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The First Noel

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Gmajor
90BPM
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Sound:
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Step 1 / 25Position: 2
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
Difficulty: Beginner
Tunning: EADGBE
Capo: None
Key: G
Strum Pattern: Downstrokes on the letter and the slash marks
[Verse]
G/ / D/ / G/ / G/
The fi-rst No-el the ang-els did say
G   C/ / G/ / C/ / G/
Was to cer-tain poor shep-herds in fields as they lay
G/ / D/ / C/ / G/
In- fields where they lay kee-ping their sheep
/ C/ / G/ / C/ / G/
On a cold win-ters ni-ght that was- so deep
[Chorus]
G/ / D/ / C/ / G/ /
No-el, No-el, No-el, No-el
C/ / G/ / C/ / G/
Born is the Ki-ng of Is-ra-el
e|--------------0-2-3-2-0---0-2-3-2-0---0-2-3-------|
B|0-------0-1-3-----------3-----------3-------3-1-0-|
G|--2-0-2-------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------| REAPEAT
[Chorus]
G/ / D/ / C/ / G/ /
No-el, No-el, No-el, No-el
C/ / G/ / C/ / G/
Born is the Ki-ng of Is-ra-el
[Verse]
G/ / D/ / C/ / G/
They look-ed up and- saw a star,
/ C/ / G/ / C/ / G/
Shin-ing in- the Ea-st, bey-ond them far,
G/ / D/ / C/ / G/
And to- the earth it- gave- great light
/ C/ / G/ / C/ / G/
And- so it contin-ued both day and night
[Chorus]
G/ / D/ / C/ / G/
No-el, No-el, No-el, No-el
C/ / G/ / C/ / G/
Born is the Ki-ng of Is-ra-el
[Slower final chorus one slow full downstroke on each chord]
G/ / D/ / C/ / G/
No-el, No-el, No-el, No-el
C/ / G/ / C/ / G-LET RING 2-3, SILENTLY OFF ON 1
Born is the Ki-ng of Is-ra-el
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