Bethlehem Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays570

Bethlehem by Jack Greene is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G7, F, Fm and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			
C              G7               C 
Jesus when You came to earth so long ago 
       F          Fm       C 
Was it hard for You was it Lord 
                G7               Am         C 
Heaven was Your home and yet You came to us 
     F         Fm        C 
As a little child just a Babe 
F                   C    F               C 
Lord we're glad You came yet it's such a shame 
F                  C         G7      C 
That our sins must bring You for the cross 

                G7               C 
Angles came two shepherds in the fields nearby 
       F          Fm          C 
With a heavenly host and they sang 
                   G7          Am             C 
Peace on earth goodwill to men tonight is born 
         F            Fm          C 
A Savior Christ the Lord in Bethlehem 
F                 C     F                    C 
You will find Him there wrapped in swaddling clothes 
  F           C      G7        C 
A manger in a stable holds the Babe 

           G7                  C 
Jesus even wise men from lands far away 
        F       Fm     C 
Came to honor You by a star 
                      G7                 Am            C 
Kings trembled at the thought that You a child had come 
               F          Fm        C 
They sought to kill You Lord just a Babe 
F                   C    F                C 
Lord we're glad You came praise Your holy name 
       F                   C      G7    C 
You're love for us brought You to Bethlehem 

F                   C    F                C 
Lord we're glad You came praise Your holy name 
       F                   C      G7    C 
You're love for us brought You to Bethlehem 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante