Wise Men Chords
Wise Men by Kate & Anna McGarrigle is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Dm with a capo on the 5st fret. It uses the chords Dm, F, Am, C, G, E7 and A7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Dm
verse 1
F Am
In the dessert where the stars are bright
C F G C
And constellations rule your life
E7 A7
Long ago three kings set out
C F Dm
To follow a peculiar light
verse 2
F Am
What did they see up in the sky
C F G C
That made them take leave of their land?
E7 A7
And carry gifts on camel back
C F Dm
Over years of endless sand
verse 3
F Am
Through cloudless days and cloudless nights
C F G C
The bells upon the camel ringing
E7 A7
And the wind playing on riffs of sand
C F Dm
It must be the voices of angels singing
F Am
Gold to crown his loftiness
Dm G Dm C F C
Myrrh for the man upon his death
Dm G Dm A7 Dm A7
Frankincense for godliness
verse 4
F Am
Black smoke hides the stars tonight
C F G C
And mines explode in golden sand
E7 A7
Underground, black waters flow
C F Dm
In Afghan fields, the poppies grow
F Am
Gold to crown his loftiness
Dm G Dm C F C
Myrrh for the man upon his death
Dm G Dm
Frankincense for godliness
Outro: A7 Dm A7 Dm A7 Dm A7 Dm