Misc Christmas – On To Bethlehem Town (Guitar)

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This is a fantastic Welsh carol that deserves to be part of every Christmas celebration. The title in Welsh is Tua Bethlehem Derf, and it is tricky to find a good version. There is a band called "Lost Hollow" who has a nice arrangement available on Spotify that I recommend. I won't be writing their arrangement, but they show that there is plenty of room in this song for creative harmonies and musical breaks. Enjoy what may be the most haunting melody in all of Christmas music. Am can be substituted for A5, but for solo acoustic it adds an important texture.
A5
e--5
B--5
G--2
D--2
A--0
E--x
On to Bethlehem Town [Verse 1]
Am    Dm        Am
On to Bethlehem Town

                   G      Am
Join the crowd and travel down

Dm                 G/B             Am
Down the road that leads us to the cradle

A5   G           A5
Come all who are able

F     C           G  Am
Come, come to the stable

     Dm                       Am        E
With hearts full of joy as we kneel and pray

Am       G       Am
Come and see the child

                G    Am
With his mother Mary mild

Dm             G/B            Am
Come along and worship at the cradle
[Verse 2]
Am          Dm      Am
There we'll see the boy

                   G         Am
Hearts abound with boundless joy

Dm         G/B     Am
In the everlasting word

A5    G      A5
We'll bow before him

F     C        G     Am
Come, come and adore him

Dm                           Am          E
Bringing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh

Am       G      Am
On to Bethlehem town

                   G      Am
Join the crowd and travel down

Dm                 G/B             Am
Down the road that leads us to the cradle