{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2376727,"song":"The First Nowell","artist":"Steeleye Span","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11491265-the-first-nowell-chords-by-steeleye-span/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2376727?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe first Nowell the angel did say[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]D/F#[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWas to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIn fields where they lay, keeping their sheep[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]D/F#[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOn a cold winter's night that was so   deep[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D/F#[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBorn is the king of Is-ra---el[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey all looked up and saw a star[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]D/F#[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShining in the east beyond them far[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd to the earth it gave great light[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]D/F#[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd so it continued both day and  night[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D/F#[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBorn is the king of Is-ra---el[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D/F#[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D/F#[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D/F#[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd by the light of that same star[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]D/F#[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThree wise men came from country  far[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTo seek for a king was their intent[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]D/F#[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd to follow the star wheresoever it   went[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D/F#[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBorn is the king of Is-ra---el[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe star drew nigh to the north-west[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]D/F#[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nO'er Bethlehem it took its  rest[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd there it did both stop and stay[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D/F#[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nRight over the place where Je-sus  lay[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D/F#[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBorn is the king of Is-ra---el[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nG  C  G  C\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nG  C  G  C  G\nC  G    Em D/F# G\nG    C  G  C  G  Em D/F# G\nG    C  G  C  G  Em D/F# G\nG  C  G  C\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nG  C  G  C  G  C  G  C\nG  C  G  C  G  C  G  C","chords":["G","C","Em","D/F#"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}