Barenaked Ladies – God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Guitar)

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God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen / We Three Kings - Barenaked Ladies & Sarah McLachlan Submitted by cyberwookie 11-08-2015 (Intro Alternate Bm and F#) [Verse 1]
Bm          F#     Bm    F#       G       Em     F#
God rest ye merry, gentlemen, let nothing you dismay,

Bm       F#         Bm  F#     G     Em       F#
Remember Christ our Savior was born upon this Day;

Em         A        D       F#         Bm      E      A
To save us all from Satan’s power when we were gone astray.
[Refrain 1]
  D   G      D    F#     Bm      E        A
O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy;

  D   G      D   F#7     BmF# - BmF#
O tidings of comfort and joy.
[Verse 2]
Bm           F#       Bm  F#      G       Em    F#
From God our heavenly Father this blessèd angel came;

Bm       F#      Bm   F#           G       Em     F#
And unto certain shepherds brought tidings of the same;

Em          A     D       F#       Bm     E      A
How that in Bethlehem was born the Son of God by name.
[Refrain 1]
  D   G      D    F#     Bm      E        A
O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy;

  D   G      D   F#7     BmF# - BmF#
O tidings of comfort and joy.
We Three Kings [Refrain 2]
A    A7
Ohhh...

D             G       D      
Star of wonder, star of night,

D               G      D       
Star with royal beauty bright,

Bm       A        D        G   
Westward leading, still proceeding,

Em              F#      BmF# - BmF#
Guide us to thy perfect light.
[Verse 3]
Bm                F#         Bm
Born a King on Bethlehem’s plain

Bm                F#        Bm
Gold I bring to crown Him again,

Bm      A     D       G         
King forever, ceasing never,

Em      F#     BmF# - BmF# 
Over us all to reign.
[Refrain 2]
A    A7
Ohhh...

D             G       D      
Star of wonder, star of night,

D               G      D       
Star with royal beauty bright,

Bm       A        D        G   
Westward leading, still proceeding,

Em              F#      BmF# - BmF#
Guide us to thy perfect light.
[Verse 4]
Bm                F#      Bm
Glorious now behold Him arise;

Bm                F#   Bm
King and God and sacrifice;

Bm     A      D     G         
(H)Alleluia, (H)Alleluia,

Em                      F#            BmF# - BmF#
Worshipping(in) God on (holds) high.
[Refrain 2]
A    A7
Ohhh...

D             G       D      
Star of wonder, star of night,

D               G      D       
Star with royal beauty bright,

Bm       A        D        G   
Westward leading, still proceeding,

Em              F#      BmF# - BmF#
Guide us to thy perfect light.
[Refrain 1 - Sung in a round]
Bm   F#
God rest ye merry gentlemen let nothing you dismay (repeat until end)