Standard Tuning
- 2/4 Time
Intro:
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Dm C Bb Dm F C
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e|-1-3-1-0-----|---------0-|-1-3-1-0-----|
B|---------3-1-|-3-3-1-3---|---------3-1-|
G|-------------|-----------|-------------|
D|-0-----------|-------0---|-3-----------|
A|-------3-----|-1---------|-------3-----|
E|-------------|-----------|-------------|
Bb C Dm Am Bb Dm
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e|-------0-|-1-3-1-0-----|---------5-6-|
B|-3-------|---------3-1-|-3-3-1-3-6-8-|
G|---------|-------------|-------------|
D|---------|-0-----------|-------0-----|
A|-1-----3-|-------0-----|-1-----------|
E|---------|-------------|-------------|
F C Bb Bb C Dm
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e|-8-10-8--8--8-8-|---------|-----1-0-|
B|10-11-10-8-10-8-|-6-------|---------|
G|----------------|---------|---------|
D|----------------|---------|---------|
A|----------------|---------|-----1-3-|
E|----------------|-6-----6-|-6-------|
Dm
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e|-----|-----|-----|-----|
B|-----|-----|-----|-----|
G|-0h2-|-----|-----|-----|
D|-0---|-0---|-0---|-0---|
A|-----|-----|-----|-----|
E|-----|-----|-----|-----|
Suggested Picking Pattern:
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e|-------------@-|
B|---------@-----|
G|-----@---------|
D|-@-------------|
A|-@-------------|
E|-@-------------|
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Root note of chord
Verse 1:
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Dm F
A spaceman came travelling on his
C Dm
ship from afar,
F C
Twas light years of time since his
Bb [ Lick 1 ]
mission did start
Dm Am
And over a village he
Bb Dm
halted his craft,
F C
And it hung in the sky like a
[ Lick 2 ]
star, just like a star.
Lick 1:
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Bb C
_
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e|-----0-|
B|-3-----|
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|-1-3---|
E|-------|
Lick 2:
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Bb Bb Bb Bb C Dm
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e|-----|-----|-----|------|-----|-----|-----|-----|
B|-----|-----|-----|------|-----|-----|-----|-----|
G|-----|-----|-----|----0-|-0h2-|-----|-----|-----|
D|-3---|-----|-----|-3----|-0---|-0---|-0---|-0---|
A|-1---|-1---|-1---|-1--3-|-----|-----|-----|-----|
E|-----|-----|-----|------|-----|-----|-----|-----|
Verse 2:
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Dm F
He followed a light and came
C Dm
down to a shed,
F C
Where a mother and child were
Bb [ Lick 1 ]
lying there on a bed,
Dm Am
A bright light of silver
Bb Dm
shone round his head,
F C
And he had the face of an angel,
[ Lick 2 ]
and they were afraid.
Verse 3:
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Dm F
Then the stranger spoke, he said
C Dm
Do not fear,
F C
I come from a planet a long way
Bb [ Lick 1 ]
from here,
Dm Am
And I bring a message
Bb Dm
for mankind to hear,
F C
And suddenly the sweetest music
[ Lick 3 ]
filled the air. And it went
Lick 1:
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Bb C
_
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e|-----0-|
B|-3-----|
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|-1-3---|
E|-------|
Lick 3: (same as Lick 2 except last bar)
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Bb Bb Bb Bb C Dm
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e|-----|-----|-----|------|-----|-----|-----|-----|
B|-----|-----|-----|------|-----|-----|-----|-----|
G|-----|-----|-----|----0-|-0h2-|-----|-----|-----|
D|-3---|-----|-----|-3----|-0---|-0---|-0---|-----|
A|-1---|-1---|-1---|-1--3-|-----|-----|-----|-1-3-|
E|-----|-----|-----|------|-----|-----|-----|-----|
Chorus:
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Dm Am
La, la, la, La, la, la,
Bb Dm
La, la, la, La,
F C
La, la, la, La, la, la,
Bb [Lick 1]
La,
Dm Am
La, la, la, La, la, la,
Bb Dm
La, la, la, La,
F C
Peace and goodwill to all of
[ Lick 3 ]
men, and love for the child.
Dm Am
La, la, la, La, la, la,
Bb Dm
La, la, la, La,
F C
La, la, la, La, la, la,
Bb [ Lick 1 ]
La,
Dm Am
La, la, la, La, la, la,
Bb Dm
La, la, la, La,
F C
oh, oh,
[ Lick 2 ]
oh.
Lick 1:
------
Bb C
_
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e|-----0-|
B|-3-----|
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|-1-3---|
E|-------|
Lick 3: (same as Lick 2 except last bar)
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Bb Bb Bb Bb C Dm
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e|-----|-----|-----|------|-----|-----|-----|-----|
B|-----|-----|-----|------|-----|-----|-----|-----|
G|-----|-----|-----|----0-|-0h2-|-----|-----|-----|
D|-3---|-----|-----|-3----|-0---|-0---|-0---|-----|
A|-1---|-1---|-1---|-1--3-|-----|-----|-----|-1-3-|
E|-----|-----|-----|------|-----|-----|-----|-----|
Verse 4:
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Dm F
This lovely music went trembling
C Dm
through the ground,
F C
And many were wakened on hearing
Bb [ Lick 1 ]
that sound,
Dm Am
And travelers on the road, the
Bb Dm
village they found,
F C
By the light of that ship in
[ Lick 2 ]
the sky, which shone all around.
Lick 1:
------
Bb C
_
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e|-----0-|
B|-3-----|
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|-1-3---|
E|-------|
Lick 2:
------
Bb Bb Bb Bb C Dm
| | | | | | | | |
e|-----|-----|-----|------|-----|-----|-----|-----|
B|-----|-----|-----|------|-----|-----|-----|-----|
G|-----|-----|-----|----0-|-0h2-|-----|-----|-----|
D|-3---|-----|-----|-3----|-0---|-0---|-0---|-0---|
A|-1---|-1---|-1---|-1--3-|-----|-----|-----|-----|
E|-----|-----|-----|------|-----|-----|-----|-----|
Verse 5:
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Dm F
And just before dawn at the
C Dm
paling of the sky,
F C
The stranger returned and said
Bb [ Lick 1 ]
Now I must fly,
Dm Am
When two thousand years of your
Bb Dm
time has gone by,
F C
This song will begin once
[ Lick 3 ]
again to a baby's cry And it went
Lick 1:
------
Bb C
_
| | |
e|-----0-|
B|-3-----|
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|-1-3---|
E|-------|
Lick 3: (same as Lick 2 except last bar)
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Bb Bb Bb Bb C Dm
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e|-----|-----|-----|------|-----|-----|-----|-----|
B|-----|-----|-----|------|-----|-----|-----|-----|
G|-----|-----|-----|----0-|-0h2-|-----|-----|-----|
D|-3---|-----|-----|-3----|-0---|-0---|-0---|-----|
A|-1---|-1---|-1---|-1--3-|-----|-----|-----|-1-3-|
E|-----|-----|-----|------|-----|-----|-----|-----|
Final Chorus:
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Dm Am
La, la, la, La, la, la,
Bb Dm
La, la, la, La,
F C
La, la, la, La, la, la,
Bb [ Lick 1 ]
La,
Dm Am
La, la, la, La, la, la,
Bb Dm
La, la, la, La,
F C
This song will begin once
[ Lick 3 ]
again, to a baby's cry.
Dm Am
And I hear La, la, la, La,
Bb Dm
la, la, La, la, la, La,
F C
La, la, la, La, la, la, La,
Bb [ Lick 1 ]
La,
Dm Am
la, la, La, la, la, La,
Bb Dm
la, la, La,
F C
Peace and goodwill to all of men,
[ Lick 3 ]
and love for the child.
Dm Am
And it went La, la, la, La,
Bb Dm
la, la, La, la, la, La,
F C
La, la, la, La, la, la, La,
Bb [ Lick 1 ]
La,
Dm Am
la, la, La, la, la, La,
Bb Dm
la, la, La,
F C
This song will begin once again,
[Lick 3 ]
to a baby's cry.
Outro: 3 first bars of Intro
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