GLORIA                                  [D]
Traditional lyrics/Mercy Me


(Intro -
each chord is 2 measures)    Dmaj7        Gmaj7       Bm             Gmaj7
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(Verse)

    Dmaj7                                                    Gmaj7
1 Angels we have heard on high  sweetly  sing  -  ing o'er  the plains
2 Come  to  Bethlehem  and see  Him whose birth the an - gels Sing
   Bm                                                   Gmaj7
1 And the mountains in   re  -  ply   e - cho  -  ing   their joyous strains
2 Come, a - dore  on  bended knee Christ, the Lord, the newborn King
   
Dmaj7                                                             Gmaj7
1 Shepherds, why this    ju - bi - lee   why your joyous strains prolong?
2   See   him    in     a    manger laid   whom the choirs of angels praise
   
Bm                                                         Gmaj7
1 What the gladsome   ti - dings be  which  in - spire your heavenly song?
2   Ma - ry,  Jo - seph, lend your aid  while our hearts   in  love  we  raise
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(Chorus)

D      A    F#m7            G2                        D      A    F#m7            G2
Gloria,      In excelsis deo                     Gloria,      In excelsis deo
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(Transition to verse 2
- after verse 1 and chorus)

G/A             D       G/A             G
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(Instrumental after verse 2 and chorus …
each chord is 2 measures, play through entire sequence twice)


Asus                   Bm             Em7           G       (2x
then back to chorus)
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(Ending -
after “Hallelujahs”) 

                   D       Em             Bm             G
                   D       Em             Bm             G                D