This is a version originally posted on a James Taylor forum and I believe it to be very
close to the original recording.
Intro
G D/F# Em Bm7 A G
D/F# Em A *1: SEE NOTE AT BOTTOM
Bm7 G9 A Bm7 G9 *2: SEE NOTE AT BOTTOM
Verse 1
D B11 Bm7 B11>Bm7
In the bleak midwinter
G A A4<A
Icy winds made moan
D F#m7 B11 Bm7
Earth stood hard as iron
G A D
Water like a stone
Em D/F# G A
Snow on snow had fallen
Bm7 E7 A4 A
Snow on snow on snow
Gmaj7 Gm7 F#m7 E A4+7/B'
A4+7 A D
In the bleak midwinter long and long ago
Instrumental Bridge
D a/D Dmaj7 G
D Dmaj7* F#m7 G
Verse 2
D B11 Bm7 A
Angels and archangels
G A A4 A
May have gathered there
D D/F# B11 Bm7
Cherubim and seraphim
G A D
Rising in the air
Em D/F# G A
None but only Mary
Bm7 E7 A4 A
In her maiden bliss
Gmaj7 Gm7 F#m7 E
Worshipped the beloved
A4+7/B' A4+7 A7 D
With a mother's kiss
Solo
D B11 Bm7
G A A4 A
D B11 Bm7
G A D
Bridge
Em D/F# G A
Heaven cannot hold Him
Bm7 E7 A4 A
Nor can earth sustain
Gmaj7 Gm7 F#m7 E
Heaven and earth shall fall away
A4+7/B' A4+7 A7 D
When He comes to reign
Instrumental Bridge
D a/D Dmaj7 G
D Dmaj7* F#m7 G
Verse 3
D B11 Bm7
What then can I give Him?
G A A4 A
Empty as I am
D B11 Bm7
If I were a shepherd
G A D
I would bring a lamb
Em D/F# G A
If I were a Wise Man
Bm7 E7 A4 A
I would know my part
Gmaj7 Gm7 F#m7 E
What then can I give Him?
A4+7/B' A D
I must give my heart
Ending
a/D G9 a/D D/F# G9
G D/F# Em Bm7 A G
D/F# Em A4 D *3: SEE NOTE AT BOTTOM
*1: Hit the G once (6th string) with your middle finger on the 3rd fret allowing for
action with your index and ring fingers on the note pairs (1st - 3rd string):
G(eb da eb f#c# eb) D/F# etc.
*2: This is really a Bm7 flat 6th and very similar to the Frozen Man intro. Tabbed
like this:
x24035 (fret), x13x25 (finger)
*3: This is virtually the same as the Intro line as described in note 1.
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