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On A Christmas Night

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Intro: D  
 DI was awakened on a ChrGistmAas nDight
 SDomebody shaking me and shGining a lAight
 Bm“Wake F#mup the wBminter is hF#mere
 And snGow is fDalling Emon the grAound”A7  
 DOut of the window ‘twas a mGagAic sDight
 And fDor a little boy it was a mGagic nAight
 BmMy frF#miends were plBmaying outsF#mide
 And snGow was tDumbling Emon the grAoundA7  
 AAnd we saw a thA7ousand candles Din the night
 AMoving to the chA7urch upon the hDill
 AWhen the people sA7aw us they said “cDome inside”
 AAnd the song that nA7ight they sing it stDillD7  
 We are hGere to cCelebrDate the bB7irth of a chEmild
 Who cCame to the wGorDld
 We are hGere to cCelebrDate the lB7ife of a chEmild
 Who cCame to the wGorDld
 We are hGere to cCelebrDate the bB7irth of a chEmild
 Who cCame to the wGorDld
 We are hGere to cCelebrDate the lB7ife of a chEmild
 Who cCame to the wGorld on this nDight
 We are hGere to cCelebrDate the bB7irth of a chEmild
 Who cCame to the wGorDld
 We are hGere to cCelebrDate the lB7ife of a chEmild
 Who cCame to the wGorld, to the wDorld
 We are hGere to cCelebrDate the bB7irth of a chEmild
 Who cCame to the wGorDld
 We are hGere to cCelebrDate the lB7ife of a chEmild
 Who gCave to the wGorldD  
 His lCoveD  
 GI was awakened on a ChrCistmDas nGight…

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On A Christmas Night

by Chris de Burgh

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Intro:

D G A D

I was awakened on a Christmas night

D G A

Somebody shaking me and shining a light

Bm F#m Bm F#m

“Wake up the winter is here

G D Em A A7

And snow is falling on the ground”

D G A D

Out of the window ‘twas a magic sight

D G A

And for a little boy it was a magic night

Bm F#m Bm F#m

My friends were playing outside

G D Em A A7

And snow was tumbling on the ground

A A7 D

And we saw a thousand candles in the night

A A7 D

Moving to the church upon the hill

A A7 D

When the people saw us they said “come inside”

A A7 D D7

And the song that night they sing it still

G C D B7 Em

We are here to celebrate the birth of a child

C G D

Who came to the world

G C D B7 Em

We are here to celebrate the life of a child

C G D

Who came to the world

G C D B7 Em

We are here to celebrate the birth of a child

C G D

Who came to the world

G C D B7 Em

We are here to celebrate the life of a child

C G D

Who came to the world on this night

G C D B7 Em

We are here to celebrate the birth of a child

C G D

Who came to the world

G C D B7 Em

We are here to celebrate the life of a child

C G D

Who came to the world, to the world

G C D B7 Em

We are here to celebrate the birth of a child

C G D

Who came to the world

G C D B7 Em

We are here to celebrate the life of a child

C G D

Who gave to the world

C D

His love

G C D G

I was awakened on a Christmas night…

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