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No. 176ChristmasKey D major

Come They Told Me — Little Drummer Boy

Come They Told Me — Little Drummer Boy

D majorThe key we play it in
No. 176Key D major

Verse 1

DCometheyF sharp 7told meBmPa rum pumpumA/C sharppum

DA newF sharp 7born king toseeBmPa rum pumpumApum

A bar is 2/4.

Gmaj7Our finestDgifts weBbring PaEmrumpumEm/Dpumpum

A/C sharpTo laybeforDe thekingD sharp diminishedPa rumEmpum pumpum,

C sharp diminished7RumDpum pumB7pum,RumCpumpumApum

DSo tohoF sharp 7nor himPaBmrum pumA/C sharppum pum When we come

Electric solo

  1. D
  2. F sharp 7
  3. Dm
  4. A/C sharp
  5. D
  6. F sharp 7
  7. Bm
  8. A

Verse 2

Sung to verse 1 harmony. Lyrics recovered from original PDF text because its lyric font renders missing-glyph boxes.

Little baby Pa rum pum pum pum

I am a poor boy too Pa rum pum pum pum

I have no gift to bring Pa rum pum pum pum

That's fit to give our king Pa rum pum pum pum,

Shall I play for you Pa rum pum pum pum

Pa rum pum pum Pum pum pum pum

Electric solo

  1. D
  2. F sharp 7
  3. Dm
  4. A/C sharp
  5. D
  6. F sharp 7
  7. Bm
  8. A

Xylophone solo: first verse.

Original score

Verified lyrics

D       | F#7               |       Bm        |          A/C#
Come they told me                   Pa rum pum pum pum

D       | F#7               |       Bm        |          A         2/4
A new born king to see Pa rum pum pum pum

GM7 |           D       |       B          Em       | Em/D|
Our finest gifts we bring                 Pa rum pum pum pum

A/C#    |       D           |       D#°       Em     |
To lay before the king Pa rum pum pum pum,
C#°7        D       | B7             | C      |          A
Rum pum pum pum,                    Rum pum pum pum

D   |    F#7        |       Bm        |    A/C#
So to honor him Pa rum pum pum pum When we come


SOLO ELECTRIC D |                     F#7 |       Dm | A/C# | D | F#7 | Bm | A


Little baby Pa rum pum pum pum
I am a poor boy too                 Pa rum pum pum pum
I have no gift to bring Pa rum pum pum pum
That's fit to give our king  Pa rum pum pum pum,

Shall I play for you Pa rum pum pum pum
Pa rum pum pum Pum pum pum pum
SOLO ELECTRIC D |                     F#7 |       Dm | A/C# | D | F#7 | Bm | A
SOLO XYLOPHONE FIRST VERSE

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