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Silent Night chords by
John Mcsweeney
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Key: F major•
Verse 1
C#
C#
4

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Ab
Ab
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C#
C#
4

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Once I had a secret love
Ab
Ab
4

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That lived within the heart of me

Oh, too soon my secret love
C#
C#
4

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Became impatient to be free

So I told a friendly star
Ab
Ab
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C#
C#
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Ab
Ab
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The way that dreamers often do

Just how wonderful you are,
C#
C#
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A
A

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and why I'm so in love with you.
D
D

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A
A

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Take me back to the Black Hills,
D
D

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the Black Hills of Dakota,
A
A

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To the beautiful Indian
D
D

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A
A

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country that I love
D
D

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A
A

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Lost my heart in the black hills,
D
D

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A
A

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the black hills of Dakota

Where the pines reach so high
D
D

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A
A

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that they touch the skies above
D
D

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G
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And when I get that lonesome feeling
D
D

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And a miles away from home
E
E

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I hear the voices of the

mystic mountains
A
A

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Calling me back home
D
D

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So take me back to the black hills
A
A

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The black hills of Dakota
Em
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A

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To the beautiful Indian
D
D

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country that I love
Bm
Bm
2

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D
D

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When I was young and went to school,
A
A

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they taught me how to write
Em
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A
A

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To take the chalk and make a mark,
D
D

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and hope it turns out right
Bm
Bm
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A
A

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D
D

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Well that's the way it is with love,
G
G

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and what you did to me

I wrote it so you'd know
D
D

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A
A

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that I was yours eternally
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D

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Bm
Bm
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A
A

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D
D

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But my tears have washed,

I love you from the
A
A

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blackboard of my heart

It's too late to clean the slate

and make another start
D
D

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Bm
Bm
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A
A

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D
D

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I'm satisfied the

way things are,
G
G

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although we're far apart
D
D

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G
G

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My tears I've washed,
D
D

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I love you from the
A
A

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D
D

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blackboard of my heart
Bm
Bm
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D
D

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G
G

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I joined the Navy to see the world
D
D

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Em
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Asus4
Asus4

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A
A

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D
D

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that nowhere could I find
Bm
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A
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D
D

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G
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A girl as sweet as Cindy,
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E
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A

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the girl I left behind
D
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F#m
F#m
2

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G
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I've sailed a wild world over,
Bm
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can't get her out of my mind
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Cindy, oh Cindy,
A
A

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Cindy don't let me down
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G

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Write me a letter soon,
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A

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D
D

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B
B
2

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and I'll be long good -bye
E
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Brush those tears from your eyes
A
A

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And try to realize
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B
B
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B
B
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That the age in my heart is for you
E
E

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Brush those tears from your eyes
A
A

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E
E

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And try to realize from now on
B
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E
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D
D

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I will always be true
Em
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G
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B
B
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Par don me if I'm sentimental
C
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when we say goodbye

Don't be angry with me
D
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A
A

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D
D

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should I cry
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G

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When you're gone, yes,
B
B
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I'll dream a little dream
C
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G
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D
D

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G
G

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As years go by, now and then,
D
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G

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there's a fool such as I
D
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I realize the way your eyes deceive me
G
G

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With tender looks that I mistook for love

So take away the flowers
C
C

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that you gave me
D
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G
G

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And send a kind that you remind me of
Verse 2
C
C

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Paper roses, paper roses.
G
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Verse 3

D
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Oh, how real those roses seem to be.
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Verse 4

C
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G
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But they're only an imitation,
D
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Verse 5

G
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C
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • C#

    4

  • Ab

    4

  • A

  • D

  • G

  • E

  • Em

  • Bm

    2

  • Asus4

  • F#m

    2

  • B

    2

  • C

Capo: 3

Transpose: 0

0

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The original key of Silent Night by John McSweeney is F major.

The primary chords used in Silent Night are E, Cb, C, F, Bb, G.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like E, Cb, C, F, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Silent Night is approximately 120 beats per minute.

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