Chord/Tab song: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

Aly And Aj
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
Acoustic Nights of Winter
2006 Hollywood Records

Tuning: Standard EADGBe on both Aly, Aj and guitar 3 have a capo on 1st fret to make the
chord sound as C#

Chords used:
Am - x02210
Em - 022000
[F]E [-]- [133211]022100
C - x32010
G - 320033
Dm - xx0231

Intro: Am--Em (x4)

Aly:


e|--------0-----5--3-------|
B|----0h1----0--------0--1-|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------| (x4)
A|-0-----------------------|
E|--------------0----------|


Aj:
e|-0---0-|
B|-1---0-|
G|-2---0-|
D|-2---2-| (x4)
A|-0---2-|


E|-----0-|


Verse 1:
God [Am]rest ye merry [Em]gentlemen Let [F]nothing you dis[E]may
Re[Am]member Christ our [Em]Saviour Was [F]born on Christmas [E]day
To [Dm]save us all from [Em]Satan's power When [Am]we were gone as[G]tray

Chorus:
O [C]tidings of [E]comfort and [Am]joy Comfort and [G]joy
O [C]tidings of [E]comfort and [Am]joy

(Repeat Intro but twice only instead of four times)

Verse 2:
[Am] [Em] [F] [E]
And [Am]unto certain [Em]Shepherds Brought [F]tidings of the [E]same
How [Dm]that in Bethle[Em]hem was born The [Am]Son of God by [G]Name

(Repeat Chorus)

Bridge:

Guitar 3: Solo


e|-----5-----8--7-----------------------------------------------------|
B|--------5--------10--8--6----6--6/8--5----5--5/6--3----3----------5-|
G|-4h5-----------------------7------------5------------0------5--7----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------5---------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

then


e|-----------------------------8--7------12---------------8--10--10/12--10--8---7-|
B|-5----5--5/6--3----3--1p0h1--------10--------------8h10----------------------8---|
G|----5------------4--------------------------9--10--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

then


e|-----------7--7h8-------8-7-------------------|
B|-8--9--10---------10--------10-8------5/7\5p0-|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------7------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|


Aly: Very fast if you listen carefully


e|---------0---------------0h1p0-3---|--------0-----5--3---------|
B|---0-1-3---3-1-0---0-1-3---------1-|----0h1----0--------0--1---|
G|-2---------------2-----------------|---------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-0-------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|--------------0------------|

x5 this bar x2 this bar

Aj: Strum slowly and in the timing of both Aly and the guitar 3 soloing


Am--Dm-C-G--C-C/B-Am--Dm-C-G-E-Am-Em-Am-|Em
e|----1-0-3--0-3-0--1-0-3-0---|-0-0-0-0-|
B|----3-1-0--1-3-1--3-1-3-0---|-1-0-1-0-|
G|-2--2-0-0--0-0-2--2-0-0-1---|-2-0-2-0-|
D|-2--0-2-0--2-0-2--0-2-0-2---|-2-2-2-2-|
A|-0----3-2--3-2-0----3-2-2---|-0-2-0-2-|
E|--------3-------------3-0---|---0---0-|


Verse 3:
And [Am]when they came to [Em]Bethlehem Where [F]our dear Saviour [E]lay
They [Am]found Him in a [Em]manger, Where [F]oxen feed on [E]hay
His [Dm]Mother Mary [Em]kneeling down Un[Am]to the Lord did [G]pray.

(Repeat Chorus)

Verse 4:
Now [Am]to the Lord sing [Em]praises All [F]you within this [E]place
And [Am]with true love and [Em]brotherhood Each [F]other now [E]embrace
This [Dm]holy tide of [Em]Christmas All [Am]other doth de[G]face

(Repeat Chorus)

Outro:
comfort and [Em]joy, comfort and [Am]joy, comfort and [Em]joy
C--E--Am(Let Ring)
Comfort and joy

Aly: Ending riff


e|-------3--5--------------5-|
B|-5--6--------5-----------5-|
G|----------------7--5--4--5-|
D|-------------------------7-|
A|-------------------------7-|
E|-------------------------5-|