James Taylor - In the Bleak Midwinter

      Song: In the bleak midwinter
Artist: James Taylor
Album:  James Taylor at Christmas

Tabbed by DJ ('DiddyD' at ultimateGuitar.com)
26th Dec 2012

CAPO: 2nd fret (Will then sound in the recorded key of D)

Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
Dsus2 = xx0230    C     = x32010     C/E    = xx2010
G     = 320003    A4    = x02230     D7     = xx0212
Am7   = x02213    Am    = x02210     Ammaj7 = x02110
Em    = 022000    Asus2 = x02200     Dm7b5  = xx0111
Dm7   = xx0211    F     = xx3211     G7     = 320001
G/B   = x20033    G4    = 320013     C *    = x32013
Fadd9 = xx3213    C/B   = x2x010

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[Intro]
  Dsus2     G    Am7    Em      Dm7    G
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |

 Am7      G/B  Fadd9   G/B  Am7     G/B  Fadd9
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |

[Verse 1]
C                   A4   Am   Asus2 Am
In the bleak mid - win - ter,
F                 G4   G
   Icy wind made moan,
 C              C/B A4   Am  Asus2 Am
Earth stood hard as ir---on,
 F      G  G/B     C
Water like---- a stone,
 F           C/E  F     G    Am7     D7       G4   G
Snow on snow had fal - len, snow on snow, on snow,
Am     Ammaj7      Am7   D7
In the bleak mid - win - ter,
Dm7b5     G7      C *    G/B    Fadd9   G/B
Long and long a - go----!    |  /  /  /  /  |

   C *     G/B  Fadd9
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |

[Verse 2]
  C               A4    Am    Asus2 Am
Angels and arch - an - gels,
F                       G4    G
    May have gathered there,
C            C/B  A4     Am   Asus2 Am
    Cherubim and Sera - phim,
F          G  G/B      C
    Rising in---- the air,
F           C/E   F   G   Am7     D7     G4    G
Oh, but Ho - ly  Ma - ry, in her maiden bliss,
  Am      Ammaj7    Am7   D7  Dm7b5          G7      C
Worshipped the Be - lov - ed,       with a mother's kiss!


[Verse 3]
   C              A4   Am  Asus2 Am
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /   /___/  |

   F              G4    G
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |

   C       C/B    A4   Am  Asus2 Am
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /   /___/  |

   F     G G/B    C
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |

  F          C/E   F   G   Am7      D7          G4   G
Heaven can - not hold him, nor can Earth sus - tain,
 Am        Ammaj7      Am7       D7
Heaven and Earth shall fall a - way,
Dm7b5           G7        C *    Em/B Fadd9   G/B
       When He comes to reign------------- !

   C *     G/B   Fadd9
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |


[Verse 4]
C                C/B  A4  Am   Asus2 Am
    What then can I  give him?
F              G4  G
    Empty as I am,
C            C/B A4     Am    Asus2 Am
    If I were a shep - herd,
F             G  G/B    C
    I would bring--- a lamb,
F        C/E  F   G   Am7       D7      G4    G
If I were a wise man,  I would know my part,
Am           Ammaj7  Am7  D7
    What then can I give him?
Dm7b5          G7       C *    G/B Fadd9   G/B
       I must give my heart-------------!

   C *     G/B   Fadd9
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |


[Coda]
 Dsus2     G  Am7   Em7    Dm7    G4 G    C            C *
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