What Child Is This First Noel Prelude chords by Francesca Battistelli

• Capo on 3rd

Key: Cm

🎄 Introduction:
Ab        Ab
The first Noel
    Db         Ab
The angels did say
  Ab                Ab
Was to certain poor shepherds
   Bbm       Eb   Bbm
In fields as they lay
   Fm                Cm
In fields where they
Db                Ab
Lay keeping their sheep
Ab                 Ab
On a cold winter's night
    Bbm  Ebm  Am
That was so   deep
  Fm     Eb    Db    Ab
Noel
Noel
Noel
Noel
Fm   Eb Db      Eb  Fm Eb Ab
Born is the King of Israel
   Fm   Cm    Db    Eb
Noel
Noel
Noel
Noel
Ab      Db  Ab         Bb Ab
Born is the King of Israel

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


        Cm            Eb           Bb           Ab          G
e|------------|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
B|-------1----|-------1----|-------0---|-------1---|-------0---|
G|---2-----2--|---0-----0--|---0-----0-|---2-----2-|---1-----1-|
D|-----2------|-----2------|-----0-----|-----3-----|-----2-----|
A|-0----------|-3----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
E|------------|------------|-3---------|-1---------|-0---------|


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

🎄 Chorus 1:
Eb            Bb
This, this is Christ the King
     Cm        Ab        G
Whom shepherds guard and Angels sing
Eb               Bb
Haste, haste, to bring Him laud
    Ab        G      Cm
The Babe, the Son of Mary

🎄 Verse 2:
   Cm        Eb       Bb
So bring Him incense, gold and myrrh
     Ab               G
Come peasant, king to own Him
    Cm      Eb        Bb
The King of kings salvation brings
    Ab     G      Cm
Let loving hearts enthrone Him

🎄 Chorus 2:
Eb            Bb
Raise, raise a song on high
     Cm        Ab        G
The virgin sings her lullaby
Eb           Bb
Joy, joy for Christ is born
    Ab        G      Cm
The Babe, the Son of Mary

🎄 Verse 3:
   Cm        Eb       Bb
No vocals here only instrument
     Ab               G
No vocals here only instrument
    Cm      Eb        Bb
No vocals here only instrument
    Ab     G      Cm
No vocals here only instrument

🎄 Chorus 1:
Eb            Bb
This, this is Christ the King
     Cm        Ab        G
Whom shepherds guard and Angels sing
Eb               Bb
Haste, haste, to bring Him laud
    Ab        G      Cm
The Babe, the Son of Mary