(Original Key: Capo 3)
(No instruments 1st verse)
Verse 1:
D A D
Angels we have heard on high
A D
Sweetly singing o'er the plains
A D
And the mountains in reply
A D
Echo back their joyous strains
Chorus:
D A7 D A
Glo-oooo-oooo-oooo-ori-a
D A7 D G D A
In excelsis Deo,
D A7 D A
Glo-oooo-oooo-oooo-ori-a
D A7 D G D A D (D A D)
In excelsis De-e-o
Verse 2:
D A D
Shepherds, why this jubilee?
A D
Why your joyous strains prolong?
A D
Say what may the tidings be
A D
Which inspire your heavenly song?
Repeat Chorus
Bridge:
D2 D2/C# D2 D2 D2 D2/C# B2 C2
Verse 3:
E B
Come to Bethlehem and see
Him whose birth the angels sing.
Come adore on bended knee
Christ the Lord, the newborn King.
E B & A
Repeat Chorus
E B E