god rest ye merry gentlemen

capo on 1rst fret

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god rest ye merry , gentlemen
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let nothing you dismay
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remember , christ , our saviour
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was born on christmas day
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to save us all from satan’s power
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when we were gone astray
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o tidings of comfort and joy ,
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comfort and joy
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o tidings of comfort and joy

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from god our heavenly father
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a blessed angel came;
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and unto certain shepherds
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brought tidings of the same :
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how that in bethlehem was born
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the son of god by name .
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o tidings of comfort and joy ,
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comfort and joy
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o tidings of comfort and joy

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and when they came to bethlehem
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where our dear saviour lay ,
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they found him in a manger ,
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where oxen feed on hay;
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his mother mary kneeling down ,
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unto the lord did pray .
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o tidings of comfort and joy ,
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comfort and joy
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o tidings of comfort and joy

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now to the lord sing praises ,
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all you within this place ,
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and with true love and brotherhood
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each other now embrace;
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this holy tide of christmas
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all other doth deface .
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o tidings of comfort and joy ,
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comfort and joy
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o tidings of comfort and joy