Key: D
Introduction: Dm
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Am
In the dessert where the stars are bright
C
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G
C
And constellations rule your life
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A7
Long ago three kings set out
C
F
Dm
To follow a peculiar light
verse 2
F
Am
What did they see up in the sky
C
F
G
C
That made them take leave of their land?
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A7
And carry gifts on camel back
C
F
Dm
Over years of endless sand
verse 3
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Am
Through cloudless days and cloudless nights
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G
C
The bells upon the camel ringing
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And the wind playing on riffs of sand
C
F
Dm
It must be the voices of angels singing
F
Am
Gold to crown his loftiness
Dm
G
Dm
C
F
C
Myrrh for the man upon his death
Dm
G
Dm
A7
Dm
A7
Frankincense for godliness
verse 4
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Am
Black smoke hides the stars tonight
C
F
G
C
And mines explode in golden sand
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A7
Underground, black waters flow
C
F
Dm
In Afghan fields, the poppies grow
F
Am
Gold to crown his loftiness
Dm
G
Dm
C
F
C
Myrrh for the man upon his death
Dm
G
Dm
Frankincense for godliness
A7
Dm
A7
Dm
A7
Dm
A7
Dm