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On Christmas Day It Happened So chords by
Waterson:carthy
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Key: G major•
Verse 1
Csus2
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Bm
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On
Em
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Christmas
D
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Bm
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Day it happens so
Em
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Csus2
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G
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Down in the meadow for to plough
A
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Csus2
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As he was ploughing all on so fast,
Bm
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Bm
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Up stepped sweet
Csus2
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Jesus himself at last.
Bm
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Em
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O man,
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Bm
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O man, why do you plough
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So hard upon our

Lord's birthday?
G
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The farmer answered
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him with great speed,
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For to plough this day I
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Csus2
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have got need.
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His arms did quaver
D
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Bm
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through and through,
Am
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His arms did quaver,
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he could not plough,
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The ground did open and lose him in ,
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Csus2
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Before he could repent of sin.
Interlude 1
Csus2
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Csus2
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Am
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Csus2
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Am
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Csus2
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Csus2
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Bm
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His wife and children's
Verse 2
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Bm
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out of place
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His beasts and cattle, all
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All those lost, his beasts and cattle,
Bm
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they die away
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Csus2
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For ploughing up old

Christmas

Day
D
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His beasts and cattle,
Csus2
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they die away,
Bm
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Csus2
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For ploughing on our
C
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Lord's birth -plain.

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Csus2

  • Bm

    2

  • Em

  • D

  • G

  • A

  • Am

  • C

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of On Christmas Day It Happened So by Waterson:Carthy is G major.

The primary chords used in On Christmas Day It Happened So are Csus2, Bm, Em, D, G, A.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Csus2, Bm, Em, D, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of On Christmas Day It Happened So is approximately 42 beats per minute.

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