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Once up on a (C)Christ mas in a (Am)man ger far a way
a (G)King was born; His pal ace cense was a (D)man ger filled with (Am)hay.
His roy al robe was (C)swad dling cloth; a (Am)ha lo was His crown,
(G)once up on a Christ mas a (D)way in Beth le (Am)hem.
And (G)all the world re joiced be cause the (D)King was born at (G)last.
A sav ior had been prom ised, now (D)it had come to (G)pass.
And the (Em)joy ful news that (G)He was born spread (Em)quick ly far and wide,
(D)once up on a Christ mas, and the (Em)birth of Je sus (E)Christ.
Once up on a (C)Christ mas from the (Am)Far East wise men came
with (G)gold and myrrh and frank in cense to a (D)praise the new born (Am)King.
And shep herds left their (C)flocks and came to (Am)see and wor ship Him,
(G)once up on a Christ mas a (D)way in Beth le (Am)hem.
And (G)all the world re joiced be cause the (D)King was born at (G)last.
A sav ior had been prom ised, now (D)it had come to (G)pass.
And the (Em)joy ful news that (G)He was born spread (Em)quick ly far and wide,
(D)once up on a Christ mas, and the (Em)birth of Je sus (E)Christ.
(E)Christ.
And (E)Christ.
(Am)Once up on a (C)Christ mas far a (Am)way in Beth le hem.
This page shows “Once Upon A Christmas” by Dolly Parton in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of A at 66 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.