Print The Snow Lay on the Ground (G Major) - ICDb

Artist: unknown Genre: Christmas: Religious Roman Numerals: I, ii, V, V7, VI Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E] Entered by: ICDb

G
(G,B,D)











G	B	D	G	B	G

Am
(A,C,E)











-	A	E	A	C	E

D
(D,F♯,A)











-	-	D	A	D	F♯

D7
(D,F♯,A,C)











-	-	D	A	C	F♯

E
(E,G♯,B)











E	B	E	G♯	B	E

Verse 1

The

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] snow lay on the ground, the

[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] star

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] shone

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] bright,

When

[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] Christ our Lord was born, on

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Christ-

[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] mas

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] night.

Ve-

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] nite adoremus,

[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] Do-

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] mi-

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] num;

Ve-

[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] nite adoremus

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Do-

[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] mi-

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] num.

Refrain

Ve-

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] nite adoremus

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] Do-

[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] mi-

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] num;

Ve-

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] nite ado-

[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] remus

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Do-

[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] mi-

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] num.

Verse 2

'Twas

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Mary, daughter pure, of

[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] ho-

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ly

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Anne,

That

[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] brought into this world the

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] God

[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] made

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] man.

She

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] laid Him in a stall at

[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] Beth-

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] le-

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] hem;

The

[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] ass and oxen share the

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] roof

[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] with

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] them.

Repeat Refrain

Verse 3

Saint

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Joseph, too, was by to

[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] tend

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] the

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Child;

[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] guard him and protect His

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] mo-

[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] ther

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] mild;

The

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] angels hovered round, and

[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] sang

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] this

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] song:

Ve-

[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] nite adoremus

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Do-

[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] mi-

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] num.

Repeat Refrain

Verse 4

And,

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] thus, that manger poor be-

[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] came

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] a

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] throne;

For

[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] He whom Mary bore was

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] God

[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] the

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Son.

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] come then, let us join the

[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] heav-

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] nly

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] host,

[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] praise the Father, Son, and

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Ho-

[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] ly

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Ghost.

Repeat Refrain