Silent Night chords by Tom Paxton

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Verse 1
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I   was sleeping when they came,
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the warning was the same,
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they crossed the border.
Grandpa's dignity intact,
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never once did he look like
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we moved in or  der.
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Down this depth the lamps were lit
We found space where we could sit
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There was no talking
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We heard bombs begin to fall
We could hear the trembling wall
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Like God was walking
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The night was calm
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The stars were bright
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It was a calm and peaceful night
Little bits of ceiling fell
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And I thought, if this is hell,
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then where's the fire?
Grandpa held me in his lap
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Till I heard a sudden snap
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like breaking wire
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Then I heard a giant roar
And I felt a shell at the floor
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come up to meet me
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I struggled with my fright,
there was something in the night
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that meant to eat me
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The night was calm, the stars were bright,
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it was a calm and peaceful night
When I found myself again,
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I could hear the sounds of men's
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soft words was broken
I was lying on the ground,
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trying to move myself around,
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something was broken
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When I finally raised my head,
I could see that all were dead,
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if not dead, dying
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There were strangers all about,
trying to dig the shelter out,
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and some were crying
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When the night was calm
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and the stars were bright
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It was a calm and peaceful night
On the southern edge of town
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I could hear it coming down
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The earth was quaking
When I knew that I would live
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I thought what are we to give
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for what we're taking
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I saw flashes in the sky,
I saw something up there die
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already leaping
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Grandpa lay beside me there,
and I straightened out his hair,
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he seemed to be sleeping
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Of the diggers there was one,
found the body of his son,
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held it to him
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Grandpa lay upon his back
With his dignity intact,
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I hardly knew him
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The night was calm,
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the stars were bright
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It was a calm and peaceful night
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The night was calm,
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the stars were bright
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It was a calm and peaceful night