Biography:
Jaime Robbie Robertson (born July 5, 1943 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a songwriter, guitarist and singer, probably best known for his membership in The Band.
Early life
Born to a Jewish father and a Mohawk mother, (he took his stepfather's last name after his mother remarried), Robertson's earliest exposure to music was at Six Nations 40, Ontario, where he spent summers with his mother's family. He studied guitar from his youth and was writing songs and performing from his teen years.
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[Chords]
G 320033
C x32010
D xx0323
Em 022000
Am x02210
G/B x2000x
[Intro]
G C G C
C G G C
e|-------7--8-|-10----8----10-|-------8--7-|-8---7-------|
B|------------|---------------|------------|-----------8-|
G|------------|---------------|------------|-------------|
D|------------|---------------|------------|-------------|x2
A|------------|---------------|------------|-------------|
E|------------|---------------|------------|-------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 + 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 + 3 4
[Verse]
C G Am
Come down to the manger, see the little stranger
D G
Wrapped in swaddling clothes, the prince of peace
G Am
The wheels start turning, torches start burning
D G
And the whole wise men journey from the east
[Chorus]
G Em Am D G
How a little baby boy bring the people so much joy
G Am G/B C Am G/B C
Son of a carpenter, Mary carried the light
C Am D G Em G Em
This must be Christmas, must be tonight
[Verse]
Em G Am
A shepherd on the hillside, went over my flock I bide
D G
On a cold winter night, a band of Angels sing
G Am
In a dream I heard a voice say, "Fear not, come rejoice
D G
It's the end of the beginning, praise the new born King"
[Chorus]
G Em Am D G
How a little baby boy bring the people so much joy
G Am G/B C Am G/B C
Son of a carpenter, Mary carried the light
C Am D G Em G Em
This must be Christmas, must be tonight
[Intstrumental]
C G G C
e|-------7--8-|-10----8----10-|-------8--7-|-8---7-------|
B|------------|---------------|------------|-----------8-|
G|------------|---------------|------------|-------------|
D|------------|---------------|------------|-------------|x4
A|------------|---------------|------------|-------------|
E|------------|---------------|------------|-------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 + 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 + 3 4
[Verse]
C G Am
I saw it with my own eyes, written up in the skies
D G
Why a simple herdsmen such as I
G Am
And then it came to pass, he was born at last
D G
Right below the star that shines on high
[Chorus]
G Em Am D G
How a little baby boy bring the people so much joy
G Am G/B C Am G/B C
Son of a carpenter, Mary carried the light
C Am D G G
This must be Christmas, must be tonight
[Intstrumental]
C G G C
e|-------7--8-|-10----8----10-|-------8--7-|-8---7-------|
B|------------|---------------|------------|-----------8-|
G|------------|---------------|------------|-------------|
D|------------|---------------|------------|-------------|x8 Fade out
A|------------|---------------|------------|-------------|
E|------------|---------------|------------|-------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 + 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 + 3 4
G 320033
C x32010
D xx0323
Em 022000
Am x02210
G/B x2000x
[Intro]
G C G C
C G G C
e|-------7--8-|-10----8----10-|-------8--7-|-8---7-------|
B|------------|---------------|------------|-----------8-|
G|------------|---------------|------------|-------------|
D|------------|---------------|------------|-------------|x2
A|------------|---------------|------------|-------------|
E|------------|---------------|------------|-------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 + 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 + 3 4
[Verse]
C G Am
Come down to the manger, see the little stranger
D G
Wrapped in swaddling clothes, the prince of peace
G Am
The wheels start turning, torches start burning
D G
And the whole wise men journey from the east
[Chorus]
G Em Am D G
How a little baby boy bring the people so much joy
G Am G/B C Am G/B C
Son of a carpenter, Mary carried the light
C Am D G Em G Em
This must be Christmas, must be tonight
[Verse]
Em G Am
A shepherd on the hillside, went over my flock I bide
D G
On a cold winter night, a band of Angels sing
G Am
In a dream I heard a voice say, "Fear not, come rejoice
D G
It's the end of the beginning, praise the new born King"
[Chorus]
G Em Am D G
How a little baby boy bring the people so much joy
G Am G/B C Am G/B C
Son of a carpenter, Mary carried the light
C Am D G Em G Em
This must be Christmas, must be tonight
[Intstrumental]
C G G C
e|-------7--8-|-10----8----10-|-------8--7-|-8---7-------|
B|------------|---------------|------------|-----------8-|
G|------------|---------------|------------|-------------|
D|------------|---------------|------------|-------------|x4
A|------------|---------------|------------|-------------|
E|------------|---------------|------------|-------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 + 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 + 3 4
[Verse]
C G Am
I saw it with my own eyes, written up in the skies
D G
Why a simple herdsmen such as I
G Am
And then it came to pass, he was born at last
D G
Right below the star that shines on high
[Chorus]
G Em Am D G
How a little baby boy bring the people so much joy
G Am G/B C Am G/B C
Son of a carpenter, Mary carried the light
C Am D G G
This must be Christmas, must be tonight
[Intstrumental]
C G G C
e|-------7--8-|-10----8----10-|-------8--7-|-8---7-------|
B|------------|---------------|------------|-----------8-|
G|------------|---------------|------------|-------------|
D|------------|---------------|------------|-------------|x8 Fade out
A|------------|---------------|------------|-------------|
E|------------|---------------|------------|-------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 + 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 + 3 4
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