Good King Wenceslas chords
by The Irish Rovers
- Composer: Traditional
- Lyrics: John Mason Neale
- Performance: The Irish Rovers
- Album: Songs Of Christmas
- Music: Key of G Major in 4/4 time at bpm (♩)
- Easy Chords: G, Em, C, D - ideal for beginners
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
Good King Wenceslas
Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key G Em C D C D G
Intro: 4/4 || 1& 2& 3& 4& | 1& 2& 3&4& ||
G Em C D C D G
1. Good King Wen-ces-las looked out On the feast of Ste-phen
G Em C D C D G
When the snow lay round a-bout Deep and crisp and e-ven
G Em G Em C D G
Bright-ly shone the moon that night Though the frost was cru-el
G C Em D G D Em C G Em C D C D G
When a poor man came in sight Gath-’ring win-ter fu - u | - el | 1& 2& 3&4& |
G Em C D C D G
2. Hith-er page and stand by me If thou knows’t it tell-ing
G Em C D C D G
Yon-der peas-ant who is he? Where and what his dwell-ing?
G Em G Em C D G
Sire he lives a good league hence Un-der-neath the mount-ain
G C Em D G D Em C G Em C D C D G
Right a-gainst the for-est fence By Saint Ag-nes’ fou - oun |- tain | 1& 2& 3&4& |
G Em C D C D G
3. Bring me meat and bring me wine Bring me pine logs hith-er
G Em C D C D G
Thou and I will see him dine When we bear them thith-er
G Em G Em C D G
Page and mon-arch forth they went Forth they went to-geth-er
G C Em D G D Em C G Em C D C D G
Through the rude winds wild la-ment And the bit-ter wea-ea |- ther | 1& 2& 3&4& |
G Em C D C D G
4. Sire the night is dark-er now And the wind blows strong-er
G Em C D C D G
Fails my heart I know not how I can go no long-er
G Em G Em C D G
Mark my foot-steps my good page Tread thou in them bold-ly
G C Em D G D Em C G
Thou shalt find the wint-er’s rage Freeze thy blood less co - old - (ly)
G Em C D C D G G Em C D C D G
Instr: |(ly) | / | | / |
G Em G Em C D G G C Em D G D Em C G
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G Em C D C D G
5. In his mast-er's step he trod Where the snow lay dint-ed
G Em C D C D G
Heat was in the ver-y sod Which the saint had print-ed
G Em G Em C D G
There-fore Christ-ian men be sure Wealth or rank poss-ess-ing
G C Em D G D Em C G Em C D C D G G
Ye who now will bless the poor Shall your-selves find ble - es |-sing | |
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