O Little Town of Bethlehem Chords & Guitar Lesson
Welcome to my O Little Town of Bethlehem chord chart and guitar lessons. This is a great Christmas Classic that is included as part of my Christmas Classics guitar course.
This song uses a variety of chords including some 7 chords so make sure you are familiar with each chord below.
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O Little Town of Bethlehem Guitar Chords:
O Little Town of Bethlehem Strumming Patterns:
Strumming:
1 2 3 + 4
D D D U D
Split Measures:
G D7
1 2 + 3 4 +
DDU D D U
O Little Town of Bethlehem Guitar Lesson:
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O Little Town of Bethlehem Chord Chart:
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VERSE:
G Am
Oh little town of Bethlehem, how
|G D7| G
still we see thee lie!
|G E| Am
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep, the
|G D7 | G
silent stars go by.
|G Am| B7
Yet in the dark streets shineth the
|Em C| B7
ever- lasting light.
G Am
The hopes and fears of all the years are
|G D7| G
met in thee tonight.
VERSE:
G Am
For Christ is born of Mary, and
|G D7| G
gathered all above
|G E | Am
While mortals sleep, the angels keep
|G D7 | G
their watch of wond’ring love.
|G Am| B7
O morning stars, together pro-
|Em C| B7
claim the holy birth
G Am
And praises sing to God the King, and
|G D7 | G
peace to men on earth.
Verse:
G Am
Oh holy Child of Bethlehem, de-
|G D7| G
scend to us, we pray.
|G E | Am
Cast out our sin and enter in; be
|G D7 | G
born in us to day.
|G Am | B7
We hear the Christmas angels the
|Em C | B7
great glad tidings tell.
G Am
Oh come to us, abide with us our
|G D7 | G
Lord. Im-ma-nu-el!
This file is the author’s own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It’s intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.
We do not distribute printable chord and lyrics charts. These charts are here only to support online learning. We highly recommend buying music from Hal Leonard or a reputable online sheet music store.