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It Came Upon A Midnight Clear

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"It Came Upon A Midnight Clear"
Intro:
e|-0--0-0--0----0-0-0--|
B|-0--0-0--0----0-0-0--|
G|-1--1-2--1----1-2-1--|
D|-2--2-2--2----2-2-2--|
A|-2--2-2--2----2-2-2--|
E|-0--0-0--0----0-0-0--| x4
It Ecame uApon a EmidEsus4night Eclear
That F#mglorious song of Bold
From Eangels Abending Enear Esus4the   Eearth
To Atouch their Bharps of Egold
Peace G#on the earth
Good C#mwill to men
From F#mheaven's gracious BKing
The Eworld in Asolemn EstilEsus4lness Elay
To Ahear the Bangels Esing
E
Still Ethrough the Acloven Eskies Esus4they  Ecome
With F#mpeaceful wings unBfurled
And Estill the Aheavenly EmuEsus4sic   Efloats
AOver all the Bweary Eworld
AG#bove its sad and C#mlonely plains
They F#mbend on hovering Bwings
And Eo'er its ABabel EancEsus4ient  Esounds
The Ablessed Bangels Esing
E
Oh Eyou benAeath life's EcruEsus4shing Eload
Whose F#mforms are bending Blow
Who Etoil aAlong the EclimEsus4bing  Eway
With Apainful Bsteps and Eslow
Look G#now for glad and C#mgolden hours
Come F#mswiftly on the Bway
Oh Erest beAside the EweaEsus4ry    Eroad
To Ahear the Bangels Esing
A B E

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It Came Upon A Midnight Clear

by Norah Jones

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Esus4

F#m

C#m

"It Came Upon A Midnight Clear"

Intro:

e|-0--0-0--0----0-0-0--|

B|-0--0-0--0----0-0-0--|

G|-1--1-2--1----1-2-1--|

D|-2--2-2--2----2-2-2--|

A|-2--2-2--2----2-2-2--|

E|-0--0-0--0----0-0-0--| x4

E A E Esus4 E

It came upon a midnight clear

F#m B

That glorious song of old

E A E Esus4 E

From angels bending near the earth

A B E

To touch their harps of gold

Peace on the earth

C#m

Good will to men

F#m B

From heaven's gracious King

E A E Esus4 E

The world in solemn stillness lay

A B E

To hear the angels sing

E A E Esus4 E

Still through the cloven skies they come

F#m B

With peaceful wings unfurled

E A E Esus4 E

And still the heavenly music floats

A B E

Over all the weary world

G# C#m

Above its sad and lonely plains

F#m B

They bend on hovering wings

E A E Esus4 E

And o'er its Babel ancient sounds

A B E

The blessed angels sing

E A E Esus4 E

Oh you beneath life's crushing load

F#m B

Whose forms are bending low

E A E Esus4 E

Who toil along the climbing way

A B E

With painful steps and slow

G# C#m

Look now for glad and golden hours

F#m B

Come swiftly on the way

E A E Esus4 E

Oh rest beside the weary road

A B E

To hear the angels sing

A B E

About It Came Upon A Midnight Clear Chords by Norah Jones

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The chords for "It Came Upon A Midnight Clear" show the original chord names (including A, B, G, D, E, Esus4). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.