Song Of The Magi chords by The Good Lovelies

Chords with lyrics

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

Intro:
A minorAm G+G FF C majorC G+G

Verse:
A minorAm
when we came
          G+G
we came through the cold
    FF
we came bearing gifts of gold
  C majorC        G+G
and frankincense and myrrh
        A minorAm
and there were trumpets playing
      G+G
there were angels looking down
   FF
on a west bank town
C majorC   G+G      A minorAm    G+G
and he so loved the world!

Chorus:
A minorAm   G/BG/B       A minorAm
wore we then our warmest capes
    G/BG/B       A minorAm
wore we then our walking shoes
A minorAm G/BG/B       A minorAm    G/BG/B
opened wide the city gates
A minorAm       G+G
and let us through
FF   C majorC  G+G

verse:
A minorAm
a child is born
    G+G
born in Bethlehem
   FF
born in a cattle pen
      C majorC          G+G
a child is born on the killing floor
       A minorAm
and still he no crying makes
       G+G
still as the air is he
     FF
lying so prayfully
   A minorAm       G+G
there waiting for the war
    FF
welcome home, my child

   G+G
your home is a checkpoint now
   FF
your home is a border town
A minorAm       G+G
welcome to the brawl
      FF
life ain't fair, my child
     G+G
put your hands in the air, my child
       FF
slowly now, single file, now
C majorC       G+G
up against the wall

Chorus:
A minorAm   G+G        A minorAm
wear we now our warmest coats
    G+G    A minorAm
wear we now our walking shoes
A minorAm  G+G     A minorAm    G+G
open wide the gates of hope
A minorAm     G+G
and let us through


Verse:
A minorAm
when we came
     G+G
we came through the cold
  FF
we came bearing gifts of gold
  C majorC      G+G
and frankincense and myrrh
        A minorAm
and there were shepherds praying
      G+G
there were lions laying down
     FF
with the lambs in a west bank town
C majorC    G+G      A minorAm       C majorC
and he so loved the world!