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Tonight is Christmas
Alabama
(From Alabama Christmas)
[Intro]
D G D G
[Verse]
The Dfactories are all shut down,   Gshopping malls are all DclosedD  
The Dbusy streets are empty,   Bmexcept for falling Asus4snowA  
and in the sDmall towns, in the cities   Gfamilies gather as Done
'Cause the Emnight of love and sharing  Asus4they look Aforward to has Dcome
[Chorus]
  DTo-nEmight D/F#is  GChristmasA, tonight is F#mlove,  BmTonight
we Gcelebrate God's Aone and only DSon
  DTo-nEmight tD/F#here's Ghope for peace on Aearth eternal-DlyBm  
Tonight is EmChristmas and the Aworld's in Dharmony
A B
But Eacross the seas two armies Astare down at each other's EgunsE  
Each Ebelieving in their cause enougC#mh to die or kill the other Bsus4oneB  
But to-Enight there'll be no shootingA, not a drop of blood will Espill
They will F#mcease their fire this silent night in the Bname of peace and Egoodwill
[Chorus]
  ETo-F#mnight E/G#is  AChristmas, Btonight is G#mlove,  C#mTonight
we Acelebrate God's Bone and only ESon
  ETo-nF#might E/G#there's Ahope for peace on Bearth eternal-ElyC#m  
Tonight is F#mChristmas and the Bworld's in Eharmony

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Tonight Is Christmas

by Alabama

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Asus4

D/F#

F#m

C#m

Bsus4

E/G#

G#m

Tonight is Christmas

Alabama

(From Alabama Christmas)

[Intro]

D G D G

[Verse]

D G D D

The factories are all shut down, shopping malls are all closed

D Bm Asus4 A

The busy streets are empty, except for falling snow

D G D

and in the small towns, in the cities families gather as one

Em Asus4 A D

'Cause the night of love and sharing they look forward to has come

[Chorus]

D Em D/F# G A F#m Bm

To-night is Christmas, tonight is love, Tonight

G A D

we celebrate God's one and only Son

D Em D/F# G A D Bm

To-night there's hope for peace on earth eternal-ly

Em A D

Tonight is Christmas and the world's in harmony

A B

E A E E

But across the seas two armies stare down at each other's guns

E C#m Bsus4 B

Each believing in their cause enough to die or kill the other one

E A E

But to-night there'll be no shooting, not a drop of blood will spill

F#m B E

They will cease their fire this silent night in the name of peace and goodwill

[Chorus]

E F#m E/G# A B G#m C#m

To-night is Christmas, tonight is love, Tonight

A B E

we celebrate God's one and only Son

E F#m E/G# A B E C#m

To-night there's hope for peace on earth eternal-ly

F#m B E

Tonight is Christmas and the world's in harmony

About Tonight Is Christmas Chords by Alabama

Learn how to play Tonight Is Christmas by Alabama with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Tonight Is Christmas chords”, “Tonight Is Christmas guitar chords”, or “Alabama Tonight Is Christmas 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 Tonight Is Christmas chords and for experienced players who want accurate Tonight Is Christmas lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include D, G, Bm, Asus4, A, Em.

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The chords for "Tonight Is Christmas" show the original chord names (including D, G, Bm, Asus4, A, Em). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.