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When A Child Is Born by Johnny Mathis
When A Child Is Born
Capo:no capo
G D G-C-G
A ray of hope flickers in the sky
Em D-C-D
A tiny star lights up way up high
C D Bm
All across the land, dawns a brand new morn
Em D Am D7 G
This comes to pass when a child is born
G D G-C-G
A silent wish sails the seven seas
Em D-C-D
The winds of change whisper in the trees
C D Bm
And the walls of doubt crumble, tossed and torn
Em D Am D7 G
This comes to pass when a child is born
G D G-C-G
A rosy hue settles all around
Em D-C-D
You've got the feel you're on solid ground
C D Bm
For a spell or two, no-one seems forlorn
Em D Am D7 G
This comes to pass when a child is born
And all of this happens because the world is waiting,
Waiting for one child
Black, white, yellow, no-one knows
But a child that will grow up and turn tears to laughter,
Hate to love, war to peace and everyone to everyone's neighbour
And misery and suffering will be words to be forgotten, forever
G D G-C-G
It's all a dream, an illusion now
Em D-C-D
It must come true, sometime soon somehow
C D Bm
All across the land, dawns a brand new morn
Em D Am D7 G
This comes to pass when a child is born
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version 2
Capo:3rd fret
C G C-F-C
A ray of hope flickers in the sky
Am G-F-G
A tiny star lights up way up high
F G Em
All across the land, dawns a brand new morn
Am G Dm G7 C
This comes to pass when a child is born
C G C-F-C
A silent wish sails the seven seas
Am G-F-G
The winds of change whisper in the trees
F G Em
And the walls of doubt crumble, tossed and torn
Am G Dm G7 C
This comes to pass when a child is born
C G C-F-C
A rosy hue settles all around
Am G-F-G
You've got the feel you're on solid ground
F G Em
For a spell or two, no-one seems forlorn
Am G Dm G7 C
This comes to pass when a child is born
And all of this happens because the world is waiting,
Waiting for one child
Black, white, yellow, no-one knows
But a child that will grow up and turn tears to laughter,
Hate to love, war to peace and everyone to everyone's neighbour
And misery and suffering will be words to be forgotten, forever
C G C-F-C
It's all a dream, an illusion now
Am G-F-G
It must come true, sometime soon somehow
F G Em
All across the land, dawns a brand new morn
Am G Dm G7 C
This comes to pass when a child is born
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version 3
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:1st fret
[Intro]
D G G/D D
*Then play one set of verse chords*
[Verse 1]
D A D G/D D
A ray of hope flickers in the sky
D G D/F# A Asus4 A
A tiny star lights up way up high
G A A/G F#m
All across the land, dawns a brand new morn
Bm A Em A7 D G/D D
This comes to pass when a child is born
[Verse 2]
D A D G/D D
A silent wish sails the seven seas
D G D/F# A Asus4 A
The winds of change whisper in the trees
G A A/G F#m
And the walls of doubt crumble, tossed and torn
Bm A Em A7 D G/D D
This comes to pass when a child is born
[Verse 3]
D A D G/D D
A rosy hue settles all around
D G D/F# A Asus4 A
You've got the feel you're on solid ground
G A A/G F#m
For a spell or two, no-one seems forlorn
Bm A Em A7 D G/D D
This comes to pass when a child is born
[Verse 4]
*One set of verse chords play in the background*
N.C.
And all of this happens because the world is waiting,
N.C.
Waiting for one child
N.C.
Black, white, yellow, no-one knows
N.C.
But a child that will grow up and turn tears to laughter,
N.C.
Hate to love, war to peace and everyone to everyone's neighbour
N.C.
And misery and suffering will be words to be forgotten, forever
[Verse 5]
D A D G/D D
It's all a dream, an illusion now
D G D/F# A Asus4 A
It must come true, sometime soon somehow
G A A/G F#m
All across the land, dawns a brand new morn
Bm A Em A7 D G/D D
This comes to pass when a child is born
*Fade out playing verse chords*
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version 4
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:C
Capo:no capo
Tempo: 4/4 time. q=120, Capo: 2nd fret, optionally
Play bass quarters consequently with your right-hand thumb and insert eighths.
Eights are marked '+'.
Emphasize the melody notes. The chord names above the tab lines indicate the
left-hand position.
Use thumb-fretting as appropriate.
[Verse-KeyG]
G + D7 G
E|---------------------|------------------------|---------------------|-------
B|---------------------|-0----------------------|------0----1---------|-------
G|-----------0----2----|---------------0--------|-2-------------------|-0-----
D|------0---------0----|------0------------0----|------0---------4----|------0
A|-----------2---------|-----------2------------|-0-------------------|-------
E|-3-------------------|-3----------------------|-----------2---------|-3-----
C +
----0------------|
-----------------|
--------0--------|
------------2----|
----3------------|
-----------------|
G + Bm + Em + +
E|------------------------|------------------------|-0----2--p0---------------
B|-3---------0------h1----|-3----------------------|----------------------0---
G|------0--------0--------|---------------4--------|------------------0-------
D|------0------------0----|------4------------4----|------2---------------0---
A|-----------2------------|------------------------|--------------2-----------
E|-3----------------------|-2---------2------------|-0------------------------
A +
-|-----------0------------|
-|------------------------|
-|-2-------------2--------|
-|------0------------2----|
-|-2---------0------------|
-|------------------------|
D + + Am + + D
E|-------------------0-------|-0-------------------------|-2----3----/5----2\-
B|-3---------------------3---|------3--p1----------------|--------------------
G|----------2----------------|------------------2--------|--------------------
D|------0------------0-------|------2---------------2----|------0----------0--
A|-0-------------------------|-0-------------------------|-0----------0-------
E|--------------2------------|--------------0------------|--------------------
Bm +
--|-----------------------|
--|-3---------------------|
--|---------------4-------|
--|------4------------4---|
--|-----------------------|
--|-2---------2-----------|
Em + + D + Am
E|---------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|-
B|-0-------------------------|-3----------------------|------0----1---------|-
G|----------2-------0--------|----------2-------------|-2-------------------|-
D|------2---------------0----|------0------------0----|------2---------4----|-
A|--------------2------------|-0----------------------|-0-------------------|-
E|-0-------------------------|--------------2---------|-----------0---------|-
G +
-----------------------|
-----------------------|
0-------------0--------|
-----0------------0----|
----------2------------|
3----------------------|
[Verse-KeyC]
C + + + G7 + +
E|------------------------|-0-------------------------|------0-------1--------
B|-----------1------h3----|---------------------------|-3--------------------0
G|------0--------0--------|----------0-------0--------|----------0-------0----
D|------2------------2----|------2---------------2----|------0---------------0
A|-3----------------------|-3-------------------------|-2---------------------
E|-----------3------------|--------------3------------|--------------3--------
C + F +
----|--------------5-\--3------|
----|-1------------------------|
----|----------0------------0--|
----|------2------------0------|
----|-3------------0-----------|
----|--------------------------|
C + + Em + + Am + +
E|-3------------0------h1---|-3------------------------|-5----7--\5-----------
B|------1-------------------|--------------------------|----------------------
G|----------0-------0-------|----------0-------0-------|------------------0---
D|------2---------------2---|------2---------------2---|------0---------------
A|-3------------------------|-2------------------------|-0------------0-------
E|--------------3-----------|--------------0-----------|----------------------
D + +
0---|--------------5--\-3------|
----|-3------------------------|
----|----------2------------0--|
0---|------0------------0------|
----|-0------------0-----------|
----|--------------------------|
G + + + Dm + + + +
E|-3-------------------5--\3--|-5--\-3--p1--------------|-7---/8-------10-----
B|----------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------
G|----------0------0----------|-----------------2-------|----------0-------0--
D|------0--------------0------|------0--------------0---|------0--------------
A|-------------2--------------|-0-----------0-----------|---------------------
E|-3--------------------------|-------------------------|-7------------10-----
Em + +
\7---|-3-----------------------|
-----|-------------------------|
-----|----------0------0-------|
-0---|------2--------------2---|
-----|-2-----------------------|
-----|-------------0-----------|
Am + + G + + Dm + +
E|-0------------------------|-3------------------------|------0-------1-------
B|----------3-----------1---|--------------------------|-3--------------------
G|------------------2-------|----------0-------0-------|----------2-------2---
D|------2---------------0---|------0---------------0---|------0---------------
A|-0------------------------|-2------------------------|-0--------------------
E|--------------0-----------|--------------3-----------|--------------1-------
C + +
----|--------------------------|
0---|-1------------------------|
----|----------0-------0-------|
0---|------2---------------2---|
----|-3------------------------|
----|--------------3-----------|
[Lyrics]
A ray of hope flickers in the sky
A tiny star lights up way up high
All across the land, dawns a brand new morn
This comes to pass when a child is born
A silent wish sails the seven seas
The winds of change whisper in the trees
And the walls of doubt crumble, tossed and torn
This comes to pass when a child is born
A rosy hue settles all around
You've got the feel you're on solid ground
For a spell or two, no-one seems forlorn
This comes to pass when a child is born
(spoken)
And all of this happens because the world is waiting, Waiting for one child
Black, white, yellow, no-one knows
But a child that will grow up and turn tears to laughter,
Hate to love, war to peace and everyone to everyone's neighbour
And misery and suffering will be words to be forgotten, forever
It's all a dream, an illusion now
It must come true, sometime soon somehow
All across the land, dawns a brand new morn
This comes to pass when a child is born
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
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