'Twas The Night Before Christmas Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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'Twas the [D]night before Christ

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

[Verse 2]
St. Nicholas would soon be there
[E]The children were all nes[Am]tled,
all snug in their beds while
[D]Visions of sugar[G]plums [D]danced
[G]in their heads

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

[Verse 4]
Away [Am]to the window,
I flew like a flash
Tore open [D]the shutters

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

[Verse 6]
eight tiny reindeer!
[C]With a little ol' driver so lively and quick
[D]I knew in a moment,
it must be St. Nick[G]!

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

[Verse 8]
To the top [Am]of the porch,
to the top of the wall
Now dash- away, [D]dash- [G]away all[D]

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

[Verse 10]
And then in a [E]twinkling [A]I heard on
the [Am]roof
The prancing [G]and pawing of
[D]each little hoo[G]f

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

[Verse 12]
with ashes and soot
[C]A bundle of toys, he sprung on his back
And he looked [G]like a,
a [D]peddler just opening [G]his pack

[Verse 13]
[G]His eyes [Eb]how t[Ab]hey twinkled,
his dimples how merry
[C#]His cheeks were like roses,
his nose like [Eb]a cherry[Ab]
[Eb]His drawl little mouth
was drawn up [Ab]like a bow
And the beard of his chin was
as white [F]as the snow

[Verse 14]
The [Bbm]stump of a pipe,
he held tight in his [C#]teeth
[Ab]And the [Eb]smoke it circl[Ab]ed

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

[Verse 16]
A wink [Bb]of his eye [Bbm]and a tw[Ab]ist of his head
Soon gave me to [C#]know I had noth
[Ab]ing to dread

[Verse 17]
He spoke not a word [Ab]but
went straight to his work
[Bb]And filled all the s[Ab]tockings,
[C]and then turned with a jerk
[F]An' laying a finger aside side his nose
[C]An' [F]giving a nod up the chim
[Ab]ney he rose

[Verse 18]
He sprang [Db]to his sleigh,
to his team gave a whistle
[Ab]An' away they all flew like
[Eb]the down of a thistle

[Verse 19]
[Ab]But I heard him exclaim
as he [Eb]drove out of sight
[Ab]"Merry Christmas to all,
Merry Christmas to all
An[Db]d to all a goodnight"

[Outro 1]
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