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Tuning: E A D G B E
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We Three Kings of Orient Are
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Written by: John Henry Hopkins, Jr. in 1857
Lyrics based on Matthew 2:1
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Chorded using a version by the choir of King's College, Cambridge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lx35_DRIZ8g
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Time signature: 6/8
[Chord Changes]
| F#m | C#7 F#m |
| F#m | C#7 F#m |
| A E | F#m A | Bm C#7| F#m E7 |
| A | D A |A | D A |
1 2 3 4 5 6
| F#m E | Bm E7sus4 E7 | A | D A
E-A-D-G-B-e
F#m 2-4-4-2-2-2
C#7 x-4-3-4-2-x
A x-0-2-2-2-0
E 0-2-2-1-0-0
E7 0-2-0-1-0-0
E7sus4 0-2-0-2-0-0
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[Verse 1]
F#mWe three kings of C#7Orient F#mare; F#mbearing gifts we C#7traverse a-F#mfar
AField and Efountain, F#mmoor and Amountain, Bmfollowing C#7yonder F#mstar.
[Chorus]
E7O-oh Astar of wonder, Dstar of Alight, Astar with royal Dbeauty Abright,
F#mWestward Eleading, Bmstill proE7sus4cee -E7ding, Aguide us to thy Dperfect Alight.
[Verse 2]
F#mBorn a king on C#7Bethlehem's F#mplain, F#mgold I bring to C#7crown Him aF#mgain,
AKing forEever, F#mceasing Anever, Bmover us C#7all to F#mreign.
[Chorus]
E7O-oh Astar of wonder, Dstar of Alight, Astar with royal Dbeauty Abright,
F#mWestward Eleading, Bmstill proE7sus4cee -E7ding, Aguide us to thy Dperfect Alight.
[Verse 3]
F#mFrankincense to C#7offer have F#mI; F#mincense owns a C#7Deity F#mnigh;
APrayer and Epraising, F#mvoices Araising, Bmworshipping C#7God on F#mhigh
[Chorus]
E7O-oh Astar of wonder, Dstar of Alight, Astar with royal Dbeauty Abright,
F#mWestward Eleading, Bmstill proE7sus4cee -E7ding, Aguide us to thy Dperfect Alight.
[Verse 4]
F#mMyrrh is mine; its C#7bitter perF#mfume F#mbreathes a life of C#7gathering F#mgloom;
ASorrowing Esighing, F#mbleeding, Adying, Bmsealed in the C#7stone-cold F#mtomb.
[Chorus]
E7O-oh Astar of wonder, Dstar of Alight, Astar with royal Dbeauty Abright,
F#mWestward Eleading, Bmstill proE7sus4cee -E7ding, Aguide us to thy Dperfect Alight.
[Verse 5]
F#mGlorious now beC#7hold Him aF#mrise; F#mKing and God and C#7sacriF#mfice:
AHeav’n sings EHalleF#mlujah: AHalleBmlujah the C#7earth reF#mplies.
[Chorus]
E7O-oh Astar of wonder, Dstar of Alight, Astar with royal Dbeauty Abright,
F#mWestward Eleading, Bmstill proE7sus4cee -E7ding, Aguide us to thy Dperfect Alight.