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[Intro]
Em
[Verse]
Lord, the snowful Bmsky
EmIn this pale DeAmcember
GFingers D/Amy  G/Bclear Deye
Lest Cseeing, I reBmmember
[Verse]
GNot the naked Ababy
BmWeeping in the Emstable
DNor the singing Aboys
F#7All round my Bmtable
[Verse]
EmNot the dizzy Bmstar
EmBursting on the Ampane
GNor the Emleopard Dsun
CPawing the Bmrain
[Verse]
GOnly the deep Agarden
BmWhere green lilies Emgrow
DAnd the sailors Arolling
F#7On the sea's blue Bmsnow
[Bridge]
GOoh ooh ooh, Aetc.
BmOoh ooh ooh, Emetc.
DOoh ooh ooh, Aetc.
F#7Ooh ooh ooh, Bmetc.
[Verse]
EmLord, the snowful Bmsky
EmIn this pale DeAmcember
GFingers D/Amy  G/Bclear Deye
Lest Cseeing, I reBmmember
[Verse]
GOnly the deep Agarden
BmWhere green lilies Emgrow
DAnd the sailors Arolling
F#7On the sea's blue Bmsnow

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Sailors Carol

by Gordon Bok

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/A

G/B

F#7

[Intro]

[Verse]

Lord, the snowful sky

Em Am

In this pale December

G D/A G/B D

Fingers my clear eye

C Bm

Lest seeing, I remember

[Verse]

G A

Not the naked baby

Bm Em

Weeping in the stable

D A

Nor the singing boys

F#7 Bm

All round my table

[Verse]

Em Bm

Not the dizzy star

Em Am

Bursting on the pane

G Em D

Nor the leopard sun

C Bm

Pawing the rain

[Verse]

G A

Only the deep garden

Bm Em

Where green lilies grow

D A

And the sailors rolling

F#7 Bm

On the sea's blue snow

[Bridge]

G A

Ooh ooh ooh, etc.

Bm Em

Ooh ooh ooh, etc.

D A

Ooh ooh ooh, etc.

F#7 Bm

Ooh ooh ooh, etc.

[Verse]

Em Bm

Lord, the snowful sky

Em Am

In this pale December

G D/A G/B D

Fingers my clear eye

C Bm

Lest seeing, I remember

[Verse]

G A

Only the deep garden

Bm Em

Where green lilies grow

D A

And the sailors rolling

F#7 Bm

On the sea's blue snow

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