What Child Is This chords by TobyMac

Chords with lyrics

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

Key: E minorEm

Difficulty: Intermediate

Verse 1:

E minorEm    G+G     D MajorD    B minorBm
What Child is this who, laid to rest
  E minorEm   C majorC   BB
On Mary's lap is sleeping?
   E minorEm   G+G     D MajorD    B minorBm
Whom Angels greet with anthems sweet,
   E minorEm    C majorC    BB
While shepherds watch are keeping?

Chorus:

G+G       D MajorD     B minorBm
This, this is Christ the King,
   E minorEm    C majorC     BB
Whom shepherds guard and Angels sing;
G+G        D MajorD     B minorBm
Haste, haste, to bring Him laud,
  E minorEm    BB   E minorEm
The Babe, the Son of Mary.

Verse 2:

  E minorEm   G+G    D MajorD  B minorBm
Why lies He in such mean estate,
   E minorEm   C majorC    BB
Where ox and ass are feeding?
   E minorEm     G+G     D MajorD    B minorBm
Good Christians, fear, for sinners here
  E minorEm   C majorC   BB
The silent Word is pleading.

Chorus:

G+G       D MajorD     B minorBm
This, this is Christ the King,
   E minorEm    C majorC     BB
Whom shepherds guard and Angels sing;
G+G        D MajorD     B minorBm
Haste, haste, to bring Him laud,
  E minorEm    BB   E minorEm
The Babe, the Son of Mary.

Bridge:

C#5C#5            C#5C#5
Nails, spear shall pierce Him through,
  F# minorF#m    D MajorD     C#C#
The cross be borne for me, for you.
A augmentedA       E MajorE     C# minorC#m
Hail, hail the Word made flesh,
  F# minorF#m    C#C#   F# minorF#m
The Babe, the Son of Mary.

Chorus:

A augmentedA       E MajorE     C# minorC#m
This, this is Christ the King,
   F# minorF#m    D MajorD     C#C#
Whom shepherds guard and Angels sing;
A augmentedA        E MajorE     C# minorC#m
Haste, haste, to bring Him laud,
  F# minorF#m    C#C#   F# minorF#m
The Babe, the Son of Mary.

A augmentedA       E MajorE    C# minorC#m
Raise, raise a song on high,
  F# minorF#m   D MajorD     C#C#
The virgin sings her lullaby.
A augmentedA      E MajorE     C# minorC#m
Joy, joy for Christ is born,
  F# minorF#m    C#C#   F#F#
The Babe, the Son of Mary.