O Come O Come Emmanuel

Bad Religion

RockAdvanced for beginners6 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

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Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
              
 
Intro:F#m, E, F#m, E, F#m 
 
verse 1: 
 
F#m 
O come, O come, Emmanuel 
D           E       F#m  
And ransom captive Israel 
D                          F#m 
That mourns in lonely exile here 
D                E       A 
Until the Son of God appear 
 
 
 
E        C#        D    F#m 
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emma---nuel 
D                 E           F#m 
Shall come to thee, O Israel. 
 
  
A, F#m, A, F#m, A 
 
 
verse 2: 
 
F#m 
O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free 
    D                   E      F#m 
Thine own from Satan's tyr--anny 
     D                              F#m 
From depths of Hell Thy people save 
     A                 E       A 
And give them victory o'er the grave 
 
 
 
E        C#        D    F#m   
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emma--nuel 
     D                E       F#m 
Shall come to thee, O Israel. 
 
A, F#m, A, F#m, E 
 
verse 3:  
 
F#m  
   O come, O come, Thou Lord of might, 
    D                 E            F# 
Who to Thy tribes, on Sinai's height, 
    D                             F#m 
In ancient times did'st give the Law, 
   D           E              A 
In cloud, and majesty and awe. 
E        F#m       D    F#m 
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emma--nuel 
      D            E         F#m 
Shall come to thee, O Israel.   
 
Outro: 
 
Repeat F#m and E

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Chord set

F#m · E · D · A · C# · F#

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.