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While You Were Sleeping

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[Intro]
C G Am F
C G Am F
C G Am F
[Verse 1]
  COh little Gtown of BethleAmhem
Looks like anFother silent CnigGhtAm  F  
 CAbove your Gdeep and dreamless Amsleep
A giant Fstar lights up the CskGyAm  F  
  CAnd while you're Glying in the Amdark
There Fshines an everClasting lighGtAm  F  
CFor the GKing has left His thAmrone
And is sFleeping in a Cmanger tonight G- tAmonighFt
[Chorus 1]
   COh BethlGehem,
what you have Ammissed
while you were Fsleeping
For CGod became a Gman
And stepped iAmnto your world toFday
    COh BethleGhem, you will go
dAmown in histoFry
As a Ccity with no Groom for its KAming
FWhile you were sleeCpiGngAm  F  
While you were sleeCpiGngAm  F  
[Verse 2]
   CMary sGhivers in the Amcold
Trying to Fkeep the savior warCmG  Am  F  
CBorn among the Ganimals
AmWrapped in dirty Frags
because there Cwas no room for Ghim
in the Amworld he came to Fsave
[Chorus 2]
   COh BethlGehem,
what you have Ammissed
while you were Fsleeping
For CGod became a Gman
And stepped iAmnto your world toFday
    COh BethleGhem, you will go
dAmown in histoFry
As a Ccity with no Groom for its KAming
FWhile you were sleeCpiGngAm  F  
While you were sleeCpiGngAm  F  
[Verse 3]
   CUnited GStates of AmeriAmca
Looks like anFother silent CniGghtAm  F  
 CAs we're sung to Gsleep
by philosophAmies, That save the Ftrees
and kill the CchiGldrAmenF  
   CAnd while we're Glying in the Amdark
There's a Fshout heard 'cross
the eCastern skyG  Am  F  
   CFor the GBridegroom has Amreturned
And has Fcarried his bride aCway
in the nightG, in the AmnightF  
[Verse 4]
   CAmeriGca, what will we Ammiss
while we are Fsleeping
Will CJesus come Gagain
And leave us Amslumbering where we Flay
   CAmeriGca, will we go Amdown in histoFry
As a Cnation with no Groom for its AmKingF  
Will we be slCeepGingAm  F  
Will we be slCeepGingAm  F  
   CUnited GStates of AmeriAmca
Looks like anFother silent Cnight

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While You Were Sleeping

by Casting Crowns

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C G Am F

[Verse 1]

C G Am

Oh little town of Bethlehem

F C G Am F

Looks like another silent night

C G Am

Above your deep and dreamless sleep

F C G Am F

A giant star lights up the sky

C G Am

And while you're lying in the dark

F C G Am F

There shines an everlasting light

C G Am

For the King has left His throne

F C G Am F

And is sleeping in a manger tonight - tonight

[Chorus 1]

C G

Oh Bethlehem,

what you have missed

while you were sleeping

C G

For God became a man

Am F

And stepped into your world today

C G

Oh Bethlehem, you will go

Am F

down in history

C G Am

As a city with no room for its King

F C G Am F

While you were sleeping

C G Am F

While you were sleeping

[Verse 2]

C G Am

Mary shivers in the cold

F C G Am F

Trying to keep the savior warm

C G

Born among the animals

Am F

Wrapped in dirty rags

C G

because there was no room for him

Am F

in the world he came to save

[Chorus 2]

C G

Oh Bethlehem,

what you have missed

while you were sleeping

C G

For God became a man

Am F

And stepped into your world today

C G

Oh Bethlehem, you will go

Am F

down in history

C G Am

As a city with no room for its King

F C G Am F

While you were sleeping

C G Am F

While you were sleeping

[Verse 3]

C G Am

United States of America

F C G Am F

Looks like another silent night

C G

As we're sung to sleep

Am F

by philosophies, That save the trees

C G Am F

and kill the children

C G Am

And while we're lying in the dark

There's a shout heard 'cross

C G Am F

the eastern sky

C G Am

For the Bridegroom has returned

F C

And has carried his bride away

G Am F

in the night, in the night

[Verse 4]

C G Am

America, what will we miss

while we are sleeping

C G

Will Jesus come again

Am F

And leave us slumbering where we lay

C G Am F

America, will we go down in history

C G Am F

As a nation with no room for its King

C G Am F

Will we be sleeping

C G Am F

Will we be sleeping

C G Am

United States of America

F C

Looks like another silent night

About While You Were Sleeping Chords by Casting Crowns

Learn how to play While You Were Sleeping by Casting Crowns with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “While You Were Sleeping chords”, “While You Were Sleeping guitar chords”, or “Casting Crowns While You Were Sleeping chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy While You Were Sleeping chords and for experienced players who want accurate While You Were Sleeping lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, G, Am, F, A.

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What key is "While You Were Sleeping" in?

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