Difficulty: Beginner
Tunning: EADGBE
Capo: None
Key: G
Strum Pattern: Downstrokes on the letter and the slash marks
[Verse]
G / / D / / G / / G /
The fi-rst No-el the ang-els did say
G C / / G / / C / / G /
Was to cer-tain poor shep-herds in fields as they lay
G / / D / / C / / G /
In- fields where they lay kee-ping their sheep
/ C / / G / / C / / G /
On a cold win-ters ni-ght that was- so deep
[Chorus]
G / / D / / C / / G / /
No-el, No-el, No-el, No-el
C / / G / / C / / G /
Born is the Ki-ng of Is-ra-el
e|--------------0-2-3-2-0---0-2-3-2-0---0-2-3-------|
B|0-------0-1-3-----------3-----------3-------3-1-0-|
G|--2-0-2-------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------| REAPEAT
[Chorus]
G / / D / / C / / G / /
No-el, No-el, No-el, No-el
C / / G / / C / / G /
Born is the Ki-ng of Is-ra-el
[Verse]
G / / D / / C / / G /
They look-ed up and- saw a star,
/ C / / G / / C / / G /
Shin-ing in- the Ea-st, bey-ond them far,
G / / D / / C / / G /
And to- the earth it- gave- great light
/ C / / G / / C / / G /
And- so it contin-ued both day and night
[Chorus]
G / / D / / C / / G /
No-el, No-el, No-el, No-el
C / / G / / C / / G /
Born is the Ki-ng of Is-ra-el
[Slower final chorus one slow full downstroke on each chord]
G / / D / / C / / G /
No-el, No-el, No-el, No-el
C / / G / / C / / G-LET RING 2-3, SILENTLY OFF ON 1
Born is the Ki-ng of Is-ra-el