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Tuning: G C E A
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We Three Kings of Orient Are
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Written by: John Henry Hopkins, Jr. in 1857
Lyrics based on Matthew 2:1
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Chorded using a version by the choir of King's College, Cambridge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lx35_DRIZ8g
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Time signature: 6/8
F#m C#7 F#m F#m C#7 F#m
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
A|4---2-0-----|--0---------|4---2-0-----|--0---------|
E|----------2-|------2-----|----------2-|------2-----|
C|------------|------------|------------|------------|
g|------------|1---1-------|------------|1---1-------|
A E F#m A Bm C#7 F#m E7
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
A|0---0-2---2-|4---4-7p5-4-|2-4-2-0-----|----------2-|
E|------------|------------|------------|2-----------|
C|------------|------------|------------|------------|
g|------------|------------|----------1-|------1-----|
A D A A D A
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
A|0---0-0-----|0-----0-----|0---0-0-----|0-----0-----|
E|----------0-|----2-------|----------0-|----2-------|
C|------------|------------|------------|------------|
g|------------|------------|------------|------------|
E7sus4
F#m E Bm E7 A D A
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
A|0---0-2---4-|5---4-2---4-|0---0-0-----|0-----0-----|
E|------------|------------|----------0-|----2-------|
C|------------|------------|------------|------------|
g|------------|------------|------------|------------|
[Chord Changes]
| F#m | C#7 F#m |
| F#m | C#7 F#m |
| A E | F#m A | Bm C#7| F#m E7 |
| A | D A |A | D A |
1 2 3 4 5 6
| F#m E | Bm E7sus4 E7 | A | D A
g-C-E-A d-G-B-E
F#m 2-1-2-0 4-2-2-2
C#7 1-1-1-2 4-3-2-1
A 2-1-0-0 2-2-2-0
E 1-4-0-2 2-1-0-0
E7 1-2-0-0 0-1-0-0
E7sus4 2-2-0-2 0-2-0-0
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[Verse 1]
F#mWe three kings of C#7Orient F#mare; F#mbearing gifts we C#7traverse a-F#mfar
AField and Efountain, F#mmoor and Amountain, Bmfollowing C#7yonder F#mstar.
[Chorus]
E7O-oh Astar of wonder, Dstar of Alight, Astar with royal Dbeauty Abright,
F#mWestward Eleading, Bmstill proE7sus4cee -E7ding, Aguide us to thy Dperfect Alight.
[Verse 2] Gaspard
F#mBorn a king on C#7Bethlehem's F#mplain, F#mgold I bring to C#7crown Him aF#mgain,
AKing forEever, F#mceasing Anever, Bmover us C#7all to F#mreign.
[Chorus]
E7O-oh Astar of wonder, Dstar of Alight, Astar with royal Dbeauty Abright,
F#mWestward Eleading, Bmstill proE7sus4cee -E7ding, Aguide us to thy Dperfect Alight.
[Verse 3] Melchior
F#mFrankincense to C#7offer have F#mI; F#mincense owns a C#7Deity F#mnigh;
APrayer and Epraising, F#mvoices Araising, Bmworshipping C#7God on F#mhigh
[Chorus]
E7O-oh Astar of wonder, Dstar of Alight, Astar with royal Dbeauty Abright,
F#mWestward Eleading, Bmstill proE7sus4cee -E7ding, Aguide us to thy Dperfect Alight.
[Verse 4] Balthazar
F#mMyrrh is mine; its C#7bitter perF#mfume F#mbreathes a life of C#7gathering F#mgloom;
ASorrowing Esighing, F#mbleeding, Adying, Bmsealed in the C#7stone-cold F#mtomb.
[Chorus]
E7O-oh Astar of wonder, Dstar of Alight, Astar with royal Dbeauty Abright,
F#mWestward Eleading, Bmstill proE7sus4cee -E7ding, Aguide us to thy Dperfect Alight.
[Verse 5]
F#mGlorious now beC#7hold Him aF#mrise; F#mKing and God and C#7sacriF#mfice:
AHeav’n sings EHalleF#mlujah: AHalleBmlujah the C#7earth reF#mplies.
[Chorus]
E7O-oh Astar of wonder, Dstar of Alight, Astar with royal Dbeauty Abright,
F#mWestward Eleading, Bmstill proE7sus4cee -E7ding, Aguide us to thy Dperfect Alight.