What Child Is This? Chords
by Third Day
What Child Is This? by Third Day is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords Em, D/F#, G, D, Bm, C, B and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Em D/F# G D
Em D/F# G D Bm
What Child is this who, laid to rest
C B
On Mary's lap is sleeping?
Em D/F# G D Bm
Whom Angels greet with anthems sweet,
C B Em
While shepherds watch are keeping?
G D
This, this is Christ the King,
C B
Whom shepherds guard and Angels sing;
G D Bm
Haste, haste, to bring Him laud,
C B Em
The Babe, the Son of Mary.
Em D/F# G D Bm
Nails and spear shall pierce Him through,
C B
The cross be borne for me, for you.
Em D/F# G D Bm
Hail, hail the Word made flesh,
C B Em
The Babe, the Son of Mary.
G D
This, this is Christ the King,
C B
Whom shepherds guard and Angels sing;
G D Bm
Haste, haste, to bring Him laud,
C B Em
The Babe, the Son of Mary.
( Em D/F# G D )
( Em D/F# G D )
( Am Em C B )
Em D/F# G D Bm
So bring Him incense, gold and myrrh,
C B
Come peasant, king to own Him;
Em D/F# G D Bm
The King of kings salvation brings,
C B Em
Let loving hearts enthrone Him.
G D
This, this is Christ the King,
C B
Whom shepherds guard and Angels sing;
G D Bm
Haste, haste, to bring Him laud,
C B Em
The Babe, the Son of Mary.
G D
This, this is Christ the King,
C B
Whom shepherds guard and Angels sing;
G D Bm
Haste, haste, to bring Him laud,
C B Em
The Babe, the Son of Mary.
C B Em
The Babe, the Son of Mary.
C B Em
The Babe, the Son of Mary.