Carly Simon – The Night Before Christmas (Guitar)
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Chords
["Good King Wencaslas" excerpt]
D G A D
D G A D
[Intro]
G G Am G/B C C
G G Am G/B C C
[Verse]
G C Children carry through the streets G F A brightly painted star G C Angels gather round the harp D Em Strumming on guitar A7 G+/B C Men of great renown and faith G Em Say prayers on boulevards G C G/B C It's the night before Christmas
[Chorus]
D G But you don't have to be an angel E/G# A To sing harmony D/A A You don't have to be a child G Esus E To love a mystery F7 Bb And you don't have to be a wise man
G/B C/Am
On bended knee
Eb9 Bb/D The heart of this Christmas Am D Is in you and me
[Intro]
G C The night before Christmas...... G C The night before Christmas...... G C If your heart's been longing G F It's been afraid to try G C Sorrow's kept you company D7 B/D# Em And the dance has passed you by A7 G+/B C I'll lift you and blaze with you G C Across the moonlit sky G C G/B C On the night before Christmas
[Chorus]
D G But you don't have to be an angel E/G# A To sing harmony D/A A You don't have to be a child G Esus E To love a mystery F7 Bb And you don't have to be a wise man
G/B C/Am
On bended knee
A/C# D The heart of this Christmas C G/B Is in you and me
[Breakdown]
C G/B The heart of this Christmas Am D G Is in you and me
[Interlude]
G G Am G/B C
G G Am G/B C
[Outro]
G C The night before Christmas...... G C The night before Christmas...... G C The night before Christmas...... G C The night before Christmas, and all through the house G C Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse G C The stockings were hung by the chimney with care G C In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there...
[fade out]