It was the (Bm7)night be (A)fore (D)Christ mas,

it seemed and (Bm7)all through (A)the (D)world

ev ’ry (Bm7)thing looked like (F#m)bus’ ness as (G)u su al.

Shep herds (Bm7)sat on (A)a (D)hill side

look ing (Bm7)up at (A)the stars

the while the (Bm7)world fell a sleep,

while un a (Bm7)ware just (Bm7)how deep

was the (Em9)dark ness the (Gmaj7)night be fore (Bm7)Christ mas.

And the (Bm7)night be (A)fore (D)Christ mas,

it seemed to (Bm7)be just (A)a (D)night,

but the (Bm7)wind blew like (F#m)some thing was (G)com ing.

al.

And like (Bm7)chil dren (A)with (D)se crets

that they’re (Bm7)burst ing (A)to tell,

the ce dars (Bm7)danced in the breeze,

while all of (Bm7)na ture, (Bm7)it seemed,

held its (Em9)breath on the (Gmaj7)night be fore (Bm7)Christ mas.

And the

And (Bm)hope,

(E)hope long a wait ed,

the (D)hope of

the (C)a

(G)ges

would (Em7)break with the dawn.

And the (Bm)song

that (E)all of cre a tion

was (D)an tic i (C)pat

(G)ing

would (Gm)start

with a ba by’s first (A)cry.

And on the (CN.C.)night be fore (Bm7)Christ mas,

Mar y (Bm7)laid down to (D)rest,

while (Bm7)Jo seph, he (F#m)paced the floor (G)pray ing.

And in an (Bm7)ev ’ry day (D)sta ble

in an (Bm7)ev ’ry day town,

in the (Bm7)ho urs to come

God would (Bm7)wrap Him (Bm7)self (Gmaj7)up

and (Bm7)come down from (F#m)heav en, and the (Gmaj7)world would for (D)ev er be (Em9)changed

(Gsus2)af ter

the night be fore Christ mas.