When A Child Is Born (duet Whit Johnny Mathis) Chords
When A Child Is Born (duet Whit Johnny Mathis) by Helen Merrill is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords G, C, F, Am, Em, Dm and G7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: and Chorus G C F C Am G F G F G Em Am G Dm G7 C
C G C F C Am G F G
A ray of hope flickers in the sky a tiny star lights up way up high
F G Em Am G Dm G7 C G7 C
All across the land, dawns a brand new morn this comes to pass when a child is born
G C F C Am G F G
A silent wish sails the seven seas the winds of change whisper in the trees
F G Em Am G Dm G7 C G7 C
And the walls of doubt crumble, tossed and torn this comes to pass when a child is born
G C F C Am G F G
A rosy hue settles all around you've got the feel you're on solid ground
F G Em Am G Dm G7 C G7 C
For a spell or two, no-one seems forlorn this comes to pass when a child is born
C G C F C Am G F G
It's all a dream, an illusion now it must come true, sometime soon somehow
F G Em Am G Dm G7 C G7 C
All across the land, dawns a brand new morn this comes to pass when a child is born
C G C F C Am G F G
A ray of hope flickers in the sky a tiny star lights up way up high
F G Em Am G Dm G7 C G7 C
All across the land, dawns a brand new morn this comes to pass when a child is born
Chorus
G C F C
Hum. hum, hum, hum, hum, hum, hum, hum, hum
Am G F G
Hum. hum, hum, hum, hum, hum, hum, hum, hum
F G Em Am G Dm G7 C G7 C
All across the land, dawns a brand new morn this comes to pass when a child is born