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 - 133211
E - 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:
AmEmFE
God rest ye merry gentlemen Let nothing you dismay
AmEmFE
Remember Christ our Saviour Was born on Christmas day
DmEmAmG
To save us all from Satan's power When we were gone astray
Chorus:
CEAmG
O tidings of comfort and joy Comfort and joy
CEAm
O tidings of comfort and joy
(Repeat Intro but twice only instead of four times)
Verse 2:
AEFEAmEmFE
And unto certain Shepherds Brought tidings of the same
DmEmAmG
How that in Bethlehem was born The Son of God by 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:
AmEmFE
And when they came to Bethlehem Where our dear Saviour lay
AmEmFE
They found Him in a manger, Where oxen feed on hay
DmEmAmG
His Mother Mary kneeling down Unto the Lord did pray.
(Repeat Chorus)
Verse 4:
AmEmFE
Now to the Lord sing praises All you within this place
AmEmFE
And with true love and brotherhood Each other now embrace
DmEmAmG
This holy tide of Christmas All other doth deface
(Repeat Chorus)
Outro:
EmAmEm
comfort and joy, comfort and joy, comfort and 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-|