Tone: [F]
Introm
[Eb] [Bb] [F] [C] [Eb] [Bb] [F]
Verse:
[Eb] Empt[Bb]y manger,[F] perfect[C] stranger[Eb], a[Bb]bout to be [F]born
Into[Eb] darkness,[Bb] sadness,[F] desperat[C]e madness[Eb], c[Bb]reation so [F]torn
We were[Eb] so lost[Bb] on earth[F], no peace,[C] no worth[Eb], no [Bb]way to es[F]cape
[Eb] In fear[Bb], no faith,[F] no hope[C], no grac[Eb]e, [Bb]and no [F]light
B[F]But that was the night before Christmas
Interlude:
[Eb] [Bb] [F] [C] [Eb] [Bb] [F]
Verse:
[Eb] Warm hay,[Bb] cold sweat[F], a mother,[C] not yet,[Eb] praying [Bb]Godspeed the [F]dawn
[Eb] She looks to[Bb] her man,[F] holding[C] her hand[Eb], they [Bb]wonder how [F]long
And the[Eb] shepherds[Bb], wise men[F] come to[C] find them[Eb], and [Bb]bow to a [F]king
[Eb] One sta[Bb]r above[F] shining[C] on love,[Eb] so
[Bb]bright it [F]lit up the night before Christmas
Chorus:
And the [Eb]wor[Bb]world didn't [F]kn[C]know, [Eb]mercy was [Bb]meek and so [F]mild
And the [Eb]wor[Bb]world didn't [F]kn[C]know that [Eb]truth was as [Bb]pure as a [F]child
The night before [Eb]Christmas[Bb]Christmas [F] [C] [Eb] [Bb] [F]
The night before [Eb]Christmas[Bb]Christmas [F] [C] [Eb] [Bb] [F]
Interlude:
[Eb] [Bb] [F] [C] [Eb] [Bb] [F]
Chorus:
And the [Eb]wor[Bb]world didn't [F]kn[C]ow, red[Eb]emption was [Bb]sweet and so [F]strong
And the [Eb]wor[Bb]world didn't [F]kn[C]ow sal[Eb]vation was [Bb]writing a [F]song
The night before [Eb]Christmas[Bb]Christmas [F] [C] [Eb] [Bb] [F]
The night before [Eb]Christmas[Bb]Christmas [F] [C] [Eb] [Bb] [F]
The night before [Eb]Christmas[Bb]Christmas [F] [C] [Eb] [Bb] [F]
[Eb] Empt[Bb]y manger,[F] perfect[C] stranger[Eb], a[Bb]bout to be [F]born