Intro (x2): C G D Am7 C G D
Verse 1:
CGDAm7CGD
Empty manger, perfect stranger, about to be born
CGDAm7CGD
Into darkness, sadness, desperate madness, creation so torn
CGDAm7C
We were so lost, on earth, no peace, no worth
GD
No way to escape
CGDAm7CG
In fear, no faith, no hope, no grace, and no light
D (let it ring) C G D Am7 C G D
But that was the night before Christmas
Verse 2:
CGDAm7
Warm hay, cold sweat, a mother, not yet
CGD
Praying godspeed the dawn
CGDAm7
She looks to her man, holding her hand
CGD
They wonder how long
CGDAm7CGD
And the shepherds, wise men come to find them, and bow to a king
C G D Am7 C G D (let it ring)
One star above shining on love, so bright it lit up the night before
CGD
Christmas
Chorus 1:
CGDAm7CGD
And the world didn't know, mercy was meek and so mild
CGDAm7CGD
And the world didn't know that truth was as pure as a child
CGDAm7
The night before Christmas
CGD
The night before Christmas
Interlude: C G D Am7 C G D
Chorus 2:
CGDAm7CGD
And the world didn't know, redemption was sweet and so strong
CGDAm7CGD
And the world didn't know salvation was writing a song
CGDAm7
The night before Christmas
CGD
The night before Christmas
CGDAm7CGD
The night before Christmas
Outro:
C G D Am C G D (let it ring)
Empty manger, perfect stranger, about to be born