Do You Hear What I Hear was written in 1962 , with words and music by Noel Regney and Gloria Shayne. The pair were married at the time, and wrote it as a plea for peace during the Cuban Missile Crisis. It has sold tens of millions of copies and has been covered by hundreds of artists. For more information, visit http://en.wikipedia.org It's played moderately, with feeling.
So, here is the chord breakdown to the song in the Key of C.
L.H. / R.H.
* C/GCE Said the night wind to the
G/FBbD little
C/GCE lamb. Do you hear what I see? Way up in the sky,
G/FBbD little
C/GCE lamb. Do you see what I see? A
A/CA star, a star
E/BG dancing in the night, with a
F/AC tail as
G/BD big
F/AC as a
E/G#BE kite, then A/AC
G/GBE with a
F/AC tail
E/GC as
D/ACF big as a
C/EGC kite. * (repeat)
C/GCE Said the king to the people
G/FBbD ev'ry
C/GCE where, Listen to what I say
C/GCE Pray for peace people
G/FBbD every
C/GCE where. Listen to what I say! The
A/CA Child, The Child
E/BG sleeping in the night; He will
F/AC bring us
G/BD good
F/AC ness and
E/G#BD light, then A/AC
G/EGBE He, then DD will
F/CFAC bring
E/CGC us
D/FACF good
G/EGBE ness
G/DFBD and
CC/CEGC light
G/BbDFBb
CC/CEGC
G/BbDFBb
CC/CEGC
Carrie Underwood (Do You Hear What I Hear)
Intro:
C#m C#m
C#m E
Said the night wind to the little lamb, do you see what I see
C#m E
Way up in the sky, little lamb, do you see what I see
C#m G#m B C#m
A star, a star, dancing in the night
A B G#m
With a tail as big as a kite
A B E'
With a tail as big as a kite
C#m E
Said the little lamb to the shepherd boy, do you hear what I hear
C#m E
Ringing through the sky, shepherd boy, do you hear what I hear
C#m G#m B C#m
A song, a song, high above the trees
A B G#m
With a voice as big as the sea
A B C#m
With a voice as big as the sea
E (optional - throw some Badd9 in here too)
Said the shepherd boy to the mighty king, do you know what I know
E E Badd9 E
In your palace warm, mighty king, do you know what I know
C#m G#m
A Child, a Child shivers in the cold
A B G#m
Let us bring Him silver and gold
A B C#m E C#m E
Let us bring Him silver and gold
C#m E
Said the king to the people everywhere, listen to what I say
C#m E
Pray for peace, people everywhere, listen to what I say
C#m G#m B C#m
The Child, the Child, sleeping in the night
A B G#m
He will bring us goodness and light
A B G#m
He will bring us goodness and light
A B E'
He will bring us goodness and light
You can keep it by your side like a textbook for quick, easy reference
any time you need it. Just fill in the blanks and charts with a pencil and
go over the material from time to time. Music theory is important to understand
the building blocks of chord progressions, key signatures, circle of fifths and
modulation.
