God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen chords by Keith & Kristyn Getty

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Intro:

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Verse 1:
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God rest ye merry gentlemen
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Let nothing you dismay
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Remember Christ our Savior
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Was born on Christmas Day
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To save us all from Satan's pow'r
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When we were gone a stray
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O tidings of comfort and joy
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Comfort and joy
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O tidings of comfort and joy

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Verse 2:
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In Bethlehem, in Israel
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This blessed Babe was born
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And laid within a manger
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Upon this blessed morn
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The which His Mother Mary
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Did nothing take in scorn
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O tidings of comfort and joy
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Comfort and joy
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O tidings of comfort and joy

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[Instrumental]
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Verse 3:
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From God our Heavenly Father
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A blessed Angel came
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And unto certain Shepherds
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Brought tidings of the same
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How that in Bethlehem was born
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The Son of God by name
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O tidings of comfort and joy
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Comfort and joy
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O tidings of comfort and joy

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Verse 4:
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The shepherds at those tidings
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Rejoiced much in mind
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And left their flocks a-feeding
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In tempest, storm and wind
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And went to Bethlehem straightway
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This Son of God to find
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O tidings of comfort and joy
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Comfort and joy
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O tidings of comfort and joy

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Verse 5:
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Now to the Lord sing praises
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All you within this place
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And with true love and brotherhood
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Each other now embrace.
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This holy tide of Christmas
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All others doth deface
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O tidings of comfort and joy
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Comfort and joy
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O tidings of comfort and joy

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This holy tide of Christmas
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All others doth deface
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O tidings of comfort and joy
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Comfort and joy
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O tidings of comfort and joy

Outro:
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G  Em7   Fmaj7 Em7 Dm7   Bm7  Em7

Am7     Am7      Fmaj7 Em7 Dm7  Bm7  Em7   N.C.    Am(add9)