Do You Hear What I Hear (Lyrics and Chords)

Bing Crosby 

                  C                        G     C

1. Said the night wind to the little lamb,

      C         Em         F   C       C        Em         F  C

    "Do you see what I see? (Do you see what I see?)

       C                         G     C

    Way up in the sky, little lamb.

      C        Em         F   C      C         Em         F  C

    Do you see what I see? (Do you see what I see?)

        Am              Em       

    A star, a star, dancing in the night,

              Dm      G           E

    with a tail as big as a kite,

                F        G           C

    with a tail as big as a kite."

                   C                          G            C

2. Said the little lamb to the shepherd boy,

       C         Em          F   C       C         Em          F   C

    "Do you hear what I hear? (Do you hear what I hear?)

      C                                       G           C

    Ringing through the sky, shepherd boy.

     C         Em          F    C       C         Em          F   C

    Do you hear what I hear? (Do you hear what I hear?)

        Am                 Em       

    A song, a song, high above the trees,

               Dm         G                    E

    with a voice as big as the the sea,

                F           G                     C

    with a voice as big as the the sea."

                      C                            G         C

3. Said the shepherd boy to the mighty king,

       C          Em          F    C       C           Em          F    C

    "Do you know what I know? (Do you know what I know?)

     C                                 G        C

    In your palace warm, mighty king.

     C           Em          F    C       C           Em         F     C

    Do you know what I know? (Do you know what I know?)

          Am                Em       

    A child, a child shivers in the cold,

              Dm           G              E

    let us bring him silver and gold,

                F            G               C

    let us bring him silver and gold."

                   C                           G          C

4. Said the king to the people everywhere,

      C       Em       F  C       C      Em       F  C

    "Listen to what I say ! (Listen to what I say !)

       C                                  G         C

    Pray for peace, people, everywhere !

      C     Em       F   C      C      Em        F  C

    Listen to what I say ! (Listen to what I say !)

              Am                    Em       

    The Child, the Child, sleeping in the night,

                 Dm         G                   E

    he will bring us goodness and light,

                 F            G                    C

    he will bring us goodness and light."

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