{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":445709,"song":"Christmas Must Be Tonight","artist":"The Band","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11561507-christmas-must-be-tonight-chords-by-the-band/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/445709?type=chord","rating":4.79744,"votes":306,"content":"[Intro]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nCome down to the manger, see the little stranger[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWrapped in swaddling, oh the prince of peace[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nthe Wheels start turning, torches start burning[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the old wise men journey from the East[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHow a little baby boy bring the people so much joy[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G/B[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G/B[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSon of a carpenter, Mary carried the light[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThis must be Christmas, must be tonight[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]                [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nA shepherd on a hillside, where over my flock I bide[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOn a cold winter night a band of angels sing[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIn a dream I heard a voice saying \"fear not, come rejoice[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt's the end of the beginning, praise the new born king\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHow a little baby boy bring the people so much joy[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G/B[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G/B[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSon of a carpenter, Mary carried the light[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThis must be Christmas, must be tonight[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab]              [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI saw it with my own eyes, written up in the skies[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut why a simple herdsmen such as I[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd then it came to pass, he was born at last[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nRight below the star that shines on high[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHow a little baby boy bring the people so much joy[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G/B[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G/B[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSon of a carpenter, Mary carried the light[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThis must be Christmas, must be tonight[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Refrain]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G/B[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G/B[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSon of a carpenter, Mary carried the light[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThis must be Christmas, must be tonight[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBe tonight, be tonight, be tonight, be tonight[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\n\nG   Em   G   Em\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\nG   Em\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\nG   Em\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\nG   Em\n\n\n[Refrain]","chords":["G","Em","Am","D","C","G/B","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G/B":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,0,0,2],"frets":[-1,2,0,0,0,3]}}}