
Of peace on earth, good will to men
F G C
Peace on earth, good will to men
Fmaj7-6 Am G
And in despair, I bowed my head
F Am G
"There is no peace on earth," I said
F Am G
For hate is strong, and mocks the song
F G Am G
Of peace on earth, good will to men
F G C
Peace on earth, good will to men
| C | G6 | Fmaj7-6 | Am G | F | Am G | F G | Am G | F | Fmaj7 |
C G6
Then pealed the bells, more loud and deep
Fmaj7-6 Am G
God is not dead, nor doth he sleep
F Am G
The wrong shall fail, the right prevail
F G Am G
With peace on earth, good will to men
F G C
Peace on earth, good will to men
C G6
I heard the bells on Christmas day
Fmaj7-6 Am G
Their old familiar carols play
F Am G
Wild and sweet, the words repeat
F G Am G
Of peace on earth, good will to men
F G C
Peace on earth, good will to men
F G Am
Peace on earth, good will to men
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Dan Dickinson San Jose CA USA [email protected]
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