'Twas The Night Before Christmas chords by The Platters

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Intro 1

'Twas the night before Christ

Verse 1
G 
 (G major) 
mas and all through the house
C 
Not a  (C major) creature was stirring,
G 
not even a mouse  (G major) 
D 
 (D major) The stockings were hung by,
G 
 (G major) the chimney with care in hopes that

Verse 2

St. Nicholas would soon be there

The children were all nestled,

all snug in their beds while

Visions of sugarplums danced

in their heads

Verse 3
G 
And momma  (G major) in her kerchief
and I in my cap
C 
Had just settled  (C major) down for a
D 
long winter's nap  (D major) 
When out on the lawn there
G 
arose  (G major) such a clatter
I sprang from my bed to see
E 
what was the matter!  (E major) 

Verse 4

Away to the window,

I flew like a flash

Tore open the shutters

Verse 5
and threw up the sash
G 
 (G major) The moon on the breast of the
D 
G 
B 
 (D major) new fallen snow  (G major)  (B major) 
E 
Gave the luster of midday  (E major) to objects below
D 
C 
 (D major)  (C major) When what to my wander
B 
 (B major) ing eyes should appear
G 
But a miniature  (G major) sleigh and

Verse 6

eight tiny reindeer!

With a little ol' driver so lively and quick

I knew in a moment,

it must be St. Nick!

Verse 7
G 
More  (G major) rapid than eagles,
his courses they came
C 
As he whistled and  (C major) shouted
and called them by name
G 
D 
"Now  (G major) Dasher, now  (D major) Dancer,
G 
now  (G major) Prancer and Vixen
E 
On Comet, on Doner,  (E major) an'  Blitzen

Verse 8

To the top of the porch,

to the top of the wall

Now dash- away, dash- away all

Verse 9
G 
 (G major) And as dry leaves that before the wild
hurricanes fly
C 
When they meet  (C major) with
an obstacle mount sky
G 
D 
So up to the  (G major) housetop  (D major) the courses
they flew
G 
 (G major) With a sleigh full of toys and
St. Nicholas too

Verse 10

And then in a twinkling I heard on

the roof

The prancing and pawing of

each little hoof

Verse 11
G 
Ands  (G major) I drew in my head
D 
and was turning around  (D major) 
G 
B 
 (G major) Down  (B major) the chimney St. Nicholas came
E 
with a bound  (E major) 
C 
He was dressed  (C major) all in fur
B 
 (B major) from his head to his foot
G 
And  (G major) his clothes were all tarnished

Verse 12

with ashes and soot

A bundle of toys, he sprung on his back

And he looked like a,

a peddler just opening his pack

Verse 13
G 
Eb 
Ab 
 (G major) His eyes  (E flat major)  (A flat major) how they twinkled,
his dimples how merry
C# 
His  (C sharp major) cheeks were like roses,
Eb 
Ab 
his nose like a cherry  (E flat major)  (A flat major) 
Eb 
 (E flat major) His drawl little mouth
Ab 
was drawn up  (A flat major) like a bow
And the beard of his chin was
F 
as white as the snow  (F major) 

Verse 14

The stump of a pipe,

he held tight in his teeth

And the smoke it circled

Verse 15
his head like a wreath
Ab 
 (A flat major) He had a broad little face and a,
a little round belly
C# 
 (C sharp major) That shook when he laughed
Ab 
like a bowl full  (A flat major) of jelly
Eb 
Bb 
 (E flat major) He was chubby  (B flat major) and plump,
Ab 
and a,  (A flat major) a right jolly old elf
I laughed when I saw him
F 
Bb 
 (F major) in spite of  (B flat major) my  self

Verse 16

A wink of his eye and a twist of his head

Soon gave me to know I had noth

ing to dread

Verse 17
Ab 
He spoke not a word  (A flat major) but
went straight to his work
Bb 
Ab 
And  (B flat major) filled all the  (A flat major) stockings,
C 
 (C major) and then turned with a jerk
F 
An'  (F major) laying a finger aside side his nose
C 
F 
An'  (C major) giving a nod  (F major) up the chim
Ab 
 (A flat major) ney he rose

Verse 18

He sprang to his sleigh,

to his team gave a whistle

An' away they all flew like

the down of a thistle

Verse 19
Ab 
 (A flat major) But I heard him exclaim
Eb 
as he  (E flat major) drove out of sight
Ab 
 (A flat major) "Merry Christmas to all,
Merry Christmas to all
Db 
An (D flat major) d to all a goodnight"