Sufjan Stevens - The Friendly Beasts: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "The Friendly Beasts" 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.
D Bm A D Jesus our brother, strong and good Bm G A D Was humbly born in a stable rude Bm Em A D And the friendly beasts around him stood Bm D A D Jesus our brother, strong and good "I," said the donkey, shaggy and brown "I carried His mother up hill and down I carried His mother to Bethlehem town" "I," said the donkey, shaggy and brown "I," said the cow, all white and red "I gave Him my manger for His bed I gave Him my hay to pillow His head" "I," said the cow, all white and red "I," said the sheep with curly horn "I gave Him my wool for His blanket warm He wore my coat on Christmas morn" "I," said the sheep with curly horn "I," said the dove from the rafters high "I cooed Him to sleep so that He would not cry We cooed Him to sleep, my mate and I" "I," said the dove from the rafters high Thus all the beasts, by some good spell In the stable dark were glad to tell Of the gifts they gave Emmanuel Of the gifts they gave Emmanuel You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  Bm  D  Em  G  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 "The Friendly Beasts" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Friendly Beasts" by Sufjan Stevens.