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    ALSO, if you play with a piano the first eight notes (NOT chords) of the song, they follow 
the succession of C/B/A/G/F/E/D/C down one octave. Overlapping these notes of melody are the chords. 
I have listed the chords (as they are in the song, to the best of my ability) below.  
Because the chords here are overlapping the sing-song melody of C/B/A/G/F/E/D/C, they don't sound
[INTRO]
   C   G   Am   G   F   C   G   C/  G   C   G   C   G   C  
[VERSE 1]
The bCoar's Ghead in Amhand bear GI
          F         C         G   C/  G   C  G  
Bedecked with bays and rosemary
And I Cpray Gyou my mAmasters be Gmerry
     F      C        G   C/  G   C   G  
Quot estis in convivio
[CHORUS]
CCapuGt aprAmi defeGro
       F      C        G   C/  G   C   G  
Reddens laudes Domino
[VERSE 2]
The bCoar's Ghead as AmI understGand
          F        C           G   C/  G   C  G  
Is the rarest dish in all the land
When Cthus bGedecked Amwith a gaGy garland
       F     C        G   C/  G   C  G  
Let us servire cantico
[CHORUS]
CCapuGt aprAmi defeGro
       F      C        G   C/  G   C   G/  C   G   Am   G   F   C   G   C/  G   C   G   C   G   C  G  
Reddens laudes Domino
[VERSE 3]
Our sCteward Ghath proAmvided tGhis
In hoFnour of Cthe GKing of Cbliss
Which Con thiGs day to Ambe serveGd is
      F        C      G   C/  G   C   G  
In Reginensis atrio
[CHORUS]
CCapuGt aprAmi defeGro
       F      C        G   C/  G   C   G  
Reddens laudes Domino
CCapuGt aprAmi defeGro 
       F      C        G   C/  G   C   G/  C   G   Am   G   F   C   G   C/  G   C   G   C   G   C  
Reddens laudes Domino
The boar's head in hand bear I
Bedecked with bays and rosemary
And I pray you my masters be merry
As many as are at the feast
I bring in the boar's head, 
Giving thanks to the LORD
The boar's head as I understand
Is the rarest dish in all the land
When thus bedecked with a gay garland
Let us serve it with a song
I bring in the boar's head, 
Giving thanks to the LORD
Our steward hath provided this
In honor of the King of bliss
Which on this day to be served is
In the hall of Queen's (College, Oxford)
I bring in the boar's head, 
Giving thanks to the LORD. 
I bring in the boar's head, 
Giving thanks to the LORD
playing it over and over again, listening carefully for the chords. Josh Garrels

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The Boars Head

by Josh Garrels

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Chords in this song · guitar

ALSO, if you play with a piano the first eight notes (NOT chords) of the song, they follow

the succession of C/B/A/G/F/E/D/C down one octave. Overlapping these notes of melody are the chords.

I have listed the chords (as they are in the song, to the best of my ability) below.

Because the chords here are overlapping the sing-song melody of C/B/A/G/F/E/D/C, they don't sound

[INTRO]

C G Am G F C G C G C G C G C

[VERSE 1]

C G Am G

The boar's head in hand bear I

F C G C G C G

Bedecked with bays and rosemary

C G Am G

And I pray you my masters be merry

F C G C G C G

Quot estis in convivio

[CHORUS]

C G Am G

Caput apri defero

F C G C G C G

Reddens laudes Domino

[VERSE 2]

C G Am G

The boar's head as I understand

F C G C G C G

Is the rarest dish in all the land

C G Am G

When thus bedecked with a gay garland

F C G C G C G

Let us servire cantico

[CHORUS]

C G Am G

Caput apri defero

F C G C G C G C G Am G F C G C G C G C G C G

/ / /

Reddens laudes Domino

[VERSE 3]

C G Am G

Our steward hath provided this

F C G C

In honour of the King of bliss

C G Am G

Which on this day to be served is

F C G C G C G

In Reginensis atrio

[CHORUS]

C G Am G

Caput apri defero

F C G C G C G

Reddens laudes Domino

C G Am G

Caput apri defero

F C G C G C G C G Am G F C G C G C G C G C

/ / /

Reddens laudes Domino

The boar's head in hand bear I

Bedecked with bays and rosemary

And I pray you my masters be merry

As many as are at the feast

I bring in the boar's head,

Giving thanks to the LORD

The boar's head as I understand

Is the rarest dish in all the land

When thus bedecked with a gay garland

Let us serve it with a song

I bring in the boar's head,

Giving thanks to the LORD

Our steward hath provided this

In honor of the King of bliss

Which on this day to be served is

In the hall of Queen's (College, Oxford)

I bring in the boar's head,

Giving thanks to the LORD.

I bring in the boar's head,

Giving thanks to the LORD

playing it over and over again, listening carefully for the chords. Josh Garrels

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