Once in Royal David's City chords
Song Key: G Major
Key Signature: 1 sharp (F#)
Time Signature: 4/4 (♩)
Tempo: 88 bpm (Moderately)
Vocal Range: D4 - E5
Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e
Skill Level: Beginner
Chords: G, Bm, C, D7, Em
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Chart Legend
Numbered Circles: Fingers used to play chords O: Optional Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note
Once in Royal David's City
Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other keyG D7 G D7 G G Em Bm D7 G Intro: 4/4 |1& 2& 3&4& | 1&2& 3& 4& | 1& 2& 3& 4& | 1&2& 3&4& | G D7 G D7 G 1. Once in ro-yal Da-vid's ci - ty G Em Bm C D7 G Stood a lo-wly cat-tle shed G D7 G D7 G Where a mo-ther laid her ba - by G Em Bm C D7 G In a man-ger for His bed: C G D7 G Ma-ry was that mo-ther mild C G D7 G Je-sus Christ her lit-tle child G D7 G D7 G 2. He came down to earth from hea-ven G Em Bm C D7 G Who is God and Lord of all G D7 G D7 G And His shel-ter was a sta - ble G Em Bm C D7 G And His cra-dle was a stall; C G D7 G With the poor and meek and low-ly C G D7 G Lived on earth our Sav-ior Ho-ly G D7 G D7 G 3. And through all His won-drous child-hood G Em Bm C D7 G He would ho-nor and o - bey G D7 G D7 G Love and watch the low-ly mo - ther G Em Bm C D7 G In whose gen-tle arms He lay C G D7 G Chris-tian chil-dren all should be C G D7 G Mild, o-be-dient, good as He G D7 G D7 G 4. For He is our child-hood's pat - tern G Em Bm C D7 G Day by day like us He grew G D7 G D7 G He was lit-tle, weak, and help-less G Em Bm C D7 G Tears and smiles like us He knew C G D7 G And He feel-eth for our sad-ness C G D7 G And He sha-reth in our glad-ness G D7 G D7 G 5. And our eyes at last shall see Him G Em Bm C D7 G Through His own re-dee-ming love; G D7 G D7 G For that child so dear and gen-tle G Em Bm C D7 G Is our Lord in hea-ven a-bove C G D7 G And He leads His chil-dren on C G D7 G To the place where He is gone G D7 G D7 G 6. Not in that poor lo-wly sta-ble G Em Bm C D7 G With the o-xen stan-ding by G D7 G D7 G We shall see Him, but in hea-ven G Em Bm C D7 G Set at God's right hand on high; C G D7 G When like stars His chil-dren crowned C G D7 G All in white shall be a - round
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