God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

Traditional

Key of Am · Chords: III V VI VII i iv

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Verse 1

Am
God rest ye merry gentlemen
    F           E7
Let nothing you dismay
                Am
Remember Christ our Savior
    F                 E7
Was born on Christmas Day
   Dm                       C
To save us all from Satan's power
     Am           G7
When we were gone astray

Verse 2

  C          E7          Am
O tidings of comfort and joy
            G7
Comfort and joy
  C          E7          Am
O tidings of comfort and joy

Verse 3

                      Am
From God our heavenly father
  F             E7
A blessed angel came
    Am           E7
And unto certain shepherds
F                     C
Brought tiding of the same
Dm                        C
How that in Bethlehem was born
    Am            G7
The Son of God by name

Verse 2

  C          E7          Am
O tidings of comfort and joy
            G7
Comfort and joy
  C          E7          Am
O tidings of comfort and joy