Silent Night
Silent Night

Silent Night easy guitar chords by Tom Paxton

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    • Verse 1
    I 
    was 
    sleeping 
    when 
    they came, 

    the 
    warning 
    was 
    the same, 

    they crossed 
    the bor
    der. 

    Grandpa's 
    dignity 
    intact, 

    never 
    once 
    did 
    he look 
    like 

    we moved 
    in 
    or
    der. 

    Down 
    this 
    depth 
    the 
    lamps 
    were 
    lit 

    We 
    found 
    space 
    where 
    we 
    could sit 

    There 
    was 
    no talking 

    We 
    heard 
    bombs 
    begin 
    to fall 

    We 
    could 
    hear 
    the 
    trembling 
    wall 

    Like 
    God 
    was walking 

    The 
    night 
    was 
    calm 

    The 
    stars 
    were 
    bright 

    It 
    was 
    a calm 
    and 
    peaceful 
    night 

    Little 
    bits 
    of 
    ceiling 
    fell 

    And 
    I thought, 
    if 
    this 
    is 
    hell, 

    then 
    where's 
    the 
    fire? 

    Grandpa 
    held 
    me 
    in his 
    lap 

    Till 
    I 
    heard 
    a 
    sudden 
    snap 

    like 
    breaking 
    wire 

    Then 
    I 
    heard 
    a 
    giant 
    roar 

    And 
    I felt 
    a 
    shell 
    at the 
    floor 

    come 
    up 
    to meet 
    me 

    I 
    struggled 
    with 
    my 
    fright, 

    there 
    was 
    something 
    in 
    the night 

    that 
    meant 
    to 
    eat 
    me 

    The 
    night 
    was 
    calm, 
    the stars 
    were 
    bright, 

    it 
    was 
    a 
    calm 
    and 
    peaceful 
    night 

    When 
    I 
    found 
    myself 
    again, 

    I 
    could hear 
    the sounds 
    of men's 

    soft 
    words 
    was broken 

    I 
    was 
    lying 
    on 
    the ground, 

    trying 
    to 
    move myself 
    around, 

    something 
    was 
    broken 

    When 
    I 
    fi
    nally 
    raised 
    my 
    head, 

    I could see 
    that 
    all 
    were dead, 

    if not 
    dead, 
    dying 

    There 
    were strangers 
    all 
    about, 

    trying 
    to dig 
    the 
    shelter 
    out, 

    and 
    some 
    were crying 

    When 
    the 
    night 
    was 
    calm 

    and 
    the stars 
    were bright 

    It 
    was 
    a 
    calm 
    and 
    peaceful 
    night 

    On 
    the 
    southern 
    edge 
    of town 

    I 
    could 
    hear 
    it 
    coming 
    down 

    The 
    earth 
    was 
    quaking 

    When 
    I 
    knew 
    that 
    I 
    would live 

    I 
    thought 
    what are 
    we 
    to give 

    for 
    what 
    we're 
    tak
    ing 

    I 
    saw 
    flashes 
    in 
    the 
    sky, 

    I 
    saw something 
    up 
    there 
    die 

    already 
    leap
    ing 

    Grandpa 
    lay 
    beside 
    me there, 

    and 
    I 
    straightened 
    out 
    his hair, 

    he 
    seemed 
    to be 
    sleeping 

    Of 
    the 
    diggers 
    there 
    was one, 

    found 
    the 
    body 
    of 
    his 
    son, 

    held 
    it 
    to 
    him 

    Grandpa 
    lay 
    upon 
    his 
    back 

    With 
    his 
    dignity 
    intact, 

    I 
    hardly 
    knew 
    him 

    The 
    night 
    was 
    calm, 

    the stars 
    were 
    bright 

    It 
    was 
    a 
    calm 
    and 
    peaceful 
    night 

    The 
    night 
    was 
    calm, 

    the 
    stars 
    were 
    bright 

    It 
    was 
    a 
    calm 
    and 
    peaceful 
    night 


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