The Silent Night Story chords by Solomon Burke

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Verse 1
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 (D major) Silent night  (A major)  (D major) 
Holy night
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 (A major) All has come
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And all  (D major) is bright around
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the  (F sharp major)  (G major) young virgin  (F sharp major) an (G major) d
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mother  (D major) and child.  (F sharp major) 
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Holy infant,  (G major) so  (A major) tender  (D major) an (D major) d  mild,
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 (C sharp major) sleep in  (A major) heavenly peace.  (D major) 
Peace. Yes, sleeps.
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Yes, He's sleeping  (D major) in heaven.  (A major) 
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Oh, glory, hallelu (D major) jah.
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 (F sharp major) Let me sing it  (D major) again.
Silent night.
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 (C sharp major) Would you sing it for the  (D major) world with me?
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All is calm, all  (A major) is calm
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And all  (D major) is bright around
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 (G major) The young virgin  (A major) mother,
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 (D major) mother and child
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Holy, holy,  (F sharp major) holy infant
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 (G major) So tender  (D major) and mild
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Yet he sleeps  (A major) in heavenly peace  (D major) 
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He's sleeping in heav (A major) enly peace  (D major) 
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Now  (F sharp major) listen to  (D major) me
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 (C sharp major) Oh,  (D major) little child, so sweet and holy now,
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 (A major) Sa vior and King,
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you brought peace  (D major) to everything.
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Oh,  (F sharp major) how we'll praise an (G major) d
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serve your  (D major) holy name
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Your  (F sharp major) love will grow  (G major) and grow
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 (A major) for two thou (D major) sand years and more
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Yet  (C sharp major) you sleep in heavenly  (A major) peace  (D major) 
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Oh, keep on sleeping in heav (A major) enly peace  (D major) 
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Would  (D major) you sing it,
All of my children, would you sing it?
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As you gather round the Christmas  (A major) tree,
as you're filling the stockings,
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and maybe  (D major) somebody don't
have everything they want for Christmas.
But if you have life,
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 (F sharp major) God  (G major) has given you're the greatest gift of all
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 (F sharp major) an   (G major) d   (A major) maybe you've lost  (D major) that special someone
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this year but  (A major)  (D major) I want to send a prayer  (A major) for you
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that God  (G major) will bless you and you
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and you and you and  (F sharp major) you
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and  (G major) may  (D major) God keep you
all through the next year
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 (D major) And remember,
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He sleeps  (A major) in heavenly  (D major) peace.  (A major)  (D major) 
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Jesus sleeps in heavenly  (A major) peace.  (D major) 
Peace. Peace.