Good King Wenceslas chords by The Ames Brothers

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: FF

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
N.C.
(trumpets)


Verse 1:
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Good King Wenceslas looked out
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On the feast of Stephen
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When the snow lay round about
C majorC         FF
Deep and crisp and even

Brightly shown the moon that night
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Though the frost was cruel
        C majorC
When a poor man came in sight
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Gathering winter fuel

Verse 2:
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Hither, page, and stand by me
Bb majorBb       FF
If thou know it telling:
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Yonder peasant, who is he?
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Where and what his dwelling?
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Sire, he lives a good league hence
        Bb majorBb
Underneath the mountain
         FF
Right against the forest fence
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By Saint Agnes fountain


Verse 3:
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Bring me flesh, and bring me wine
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Bring me pine logs hither
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Thou and I will see him dine
Bb majorBb        FF
When we bear the thither
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Page and monarch, forth they went
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Forth they went together
            C majorC
Through the rude wind's wild lament
        FF
And the bitter weather

Verse 4:
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Sire, the night is darker now
Bb majorBb         FF
And the wind blows stronger
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Fails my heart, I know not how
Bb majorBb     FF
I can go no longer
C majorC        FF
Ark my footsteps my good page
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Tread thou in them boldly:
C majorC
Thou shalt find the winter's rage
           FF   Bb majorBb  C majorC
Freeze thy blood less coldly


Verse 5:
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In his master's step he trod
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Where the snow lay dented
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Heat was in the very sod
C majorC          FF
Which the saint had printed
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Therefore, Christian men, be sure
C majorC
Wealth or rank possessing
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Ye who now will bless the poor
C majorC           Bb majorBb  FF   C majorC  FF
Shall yourselves find ble-essing