Parachute - What Child Is This?: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "What Child Is This?" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Gm A# F Dm What Child is this, who laid to rest D# D On Mary's lap is sleeping? Gm A# F Whom angels greet with anthems sweet D# D Gm While shepherds watch are keeping? Why lies He in such mean estate Where ox and "?" are feeding? Good Christians, fear, for sinners here The silent Word is pleading Chorus: A# F This, this is Christ the King D# D Whom shepherds guard and angels sing. A# F Haste, haste to bring Him laud, D# D Gm The Babe, the Son of Mary. So bring Him incense, gold and myrrh Come peasant, king to own Him; The King of kings salvation brings Let loving hearts enthrone Him Chorus: This, this is Christ the King Whom shepherds guard and Angels sing; Haste, haste, to bring Him laud The Babe, the Son of Mary You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA#  D  D#  Dm  F  Gm  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "What Child Is This?" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "What Child Is This?" by Parachute.