The Band – Christmas Must Be Tonight (Guitar)

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Chords

[Intro] G Em G Em [Verse 1]
                 G                      Am
Come down to the manger, see the little stranger

D                            C         G
Wrapped in swaddling, oh the prince of peace

                 G                      Am
the Wheels start turning, torches start burning

        D                    C        G
And the old wise men journey from the East
[Chorus]
      Em          Am            D              G
How a little baby boy bring the people so much joy

         Am G/B C                    Am G/B C
Son of a carpenter, Mary carried the light

             Am              D  G            Em
This must be Christmas, must be tonight
G Em [Verse 2]
                G                       Am
A shepherd on a hillside, where over my flock I bide

       D                           C      G
On a cold winter night a band of angels sing

             G                               Am
In a dream I heard a voice saying "fear not, come rejoice

          D                               C         G
It's the end of the beginning, praise the new born king"
[Chorus]
      Em          Am            D              G
How a little baby boy bring the people so much joy

         Am G/B C                    Am G/B C
Son of a carpenter, Mary carried the light

             Am              D  G            Em
This must be Christmas, must be tonight
G Em [Verse 3]
              G                       Am
I saw it with my own eyes, written up in the skies

    D                     C       G
But why a simple herdsmen such as I

            G                    Am
And then it came to pass, he was born at last

D                         C          G
Right below the star that shines on high
[Chorus]
      Em          Am            D              G
How a little baby boy bring the people so much joy

         Am G/B C                    Am G/B C
Son of a carpenter, Mary carried the light

             Am              D  G            Em
This must be Christmas, must be tonight
G Em [Refrain]
         Am G/B C                    Am  G/B C
Son of a carpenter, Mary carried the light

             Am              D  G            Em
This must be Christmas, must be tonight

     G    Em     G    Em     G    Em     G
Be tonight, be tonight, be tonight, be tonight