It Came Upon a Midnight Clear Chords

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It Came Upon a Midnight Clear by Caedmons Call is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, A, D, Bm, Em and A7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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G
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  			     G        C        G    C     G                C           A         D 
It came upon a midnight clear, that glorious song of old 
           G         C           G    C      G           C              D            G 
From angels bending near the earth to touch their harps of gold: 
  Bm                                 Em    Bm    Em                D             A7         D 
"Peace on the earth, goodwill      to    men, from heav'n's all-gracious King." 
         G          C       G    C   G        C            D         G 
The world in solemn stillness lay To hear the angels sing. 

         G                C        G       C     G                C           A           D 
Still through the cloven skies they come, with peaceful wings unfurled, 
        G             C            G C    G              C         D        G 
And still their heavenly music floats O'er all the weary world. 
  Bm                    Em   Bm   Em              D             A7         D 
Above its sad and low   ly    plains, they bend on hovering wing; 
         G    C       G   C    G             C            D        G 
And ever o'er its Babel sound the blessed angels sing. 

   C          D        G      C          D        G 
Hear the angels sing  Hear the angels sing 
   C          D        G      C          D        G 
Hear the angels sing  Hear the angels sing 

        G       C                G    C     G                  C             A           D 
And ye, beneath life's crushing load, whose forms are bending low, 
        G       C           G    C    G            C           D            G 
Who toil along the climbing way with painful steps and slow, 
         Bm                     Em   Bm    Em               D       A7        D 
Look now!  for gad and gol   den   hours come swiftly on the wing. 
     G        C           G  C   G              C            D         G 
O rest beside the weary road, and hear the angels sing. 

   C          D        G      C          D        G 
Hear the angels sing  Hear the angels sing 
   C          D        G      C          D        G 
Hear the angels sing  Hear the angels sing 

       G         C             G    C     G          C            A         D 
For lo, the days are hastening on, by prophets seen of old, 
            G           C     G    C     G                C            D           G 
When, with the ever-circling years, shall come the time foretold, 
          Bm                             Em   Bm   Em           D             A7              D 
When the new heaven and earth shall  own The Prince of Peace their King, 
               G                 C      G     C    G                 C            D       G 
And the whole world send back the song which now the angels sing. 

   C          D        G      C          D        G 
Hear the angels sing  Hear the angels sing 
   C          D        G      C          D        G 
Hear the angels sing  Hear the angels sing 

   C          D        G      C          D        G 
Hear the angels sing  Hear the angels sing 
   C          D        G      C          D        G 
Hear the angels sing  Hear the angels sing 


    	

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100 BPM Andante