A Cradle In Bethlehem Chords

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My version highlights the bass of the string section to more accurately capture the movement of the Nat King Cole version.Was this info helpful?

Difficulty:	advanced
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Key:	Bb
Capo:	no capo

Author rootvox7 [pro] 31. Last edit on Dec 7, 2020

Chords

C/Bb

Bbm

Dbm/Bb

Eb/G

Cm7

Bb/D

Fsus

Bb/A

Cm7/Bb

F/G

F/A

Eb/Bb

A/B

A/C#

A/E

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[Intro]
Bb C/Bb Bb Bbm Dbm/Bb
Bb Eb/G Cm7 F7
 
 
Bb             Bb/D     F    Bb
Sing sweet and low your lullaby
     Eb     Cm   Cm7 F
Till angels say, "amen."
Bb       Cm         Dm  Eb
A mother tonight is rocking
Bb          Gm    F
a cradle in Bethlehem
      Bb       Bb/D   F           Gm
While wise men follow through the dark
  Eb        Cm      Fsus F
a star that beckons them
Bb Bb/A Gm  Cm7 Cm7/Bb F7
A mother tonight
   Dm  Eb
is rocking
  Bb        F     Bb
a cradle in bethlehem
 
 
    F     F F/G F/A   Eb/Bb Bb
"a little child shall lead them,"
F                    Bb
The prophets said of old
 
 
    Gm       A A/B A/C#
In storm and tempest
Dm A/C# Dm
Heed Them
A/E Dm
until
    Gm       C   F
The bells is tolled
 
 
Bb             Bb/D     F    Bb
Sing sweet and low your lullaby
Eb          Cm Eb Cm F
Till angels say, "amen."
Bb Bb/A
A mother
Gm Cm7 Cm7/Bb
Tonight
F  Dm  Eb
is rocking
  Bb        F     Bb
a cradle in bethlehem
 
 
       Choir
 Bb                     Bb
Sing sweet and low your lullaby
     Eb     Cm7   F
‘Til Angels Say, “Amen”
Bb Bb/A
A mother
Gm Cm7 Cm7/Bb
Tonight
F  Dm  Eb
is rocking
Bb          F     Bb
a cradle in bethlehem
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A Cradle In Bethlehem – Nat King Cole

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Great one! Will play this at the family christmas. Thanks a lot!