{"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":2550615,"song":"Once In Royal Davids City","artist":"Sufjan Stevens","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11513778-once-in-royal-davids-city-chords-by-sufjan-stevens/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2550615?type=chord","rating":4.8089,"votes":14,"content":"[ch]G[/ch] [ch]G7[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch] (x2)\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G7[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOnce in royal David's city[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nStood a lowly cattle shed[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G7[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhere a mother laid her baby[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]G7[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIn a manger for His bed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G7[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMary was that mother mild[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nJesus Christ her little child[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]G7[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G7[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe came down to earth from heaven[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWho is God and Lord of all[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G7[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd His shelter was a stable[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd His cradle was a stall[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G7[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWith the poor, oppressed and lowly[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLived on earth our Savior holy[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]G7[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch] (x2)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G7[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd our eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAt last shall see Him[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThrough His own redeeming love[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G7[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFor that child, so dear and gentle[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]G7[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIs our Lord in heaven above[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G7[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd He leads His children along[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTo the place that He is gone[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]G7[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch] (x4)","plain_text":"G G7 C   Am  G C   C Am Em    G  C (x2)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nG G7 C   Am  G C   C Am Em    G  C\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nG G7 C   Am  G C   C Am Em    G  C (x2)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nG G7 C   Am  G C   C Am Em    G  C (x4)","chords":["G","G7","C","Am","Em","F"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"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]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]}}}