What Child Is This First Noel Prelude chords by Francesca Battistelli

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 3rd

Key: C minorCm

🎄 Introduction:
AbAb    AbAb
The first Noel
  DbDb     AbAb
The angels did say
 AbAb        AbAb
Was to certain poor shepherds
  BbmBbm    Eb MajorEb  BbmBbm
In fields as they lay
  F minorFm        C minorCm
In fields where they
DbDb        AbAb
Lay keeping their sheep
AbAb         AbAb
On a cold winter's night
  BbmBbm EbmEbm A minorAm
That was so  deep
 F minorFm   Eb MajorEb  DbDb  AbAb
Noel
Noel
Noel
Noel
F minorFm  Eb MajorEb DbDb   Eb MajorEb F minorFm Eb MajorEb AbAb
Born is the King of Israel
  F minorFm  C minorCm  DbDb  Eb MajorEb
Noel
Noel
Noel
Noel
AbAb   DbDb AbAb     Bb majorBb AbAb
Born is the King of Israel


Remember this is formatted for a 3rd fret capo, standard tuning


    C minorCm      Eb MajorEb      Bb majorBb      AbAb     G+G
e|------------|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
BB|-------1----|-------1----|-------0---|-------1---|-------0---|
G+G|---2-----2--|---0-----0--|---0-----0-|---2-----2-|---1-----1-|
D MajorD|-----2------|-----2------|-----0-----|-----3-----|-----2-----|
A augmentedA|-0----------|-3----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
E MajorE|------------|------------|-3---------|-1---------|-0---------|


🎄 Verse 1:
   C minorCm    Eb MajorEb    Bb majorBb
What Child is this who laid to rest
  AbAb      G+G
On Mary's lap is sleeping?
   C minorCm   Eb MajorEb     Bb majorBb
Whom Angels greet with anthems sweet
   AbAb    G+G     C minorCm
While shepherds watch, are keeping?

🎄 Chorus 1:
Eb MajorEb      Bb majorBb
This, this is Christ the King
   C minorCm    AbAb    G+G
Whom shepherds guard and Angels sing
Eb MajorEb        Bb majorBb
Haste, haste, to bring Him laud
  AbAb    G+G   C minorCm
The Babe, the Son of Mary

🎄 Verse 2:
  C minorCm    Eb MajorEb    Bb majorBb
So bring Him incense, gold and myrrh
   AbAb        G+G
Come peasant, king to own Him
  C minorCm   Eb MajorEb    Bb majorBb
The King of kings salvation brings
  AbAb   G+G   C minorCm
Let loving hearts enthrone Him

🎄 Chorus 2:
Eb MajorEb      Bb majorBb
Raise, raise a song on high
   C minorCm    AbAb    G+G
The virgin sings her lullaby
Eb MajorEb      Bb majorBb
Joy, joy for Christ is born
  AbAb    G+G   C minorCm
The Babe, the Son of Mary

🎄 Verse 3:
  C minorCm    Eb MajorEb    Bb majorBb
No vocals here only instrument
   AbAb        G+G
No vocals here only instrument
  C minorCm   Eb MajorEb    Bb majorBb
No vocals here only instrument
  AbAb   G+G   C minorCm
No vocals here only instrument

🎄 Chorus 1:
Eb MajorEb      Bb majorBb
This, this is Christ the King
   C minorCm    AbAb    G+G
Whom shepherds guard and Angels sing
Eb MajorEb        Bb majorBb
Haste, haste, to bring Him laud
  AbAb    G+G   C minorCm
The Babe, the Son of Mary