The First Nowell chords by Steeleye Span

Chords with lyrics

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

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
G+G C majorC G+G C majorC

Verse:
  G+G        C majorC     G+G
The first Nowell the angel did say
    C majorC      G+G      E minorEm    D/F#D/F# G+G
Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay
             C majorC       G+G
In fields where they lay, keeping their sheep
   C majorC       G+G     E minorEm D/F#D/F# G+G
On a cold winter's night that was so  deep

Chorus:
         C majorC    G+G
Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell
C majorC      G+G    E minorEm D/F#D/F# G+G  C majorC G+G C majorC
Born is the king of Is-ra---el

Verse:
     G+G       C majorC   G+G
They all looked up and saw a star
    C majorC   G+G   E minorEm  D/F#D/F# G+G
Shining in the east beyond them far
          C majorC     G+G
And to the earth it gave great light
  C majorC    G+G      E minorEm D/F#D/F# G+G
And so it continued both day and night

Chorus:
         C majorC    G+G
Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell
C majorC      G+G    E minorEm D/F#D/F# G+G  C majorC G+G C majorC
Born is the king of Is-ra---el

Instrumental:
G+G C majorC G+G C majorC G+G
C majorC G+G  E minorEm D/F#D/F# G+G
G MajorG  C majorC G+G C majorC G+G E minorEm D/F#D/F# G+G
G MajorG  C majorC G+G C majorC G+G E minorEm D/F#D/F# G+G
G MajorG C majorC G+G C majorC

Verse:
  G+G        C majorC     G+G
And by the light of that same star
   C majorC    G+G     E minorEm D/F#D/F# G+G
Three wise men came from country far
            C majorC    G+G
To seek for a king was their intent
    C majorC     G+G      E minorEm  D/F#D/F# G+G
And to follow the star wheresoever it  went

Chorus:
         C majorC    G+G
Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell
C majorC      G+G    E minorEm D/F#D/F# G+G  C majorC G+G C majorC
Born is the king of Is-ra---el

Verse:
  G+G         C majorC     G+G
The star drew nigh to the north-west
   C majorC   G+G   E minorEm  D/F#D/F# G+G
O'er Bethlehem it took its rest
           C majorC    G+G
And there it did both stop and stay
   C majorC    G+G      E minorEm D/F#D/F# G+G
Right over the place where Je-sus lay

Chorus:
         C majorC    G+G
Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell
C majorC      G+G    E minorEm D/F#D/F# G+G  C majorC G+G C majorC
Born is the king of Is-ra---el

Outro:
G+G C majorC G+G C majorC G+G C majorC G+G C majorC
G+G C majorC G+G C majorC G+G C majorC G+G C majorC