Key: Ab major•
Verse 1
Ab
Eb
Ab
Eb
Ab
Good King
Db
Ab
On the feast of Stephen
Fm
Ab
Eb
When the snow lay round about
Db
Ab
Deep and crisp and even
Eb
Ab
Fm
Brightly shone the moon that night
Db
Ab
Though the frost was cruel
Db
Fm
Eb
When a poor man came in sight
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Fm
Db
Gath'ring winter fuel
Ab
Verse 2
Db
Eb
Ab
If thou know'st it, telling
Yonder peasant, who is he?
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Eb
Ab
Where and what his dwelling?"
C
Fm
"Sire, he lives a good league hence
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Eb
Ab
Underneath the mountain
Fm
Db
Right against the forest fence
Ab
Fm
By Saint Agnes' fountain."
Db
Ab
Db
Ab
Eb
Verse 3
Ab
Eb
"Bring me flesh and bring me wine
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Ab
Bring me pine logs hither
Db
C
Fm
Db
When we bear him thither."
Eb
Fm
Page and monarch forth they went
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Ab
Forth they went together
C
Fm
E
Through the rude wind's wild lament
Eb
Fm
And the bitter weather
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Ab
Db
Verse 4
Eb
Ab
Eb
Abm
Eb
"Sire, the night is darker now
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Eb
Abm
And the wind blows stronger
Eb
Abm
Fails my heart, I know not how,
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Eb
Ab
I can go no longer."
Fm
Bbm
Ab
"Mark my footsteps, good my page
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Fm
Db
Tread thou in them boldly
Ab
E
Ab
Thou shalt find the winter's rage
Eb
Fm
Db
Freeze thy blood less coldly."
Ab
Verse 5
Fm
Ab
Where the snow lay dinted
Eb
Db
Eb
Heat was in the very sod
Eb
C
Fm
Eb
Therefore, Christian men, be sure
Db
Eb
Ab
Wealth or rank possessing
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Eb
Ab
Eb
Ye who now will bless the poor
Ab
Fm
Shall yourselves find blessing
Outro 1
Fm
Db
Ab
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsAb Eb Db Fm C...
Ab
Eb
Db
Fm
C
E
Abm
Bbm
Capo: 1
Transpose: 0
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