Traditional
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Good King Wenceslas


(A)Good King (F#m)Wen(E)ces(A)las (D)look'd (E)out 
(D)on (A)the (D)Feast (E7)of (A)Stephen, 
(A)when the (F#m)snow (E)lay (A)round (D)a(E)bout, 
(D)deep (A)and (D)crisp, (E7)and (A)even: 
(A)bright(D)ly (A)shone (E)the (A)moon (E)that (F#m)night, 
(D)though (A)the (D)frost (E7)was (A)cruel, 
(E)when a (D)poor (G#dim)man (F#m)came in (E)sight, 
(A)gath'(D)ring (A)win(E)ter (F#m)fu(D)e(A)l 

(A)"Hither, (F#m)page, (E)and (A)stand (D)by (E)me, 
(D)if (A)thou (D)know'st (E7)it; 
(A)telling, (A)yonder (F#m)peas(E)ant, (A)who (D)is (E)he? 
(D)Where (A)and (D)what (E7)his (A)dwelling?" 
"(A)Sire, (D)he (A)lives (E)a (A)good (E)league (F#m)hence, 
(D)un(A)der(D)neath (E7)the (A)mountain; 
(E)right a(D)gainst (G#dim)the (F#m)forest (E)fence, 
(A)by (D)Saint (A)Ag(E)nes' (F#m)fou(D)n(A)tain" 

(A)"Bring me (F#m)flesh, (E)and (A)bring (D)me (E)wine, 
(D)bring (A)me (D)pine(E7)logs (A)hither; 
(A)thou and (F#m)I (E)will (A)see (D)him (E)dine, 
(D)when (A)we (D)bear (E7)them (A)thither," 
(A)page (D)and (A)mon(E)arch (A)forth (E)they (F#m)went, 
(D)forth (A)they (D)went (E7)to(A)gether; 
(E)through the (D)rude (G#dim)wind's (F#m)wild la(E)ment, 
(A)and (D)the (A)bit(E)ter (F#m)we(D)ath(A)er 

(A)"Sire, the (F#m)night (E)is (A)dark(D)er (E)now, 
(D)and (A)the (D)wind (E7)blows (A)stronger; 
(A)fails my (F#m)heart, (E)I (A)know (D)not (E)how, 
(D)I (A)can (D)go (E7)no (A)longer." 
(A)"Mark (D)my (A)foot(E)steps, (A)my (E)good (F#m)page, 
(D)tread (A)thou (D)in (E7)them (A)boldly: 
(E)ye who (D)now (G#dim)will (F#m)bless the (E)poor, 
(A)shall (D)your(A)selves (E)find (F#m)ble(D)ss(A)ing 
 

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