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"The First Christmas Morning" - by Dan Fogelberg 1986

Standard tuning

The intro is the same as the verse chords, with the melody worked thru the Am,
throwing in the D and B notes as shown below:

  Am                               E   Am       
E -0-----------|-----------|---------|-----------|
B -1-------3-1-|-1--0------|----0----|-1---------|
G -2-----------|---------2-|-2-----1-|-2---------|
D -2-----------|-----------|---------|-2-------2-|
A -------------|-----------|---------|-----------|
E -------------|-----------|---------|-----------|
   /   /   /     /  /  /     /  /  /   /  /  /
 
   Am                        F         E
E -0-----------|-----------|---------|---------|
B -1-------3-1-|-1--0------|---------|-0-------|
G -2-----------|---------2-|-2-------|-1-------|
D -2-----------|-----------|---------|-2-------|
A -------------|-----------|---------|-2-------|
E -------------|-----------|---------|---------|
   /   /   /     /  /  /     /  /  /   /  /  /

  Am                               E   Am       
E -0-----------|-----------|---------|-----------|
B -1-------3-1-|-1--0------|----0----|-1---------|
G -2-----------|---------2-|-2-----1-|-2---------|
D -2-----------|-----------|---------|-2-------2-|
A -------------|-----------|---------|-----------|
E -------------|-----------|---------|-----------|
   /   /   /     /  /  /     /  /  /   /  /  /

   C             E      Am       
E -0---------|---------|---------|----------|
B -1---------|-------0-|-1-------|-1--------|
G -0-------0-|-1--2----|-2-------|-2--------|
D -2-----2---|-2-------|-2-------|-2--------|
A -3---------|-2-------|---------|----------|
E -----------|---------|---------|----------|
   /  /  /     /  /  /   /  /  /   /  /  /



Am
Away in the east shines a star in the sky

Am                           F  E   
That leads us to where He is born

Am
Bearing good tidings and gifts we shall give

   C           E               Am   
To Him on this first Christmas morning

   C           E               Am
To Him on this first Christmas morning


Holy our journey and holy our love
That takes us to find and adore Him
And blessed the baby that sleeps in His bed
And wakes on this first Christmas morning
And wakes on this first Christmas morning

Bridge:
F         E               Am
Ah - ah - ah - ah -  alleluia

F         E               Am
Ah - ah - ah - ah -  alleluia

F         E         F         E  
Ah - ah - ah - ah - Ah - ah - ah - ah - 

F         E               Am
Ah - ah - ah - ah -  alleluia

The Lord in His wisdom, the Lord in His grace
Has given to man a redeemer
To save us from sin and to show us the light
That shines on this first Christmas morning
And will shine ever each Christmas morning