Chord/Tab song: In the Bleak Midwinter

Song: In the bleak mid - winter
Tabbed by: DJ
26th Dec 2012

A modern arrangement of the traditional carol,
from his album 'James Taylor at Christmas'

Tuning:Standard
CAPO: 2nd fret (Sounds in key of D)



[C] [(Em/B)] [F] [C] [(Em/B)] [F]

e|----------3--------|----------1-----|----------3--------|----------1----|
B|--------1----------|----------1-----|--------1----------|----------1----|
G|------0------------|--------2-------|------0------------|--------2------|
D|----2--------------|------3---------|----2--------------|------3--------|
A|--3----------2-h3--|----3--------2--|--3----------2-h3--|----3----------|
E|-------------------|--1-------------|-------------------|--1------------|

C(type2) Asus4 Am (Am/B)(Am/C) Dm7 (Dm7/A) G7sus4 G7
In the bleak mid - win - ter, icy wind made moan,
C(type2) Asus4 Am (Am/B)(Am/C) Dm7 G7 C(type2)

Earth stood hard as ir------on, water like a stone,

S[F]now on snow [C/E]had f[F]al - l[G]en, s[Am7]now on s[D7]now, on [G7sus4]snow,[G7]
[C6]In the [Am(maj7)]bleak mid - [Am7]win - [D7]ter, [Dm7b5]long and l[G7]ong a - [C]go!

[C] [(Em/B)] [F] [C] [(Em/B)] [F]

e|----------3--------|----------1-----|----------3--------|----------1----|
B|--------1----------|----------1-----|--------1----------|----------1----|
G|------0------------|--------2-------|------0------------|--------2------|
D|----2--------------|------3---------|----2--------------|------3--------|
A|--3----------2-h3--|----3--------2--|--3----------2-h3--|----3----------|
E|-------------------|--1-------------|-------------------|--1------------|

An[C]gels and arch -[Asus4] an - g[Am]els,[(Am/B)(Am/C)] [Dm7]may have gath [(Dm7/A)]- ered t[G7sus4]here,[G7]
Ch[C]erubim and [Asus4]Sera - p[Am]him,[(Am/B)(Am/C)] r[Dm7]ising [G7]in the a[C]ir,
[F]Oh, but Ho - [C/E]ly M[F]a - [G]ry, [Am7]in her ma[D7]iden [G7sus4]bliss,[G7]
Wors[C6]hipped [Am(maj7)]the Be - [Am7]lov - [D7]ed, [Dm7b5] with a mo[G7]ther's k[C]iss!

( Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/james_taylor/in_the_bleak_midwinter_crd_ver_3.html )
[C] [(Em/B)] [F] [C] [(Em/B)] [F]

e|----------3--------|----------1-----|----------3--------|----------1----|
B|--------1----------|----------1-----|--------1----------|----------1----|
G|------0------------|--------2-------|------0------------|--------2------|
D|----2--------------|------3---------|----2--------------|------3--------|
A|--3----------2-h3--|----3--------2--|--3----------2-h3--|----3----------|
E|-------------------|--1-------------|-------------------|--1------------|

| [C]/ / / / | [Asus4] / / [Am]/ [(Am/B)(Am/C)] /____/ | [Dm7] / / /[(Dm7/A)] / |[G7sus4] / / [G7]/ / |

| [C]/ / / / | [Asus4] / / [Am]/ [(Am/B)(Am/C)] /____/ | [Dm7] / / [G7]/ / | [C]/ / / / |

He[F]aven can - [C/E]not ho[F]ld h[G]im, [Am7]nor can E[D7]arth sus - [G7sus4]tain,[G7]
He[C6]aven and [Am(maj7)]Earth shall f[Am7]all a - [D7]way, [Dm7b5] when He c[G7]omes to re[C]ign!

[C] [(Em/B)] [F] [C] [(Em/B)] [F]

e|----------3--------|----------1-----|----------3--------|----------1----|
B|--------1----------|----------1-----|--------1----------|----------1----|
G|------0------------|--------2-------|------0------------|--------2------|
D|----2--------------|------3---------|----2--------------|------3--------|
A|--3----------2-h3--|----3--------2--|--3----------2-h3--|----3----------|
E|-------------------|--1-------------|-------------------|--1------------|

[C] [Asus4] [Am] [(Am/B)(Am/C)] [Dm7] [(Dm7/A)] [G7sus4] [G7]

What then can I give him? Empty--- as I--- am,

[C] If I were a [Asus4]shep - h[Am]erd,[(Am/B)(Am/C)] [Dm7] I would b[G7]ring a l[C]amb,
[F]If I were[C/E] a wi[F]se m[G]an,[Am7] I would k[D7]now my [G7sus4]part,[G7]
[C6] What then [Am(maj7)Am7]can I give h[D7]im? [Dm7b5] I must g[G7]ive my he[C]art!

[C] [(Em/B)] [F] [C] [(Em/B)] [F]

e|----------3--------|----------1-----|----------3--------|----------1----|
B|--------1----------|----------1-----|--------1----------|----------1----|
G|------0------------|--------2-------|------0------------|--------2------|
D|----2--------------|------3---------|----2--------------|------3--------|
A|--3----------2-h3--|----3--------2--|--3----------2-h3--|----3----------|
E|-------------------|--1-------------|-------------------|--1------------|

C x32013 C6 x32210
C(type2) x32010 C/E xx2010
Em/B x22000 Am7 x02010
F 133211 D7 xx0212
Asus4 x02230 Am(maj7) x02110
Am x02210 Dm7b5 xx0111
(Am/B) x2xxxx
(Am/C) x3xxxx
(Dm7/A) x0xxxx
Dm7 xx0211
G7sus4 3x0011
G7 3x0001