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Greg Lake - I Believe in Father Christmas Chords

Chord reference G, D, Em7, C, A, Bm7, Em7
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[G]They said [D]there’ll be [Em7]snow at [D]Christmas [G]They said [D]there’ll be [Em7]peace on [D]earth [G]But in[D]stead it just [Em7]kept on [D]raining [G]A veil of [D]tears for [Em7]the virgin [D]birth

[C]I re[G]member [D]one Christmas morning [C]A winters [G]light and a [D]distant choir And the [D]peal of a [A]bell and that [G]Christmas tree [D]smell And their [D]eyes full of [Em7]tinsel and [D]fire

[D] [G] [Bm7] [D] [G] [D] [A] [A] [Em7] [D] [A7] [D] [G] [A] [D] [D]

[G]They sold [D]me a [Em7]dream of [D]Christmas [G]They sold [D]me a [Em7]silent [D]night [G]And they [D]told me a [Em7]fairy [D]story [G]’till I [D]believed in the [Em7]Israelite [D]

[C]And I be[G]lieved in [D]Father Christmas And I [C]looked at the [G]sky with ex[D]cited eyes ’till I [D]woke with a [A]yawn in the [G]first light of [D]dawn And I [D]saw him and [Em7]through his dis[D]guise

[D] [G] [Bm7] [D] [G] [D] [A] [A] [Em7] [D] [A7] [D] [G] [A] [D] [D]

[G]I wish [D]you a [Em7]hopeful [D]Christmas [G]I wish [D]you a [Em7]brave new [D]year [G]All an[D]guish [Em7]pain and [D]sadness [G]Leave your [D]heart and let your [Em7]road be [D]clear

[G]They said [D]there’ll be [Em7]snow at [D]Christmas [G]They said [D]there’ll be [Em7]peace on [D]earth Halle[D]lujah no[A]el be it [G]heaven or [D]hell The [D]Christmas we [Em7]get you de[D]serve

[D] [G] [Bm7] [D] [G] [D] [A] [A] [Em7] [D] [A7] [D] [G] [A] [D] [D] [Em7] [D] [A7] [D] [G] [A] [D]

Artist Greg Lake
Album From the Beginning: The Greg Lake Retrospective
Genres Christmas, Pop, Pop Rock, Rock
Year 1997
Key G

How to Play I Believe in Father Christmas on Guitar?

Greg Lake - I Believe in Father Christmas can be played in the key of G using the G, D, Em7, C, A, Bm7 chords.

  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For Em7, To play Em7, let low E, D, G, B, high E ring open, mute A.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For Bm7, To play Bm7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, let A, D, B ring open, mute G, high E.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

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