IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER

Intro: C, Am, Dm, G

C                Am       Dm              G
In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan,
C                   Am    Dm      G      C
Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone;
Dm                Am            C    Dm   G
Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow o-on snow,
C                Am      Dm   G     C
In the bleak midwinter, long long ago.

C                       Am        Dm           G
Our god, heaven cannot hold him, nor earth sustain;
C                       Am        Dm      G        C
Heaven and earth shall flee away when he comes to reign.
Dm               Am        C     Dm       G
In the bleak midwinter a stable place sufficed
     C         Am      Dm G         C
The lord God almighty, Je-e-esus Christ.

C                Am    Dm                 G
Angels and archangels may have gathered there,
C              Am        Dm  G     C
Cherubim and seraphim thronged the air;
Dm              Am    C       Dm     G
But his mother only, in her maiden bliss,
C               Am     Dm  G  C
Worshiped the beloved with a kiss.

C           Am        Dm       G
What can I give him, poor as I am?
C            Am       Dm        G      C
If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb;
Dm           Am       C       Dm     G
If I were a wise man, I would do my part;
C                 Am       Dm   G       C
Yet what I can I give him: gi-i-ive my heart.

Dm                Am            C    Dm   G
Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow o-on snow,
C                Am      Dm   G     C
In the bleak midwinter, long long ago.

(Fingerstyle lesson on www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioZe191rwnU)