X:193
T: God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen.
C: Traditional.
O: English.
%R:
B: "The Everyday Song Book", 1927
F: http://www.library.pitt.edu/happybirthday/pdf/The_Everyday_Song_Book.pdf
Z: 2016 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 4/4
L: 1/4
F:http://roaringjelly.org/~jc/music/book/EverydaySongBook/193%3DGod_Rest_You_Merry_Gentlemen-V2.abc	 2024-11-27 172114 UT
K: Em
V:1
V:2
V:3 clef=bass middle=d
V:4 clef=bass middle=d
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[V:1]!f!E | EB BA  | (GF)  ED  | EF  GA |  B3 :|
[V:2]   E | EG F^D | (E=D) CB, | E^D EE | ^D3 :|
w: 1.~God rest you mer-ry, gen-tle-men,    Let noth-ing you dis-may,
w:    Re-mem-ber Christ, our Sav-*ior,     Was born on Christ-mas Day,
w: 2.~Now to the Lord sing prais-*es,      All you with-in this place,
w:    And with true love and broth-er-hood Each oth-er now em-brace,
[V:3]   e | ge  fb | b-b  gg | gb be | f3 :|
[V:4]   e | ee ^dB | (eB) cG | cB ec | G3 :|
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[V:1]  B | cA Bc | (de)  BA  | GE  FG | A2 |
[V:2]  E | ED DG | (=FE) D^D | E^C DE | F2 |
w: To save us all from Sa-tan's pow'r   When we were gone a-stray;
w: This ho-ly tide of Christ-*mas       All oth-er doth de-face;
[V:3] ^g | aa gg | (gg)  gf  | gg ad' | (d'c') |
[V:4]  e | af ge | (Bc)  GB  | ee dB  |  d2    |
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P: Chorus.
[V:1]!ff!(GA) | B2 cB | (BA) GF  | E2 G/  F/   E |
[V:2]    (GD) | D2 ED | (GF) E^D | E2 B,/ B,/ ^C |
w: O_ ti-dings of com-*fort and joy, com-fort and
[V:3] (ba) | g2 gg | (d'c') bb | g2 g/ g/ g |
[V:4] (ef) | g2 cg | (GA)   BB | e2 e/ e/ e  |
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[V:1] A2 (GA) | (Bc) de | (BA) GF  | E3 |]
[V:2] D2 (EF) |  G2  GG | (GF) E^D | E3 |]
w: joy, O_ ti-dings of com-*fort and joy!
[V:3] (fa) (d'c') | (bg) d'c' | (d'c') bb | g3 |]
[V:4] (dc) (BA)   | (Ge) Bc   | (GA)   BB | e3 |]
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