The Night Before Christmas Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
[G]Twas the night before Christmas,
when all through the house
Not a creature was stir[C]ring,
not even a mouse.
The stockings were [G]hung by
the chimney with care,
In [C]hopes that St. [G]Nicholas [D]soon
would be there.
The chil[C]dren were nestled

[Verse 2]
[G]
all snug in their [Gm]beds,
While [G]visions of sugar- plum
[C]s danced in their heads.
And mama in her 'kerchief,
and [G]I in [Gm]my cap,
Had just settled our brains
[C]for [G]a long winter's [D]nap.

[Verse 3]
[G]When out on the lawn there
arose [Gm]such a clat[G]ter,
I sprang [Em]from the bed to see
what [D]was the matter.[G]
Away to the window I flew [C]like a flash,
Tore open the shutters
and threw [Am]up the sash.
The [G]moon on

[Verse 4]
[C]the breast
of the new- fallen [D]snow
Gave the luster of mid- day
to objects below.
[G]When, what to my wondering
eyes should appear,
But a miniature sleigh,
[C]and eight tinny reindeer.

[Verse 5]
With a little old driver, [G]so lively and quick,
I knew in a moment it must be St [D]Nick.
More [G]rapid than eagles
his coursers they came,
And he whistled, and shouted,

[Verse 6]
and called them by name!
[G]"Now Dasher! now, Dancer! [C]now,
Prancer and Vixen!
On, Comet! On, Cupid! on,
[G]on Donner and Blitzen!
To the top of the porch!
to the top of the wall!
[D]Now dash away! Dash
away! Dash away [C]all!"[G]

[Verse 7]
As dry [G]leaves that be[Gm]fore
the wild [G]hurricane [C]fly,
When they meet with an obstacle,
mount to the sky.
[G]So up to the house- top the coursers they flew,
With the sleigh [D]full of Toys,
and St Nicholas [G]too.

[Verse 8]
And then, in a [G]twinkling, I heard on the roof
The [Em]prancing and pawing [D]of each little [G]hoof.
As I drew in my [C]head,
and was turning around,
Down the chimney St Nicholas
came [Am]with a bound.

[Verse 9]
He was [C]dressed all in fur,
from [D]his head to his foot,
And his clothes were all tarnished
[G]with ashes and soot.
A bundle of Toys he had flung on [C]his back,
And he looked like a peddler,
just opening [Am]his pack.

[Verse 10]
[G]His eyes- how they twinkled!
his dimples how merry!
[D]His cheeks were like roses,
[G]his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was [C]drawn up like a bow,
And the beard of his chin was as
white [G]as the snow.

[Verse 11]
The stump [G]of a pipe he held
tight in his teeth,
[D]And the smoke it encircled
his head like a wreath.
[G]He had a broad face and
a little round belly,
That shook [C]when he laughed,
like a bowlful of jelly!

[Verse 12]
He was [G]chubby and plump,
a right jolly old elf,
And I laughed when I [D]saw him,
in spite of [G]myself!
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
Soon gave [Em]me to know
I had nothing to [G]dread.

[Verse 13]
He spoke not [C]a word,
but went straight to his work,
And filled all the stock[Am]ings,
then turned with a [G]jerk.
[C]And laying his finger aside of his[D] nose,
And giving a nod,
up the chimney [G]he rose!

[Verse 14]
He sprang to [G]his sleigh,
to his team gave a whistle,
An[C]d away they all flew like
the down of a thistle.
[G]But I heard him exclaim,
'ere he drove out of sight,
"Happy Christmas [D]to all,
and to [G]all a good- night!"

[Outro 1]
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