Christmas Lullaby chords by Doc Watson

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 4th

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

Key: C majorC

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
A minorAm  E minorEm A minorAm E minorEm

Verse 1:
A minorAm         C majorC     C/GC/G
Hush, my babe, lie still and slumber,
C majorC      A minorAm  G+G  C majorC
Holy angels guard thy bed.
C majorC    A minorAm    DmDm   A minorAm G+G
Heavenly blessings without num-ber
A minorAm   E minorEm       A minorAm   E minorEm  A minorAm  E minorEm
Gently stealing on thy head.

Verse 2:
A minorAm         C majorC   C/GC/G
How much better art thou attended
C majorC        A minorAm G+G   C majorC
Than the Son of God could be,
C majorC    A minorAm   DmDm  A minorAm G+G
When from heaven He descended
A minorAm   E minorEm        A minorAm   E minorEm  A minorAm  E minorEm
And became a child like thee?

Verse 3:
A minorAm      C majorC   C/GC/G
Soft and easy is thy cradle--
C majorC          A minorAm  G+G  C majorC
Coarse and hard the Savi-our lay,
     A minorAm     DmDm  A minorAm G+G
When His birthplace was a stable,
A minorAm   E minorEm       A minorAm   E minorEm  A minorAm  E minorEm
And His softest bed was hay.

Verse 4:
A minorAm         C majorC     C/GC/G
Hush, my babe, lie still and slumber,
C majorC      A minorAm  G+G  C majorC
Holy angels guard thy bed.
C majorC    A minorAm    DmDm   A minorAm G+G
Heavenly blessings without num-ber
A minorAm   E minorEm       A minorAm   E minorEm  A minorAm  E minorEm
Gently stealing on thy head.
A minorAm   E minorEm       A minorAm
Gently stealing on thy head.