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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- We Three Kings of Orient Are --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [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.