Sufjan Stevens - Once in Royal David's City: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Once in Royal David's City" 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.
A# A#7 D# Cm A# D# Once in royal David's city D# Cm Gm A# D# Stood a lowly cattle shed A# A#7 D# Cm A# D# Where a mother laid her baby D# Cm Gm A#7 D# In a manger for His bed G# D# A#7 D# Mary was that mother mild G# D# A# D# Jesus Christ her little child He came down to earth from heaven Who is God and Lord of all And His shelter was a stable And His cradle was a stall With the poor, oppressed and lowly Lived on earth our Savior holy And our eyes at last shall see Him Through His own redeeming love For that Child, so dear and gentle Is our Lord in heav'n above And He leads His children on To the place that He is gone You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA#  A#7  Cm  D#  G#  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 "Once in Royal David's City" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Once in Royal David's City" by Sufjan Stevens.