• Song:

    God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

  • Artist:

    Barenaked Ladies

  • Album:

    The Ladies Room, Volume...

(Capo on the 5th fret)

Intro: Am E Am E Am E Am E

   Am       E     Am      E
God rest ye merry gentlemen,
    F              E
Let nothing you dismay
  Am      E       Am     E
Remember Christ our savior
    F              E
Was born upon this day
   F                C
To save us all from Satan\'s power
     Am              G
When we were gone astray
   C             G        Am
Oh tidings of comfort and joy,
            G
Comfort and joy,
   C          G            Am E Am 
E
Oh tidings of comfort and joy.

     Am      E        Am   E
From God our heavenly father
     F             E
This blessed angel came
    Am   E       Am    E
And unto certain shepards
        F              E
Brought tidings of the same
    F             C
How that in Bethlehem was born
    Am            G
The son of God by name
  C          G           Am
O tidings of comfort and joy,
            G
Comfort and joy
  C          G            Am E Am E
O tidings of comfort and joy

G  C               F       C
O, Star of wonder, star of night,
C                F      C
Star with royal beauty bright
Am       G        C
Westward leading, still proceeding,
F               E        Am E Am E
E Am E
Guide us to thy perfect light.

Am             E            Am
Born a king on Bethlehem\'s plain,
                E          Am
Gold I bring to crown him again
        G     C
King forever, ceasing never,
F       E       Am E Am E
Over us all to rain.

G  C               F       C
O, Star of wonder, star of night,
                F
Star with royal beauty bright
Am       G        C
Westward leading, still proceeding,
F               E        Am E Am E
E Am E
Guide us to thy perfect light.

Am              E        Am
Glorious now, behold Him arise.
Am               E      Am
King and God and sacrifice
     G      C
Hallelujah, Hallelujah!
F           E         Am E Am E 
Am
Worship him God most high

G  C               F       C
O, Star of wonder, star of night,
                F
Star with royal beauty bright
Am       G        C
Westward leading, still proceeding,
F               E        Am E Am E
E Am E
Guide us to thy perfect light.

    Am      E     Am      E
God rest ye merry gentlemen,
    Am      E   Am   E
let nothing you dismay (Repeat until blue in face.)

There, alright, that wasn\'t so hard.
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