In the Bleak Midwinter James Taylor
This is a version originally posted on a James Taylor forum and I believe it to be very
close to the original recording.
Intro
[G]D/F[D/F#]# Em [Em] A [Bm7]*1: S[A]EE [G]NOTE AT BOTTOM
Bm7 G9 A Bm7 G9 *2: SEE NOTE AT BOTTOM
Verse 1
D B11 Bm7 B11>Bm7
In the bleak midwinter
G A A4<A
Icy winds made moan
[D]Earth stood hard as iro[F#m7]n[B11] [Bm7]
[G]Water li[A]ke a st[D]one
[Em]Snow on snow had fa[D/F#]llen[G] [A]
[Bm7]Snow on sn[E7]ow on snow[A4] [A]
Gmaj7 Gm7 F#m7 E A4+7/B'
[A4+7]In the[A] bl[D]eak midwinter long and long ago
Instrumental Bridge
[D]D [a/D]Dmaj7[Dmaj7]* F#m7[G] G
Verse 2
[D]Angels and archangels[B11] [Bm7] [A]
[G]May have gathered there[A] [A4] [A]
[D]Cherubim and [D/F#]seraph[B11]im[Bm7]
[G]Rising i[A]n the ai[D]r
[Em]None b[D/F#]ut onl[G]y M[A]ary
[Bm7]In her[E7] maiden bl[A4]iss[A]
[Gmaj7]Worshipped th[Gm7]e bel[F#m7]oved[E]
A4+7/B' A4+7 A7 D
With a mother's kiss
Solo
[D] [B11] [Bm7]
[G] [A] [A4] [A]
[D] [B11] [Bm7]
[G] [A] [D]
Bridge
[Em]Heaven cann[D/F#]ot hol[G]d Him[A]
[Bm7]Nor can e[E7]arth sustai[A4]n[A]
[Gmaj7]Heaven and ear[Gm7]th shall fa[F#m7]ll awa[E]y
A4+7/B' A4+7 A7 D
When He comes to reign
Instrumental Bridge
[D]D [a/D]Dmaj7[Dmaj7]* F#m7[G] G
Verse 3
[D]What then can I g[B11]ive H[Bm7]im?
[G]Empty as I am[A] [A4] [A]
[D]If I were a she[B11]pherd[Bm7]
[G]I would br[A]ing a lamb[D]
[Em]If I wer[D/F#]e a Wi[G]se [A]Man
[Bm7]I would [E7]know my part[A4] [A]
[Gmaj7]What then ca[Gm7]n I g[F#m7]ive Hi[E]m?
A4+7/B' A D
I must give my heart
Ending
[a/D] [G9] [a/D] [D/F#] [G9]
[G]D/F[D/F#]# Em [Em] A4 [Bm7] D *[A]3: [G]SEE NOTE AT BOTTOM
*1: Hit the G once (6th string) with your middle finger on the 3rd fret allowing for
action with your index and ring fingers on the note pairs (1st - 3rd string):
G(eb da eb f#c# eb) D/F# etc.
*2: This is really a Bm7 flat 6th and very similar to the Frozen Man intro. Tabbed
like this:
x24035 (fret), x13x25 (finger)
*3: This is virtually the same as the Intro line as described in note 1.
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