O Christmas Tree | Lyrics With Guitar Chords

O Christmas Tree was written in 1800. The song was adapted from a Silesian folk song with darker origins than the celebration of a Christmas tree, which the song doesn’t specifically refer to. The original lyrics actually contrasted the faithfulness of a tree’s constant green color with a lover’s faithlessness.

You can learn to play O Christmas Tree with guitar chords, lyrics and a strumming trainer directly in the Uberchord app. This app listens to your guitar chords and gives you visual feedback in real-time in case you make a mistake.

Key of the Song:

The original key of O Christmas Tree is in D major.

Guitar Chords for O Christmas Tree

This carol has a familiar set of chords if you’ve been playing for awhile. The D to A7 change may be new to you but it’s actually quite easy as you’ll move your 1st finger of your fret hand to the D string and your 3rd finger will stay on the B string and move to the 2nd fret. Be careful to notice when some chords should be played by carefully listening to the original music.

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O Christmas Tree – Lyrics with Chords

  D               A7 D
O Christmas Tree, O  Christmas tree,
    Em     A7       A   D
How lovely are your branches!
  D               A7 D
O Christmas Tree, O  Christmas tree,
    Em     A7       A   D
How lovely are your branches!
 
D         G          A7
In beauty green will always grow
Em             A7      D
Through summer sun and winter snow.
 
  D               A7 D
O Christmas tree, O  Christmas tree,
    Em     A7       A   D
How lovely are your branches!
 
D         G        A7
How often you give us delight
   Em       A7      D
In brightly shining Christmas light!
 
  D               A7 D
O Christmas Tree, O  Christmas tree,
Em          A7   A    D
You are the tree most loved!
 
  D               A7 D
O Christmas Tree, O  Christmas tree,
     Em     A7         A     D
Your beauty green will teach me
 
D             G         A7
That hope and love will ever be
    Em     A7      D
The way to joy and peace for me.
 
  D               A7 D
O Christmas Tree, O  Christmas tree,
Em          A7         A     D
Your beauty green will teach me.