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Silent Night

Silent Night easy guitar chords by Tom Paxton

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  • Am

  • G

  • F

  • C

  • Am

  • G

  • F

  • C

  • Verse 1
    Am

    I was sleeping when they came,
    G

    the warning was the same,
    Am

    they crossed the border.

    Grandpa's dignity intact,
    G

    never once did he look like
    Am

    we moved in or der.
    F

    Down this depth the lamps were lit

    We found space where we could sit
    Am

    There was no talking
    F

    We heard bombs begin to fall

    We could hear the trembling wall
    Am

    Like God was walking
    C

    The night was calm
    Am

    The stars were bright
    C
    Am

    It was a calm and peaceful night

    Little bits of ceiling fell
    G

    And I thought, if this is hell,
    Am

    then where's the fire?

    Grandpa held me in his lap
    G

    Till I heard a sudden snap
    Am

    like breaking wire
    F

    Then I heard a giant roar

    And I felt a shell at the floor
    Am

    come up to meet me
    F

    I struggled with my fright,

    there was something in the night
    Am

    that meant to eat me
    C
    Am

    The night was calm, the stars were bright,
    C
    Am

    it was a calm and peaceful night

    When I found myself again,
    G

    I could hear the sounds of men's
    Am

    soft words was broken

    I was lying on the ground,
    G

    trying to move myself around,
    Am

    something was broken
    F

    When I finally raised my head,

    I could see that all were dead,
    Am

    if not dead, dying
    F

    There were strangers all about,

    trying to dig the shelter out,
    Am

    and some were crying
    C

    When the night was calm
    Am

    and the stars were bright
    C
    Am

    It was a calm and peaceful night

    On the southern edge of town
    G

    I could hear it coming down
    Am

    The earth was quaking

    When I knew that I would live
    G

    I thought what are we to give
    Am

    for what we're taking
    F

    I saw flashes in the sky,

    I saw something up there die
    Am

    already leaping
    F

    Grandpa lay beside me there,

    and I straightened out his hair,
    Am

    he seemed to be sleeping
    F

    Of the diggers there was one,

    found the body of his son,
    Am

    held it to him
    F

    Grandpa lay upon his back

    With his dignity intact,
    Am

    I hardly knew him
    C

    The night was calm,
    Am

    the stars were bright
    C

    It was a calm and peaceful night
    Am
    C

    The night was calm,
    Am

    the stars were bright
    C
    Am

    It was a calm and peaceful night

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