intro : D Bm ( repeat )

verse 1 :
D Bm
while shepherds were out watching
G D
their silent flocks by night
D Bm
behold throughout the heavens
G D
there shone a holy light

chorus :
D
go tell it on the mountain
A G D
over the hills and everywhere
D
go tell it on the mountain
A Bm
the jesus christ is born
D
it’s christmas day
Bm
it’s christmas day

verse 2 :
D Bm
the shepherds feared and trembled
G D
while lo , above the earth
D Bm
rang out the angel chorus
G D
that hailed our saviour’s birth

verse 3 :
D Bm
down in a lowly manger
G D
our humble christ was born
D Bm
and god sent us salvation
G D
that blessed christmas morn’

outro :
D
it’s christmas day
Bm
it’s christmas day ( repeat )