Tuning: E A D G B E

3/4 time [Intro] G G F#m Bm G G G G Em F#m Bm G G G G G [Verse 1]

^DOnce in a ^Bmwhile, you may ^Gthink you see ^Embetter than the ^Aothers ^A7Scrambling ^F#maround in the ^Bmdark with your ^Adrum ^A7

[Verse 2]

^DThere is a ^Bmtime when young ^Gmen must grow ^Emup and be ^Abrothers ^A7Are you ^F#mafraid of ^Bmgrowing too ^Afast? ^A7

[Chorus 1]

^EmAnd the child ^Dwith the star ^Gon his head ^BmAll of the ^F#mworld rests on his ^Gshoulders ^EmAnd the mother ^Dwith the child ^Gon her breast ^BmBlessed is ^F#mshe among ^Gwomen

^EmAnd the trust we ^D/F#put in things In ^Gsmall ideas, in ^Bmengineering The ^F#mworld of sports and ^Gsecond best ^EmIn consequences we ^D/F#will not put ^Ato rest ^A7

[Trumpet break] D Bm G Em A A7 F#m Bm A A7 Em D G Bm F#m G Em D/F# A A7 [Verse 3]

^DWhy crawl a^Bmround in the ^Gsnow When you ^Emknow I am ^Aright here ^A7Waiting for ^F#myou to ex^Bmpect something ^Amore? ^A7

[Verse 4]

^DFor I am ^Bmwarm, I am ^Gcalling you ^Emclose to my ^Atable ^A7Where I have ^F#mmade us a ^Bmfeast For the ^Ayear of troubles, ^Athey have gone The ^A7winter brings a ^A7Christmas song

[Chorus 2]

^EmAnd the child ^Dwith the star ^Gon his head ^BmAll of the ^F#mworld rests on his ^Gshoulders ^EmAnd the mother ^Dwith the child ^Gon her breast ^BmBlessed is ^F#mshe among ^Gwomen

Does ^Emall the world know ^D/F#better than When ^GChristmas comes the ^Bmtroubles end The ^F#mtroubles end, the ^Gtroubles end

And ^Emby the time there’s ^D/F#nothing left An ^Gempty tree, a ^Bmwinter vest A ^F#mwinter vest, a ^Gwinter vest

^EmAnd the trust we ^D/F#put in things In d^Gictionaries, in ^Bmengineering In c^F#malendars, and ^Gtelevision In ^Emfather's friends, in ^D/F#consequen^Aces ^A7

A A7 (x3) Bm F#m G Em A A7 (xAs much as you like for solo) D

Sufjan Stevens - The child with the star on his head