🎸 What Child Is This chords by TobyMac

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: Em

Difficulty: Intermediate

Verse 1:

Em    G     D    Bm
What Child is this who, laid to rest
  Em   C   B
On Mary's lap is sleeping?
   Em   G     D    Bm
Whom Angels greet with anthems sweet,
   Em    C    B
While shepherds watch are keeping?

Chorus:

G       D     Bm
This, this is Christ the King,
   Em    C     B
Whom shepherds guard and Angels sing;
G        D     Bm
Haste, haste, to bring Him laud,
  Em    B   Em
The Babe, the Son of Mary.

Verse 2:

  Em   G    D  Bm
Why lies He in such mean estate,
   Em   C    B
Where ox and ass are feeding?
   Em     G     D    Bm
Good Christians, fear, for sinners here
  Em   C   B
The silent Word is pleading.

Chorus:

G       D     Bm
This, this is Christ the King,
   Em    C     B
Whom shepherds guard and Angels sing;
G        D     Bm
Haste, haste, to bring Him laud,
  Em    B   Em
The Babe, the Son of Mary.

Bridge:

C#5            C#5
Nails, spear shall pierce Him through,
  F#m    D     C#
The cross be borne for me, for you.
A       E     C#m
Hail, hail the Word made flesh,
  F#m    C#   F#m
The Babe, the Son of Mary.

Chorus:

A       E     C#m
This, this is Christ the King,
   F#m    D     C#
Whom shepherds guard and Angels sing;
A        E     C#m
Haste, haste, to bring Him laud,
  F#m    C#   F#m
The Babe, the Son of Mary.

A       E    C#m
Raise, raise a song on high,
  F#m   D     C#
The virgin sings her lullaby.
A      E     C#m
Joy, joy for Christ is born,
  F#m    C#   F#
The Babe, the Son of Mary.