Angels We Have Heard on High chords
Gloria... in Excelsis Deo
- Music & Lyrics: Traditional
- Performance: Soundiva Classical Choir
- Music: F Major in 4/4 time at ~120 bpm (♩)
- Chords: F, Gm, Am, Bb, C, C7, Dm
- Please Note: The performance is by a choir with no musical backing... still very easy to play along with.
- Beginners - the easiest key is C Major. If playing with the video, you will need a Capo on the 5th fret.
Chart Legend
Numbered Circles: Fingers used to play chords O: Optional Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note
Angels We Have Heard on High
Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key
F Am C F
1. An-gels we have heard on high
F Am C7 F
Sweet-ly sing-ing o'er the plains
F Am C F
And the moun-tains in re-ply
F Am C7 F
E - cho - ing their joy-ous strains
F Dm Gm C7 F Bb C
Chorus: Glo - o - o - o - o - o... O-o-o-o-o... O-o-o-o-o-ri-a
F C F Gm F C
In Ex - cel - sis De - o
F Dm Gm C7 F Bb C
Glo - o - o - o - o - o... O-o-o-o-o... O-o-o-o-o-ri-a
F C F Gm F C F
In Ex - cel - sis De - e - o
F Am C F
2. She-pherds why this ju-bi-lee?
F Am C7 F
Why your joy-ous strains pro-long?
F Am C F
What the glad-some ti-dings be
F Am C7 F
Which in-spire your hea-ven-ly song?
F Dm Gm C7 F Bb C
Chorus: Glo - o - o - o - o - o... O-o-o-o-o... O-o-o-o-o-ri-a
F C F Gm F C
In Ex - cel - sis De - o
F Dm Gm C7 F Bb C
Glo - o - o - o - o - o... O-o-o-o-o... O-o-o-o-o-ri-a
F C F Gm F C F
In Ex - cel - sis De - e - o
F Am C F
3. Come to Beth-le-hem and see
F Am C7 F
Him Whose birth the an-gels sing;
F Am C F
Come, a-dore on ben-ded knee
F Am C7 F
Christ the Lord, the new-born King
F Dm Gm C7 F Bb C
Chorus: Glo - o - o - o - o - o... O-o-o-o-o... O-o-o-o-o-ri-a
F C F Gm F C
In Ex - cel - sis De - o
F Dm Gm C7 F Bb C
Glo - o - o - o - o - o... O-o-o-o-o... O-o-o-o-o-ri-a
F C F Gm F C F
In Ex - cel - sis De - e - o
F Am C F
4. See Him in a man-ger laid
F Am C7 F
Whom the choirs of an-gels praise;
F Am C F
Ma-ry, Jo-seph, lend your aid
F Am C7 F
While our hearts in love we raise
F Dm Gm C7 F Bb C
Chorus: Glo - o - o - o - o - o... O-o-o-o-o... O-o-o-o-o-ri-a
F C F Gm F C
In Ex - cel - sis De - o
F Dm Gm C7 F Bb C
Glo - o - o - o - o - o... O-o-o-o-o... O-o-o-o-o-ri-a
F C F Gm F C F
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