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The Roches - It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
[Intro]
G      C  G    C  A7  D  D7  G  C  G    C  D7  G
B7    Em    D  A7  D  D7  G  C  G    C  D7  G
[Verse 1]
It came Cupon a Gmidnight clear
That Cglorious A7song of DoldD7  
From Gangels Cbending Gnear the earth
To Ctouch their D7harps of Ggold
"Peace B7on the earth, good Emwill to men
From Dheaven's A7all gracious Dking"D7  
The Gworld in Csolemn Gstillness lay
To Chear the D7angels Gsing
[Verse 2]
Oh ye, beCneath life's Gcrushing load
Whose Cforms are A7bending DlowD7  
Who Gtoil aClong the Gclimbing way
With Cpainful D7steps and Gslow
Look B7now, for glad and Emgolden hours
Come Dswiftly A7on the DwingD7  
Oh, Grest beCside the Gweary road
And Chear the D7angels Gsing

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It Came Upon A Midnight Clear

by The Roches

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The Roches - It Came Upon A Midnight Clear

[Intro]

G C G C A7 D D7 G C G C D7 G

B7 Em D A7 D D7 G C G C D7 G

[Verse 1]

C G

It came upon a midnight clear

C A7 D D7

That glorious song of old

G C G

From angels bending near the earth

C D7 G

To touch their harps of gold

B7 Em

"Peace on the earth, good will to men

D A7 D D7

From heaven's all gracious king"

G C G

The world in solemn stillness lay

C D7 G

To hear the angels sing

[Verse 2]

C G

Oh ye, beneath life's crushing load

C A7 D D7

Whose forms are bending low

G C G

Who toil along the climbing way

C D7 G

With painful steps and slow

B7 Em

Look now, for glad and golden hours

D A7 D D7

Come swiftly on the wing

G C G

Oh, rest beside the weary road

C D7 G

And hear the angels sing

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