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Oh What A Silent Night
Written by Marty Stuart & Harlan Howard
Recorded by Marty Stuart
Album Love & Luck
Capo on 3  
[Intro]  
|    D|    D|    G|    D|    F|    G|    D|   D  
[Verse]
The Dwind is creepin' across the mountains
The Gmoon is Fnowhere in Dsight
GGone is the voice I'm Dused to hearing
FOh, what a Gsilent Dnight
The Dtelephone's been disconnected
GBut she wouldn't Fcall me any- Dway
But Geven if she did, I wouldn't Danswer
F'Cause there's not one Gword left to Dsay
[Chorusъ
She Gtold me, she was disen- Dchanted
She Gneeded those big city Alights
Well, I Dloved her and I told her, her wish was granted
FOh, what a Gsilent Dnight
[Instrumental]
|    D|    D|    D|    D|    G|    F|    D|    D|      
|    G|    G|    D|    D|    F|    G|    D|   D  
[Verse]
I Dsit here, feelin' my heart breaking
GI think I Ffelt a teardrop Dfall
I Glisten for the sound my Dheart is making
FBut it don't Gmake no sound at Dall
And I Dwonder just how long I'll miss her
GWill my Fhair be black or Dwhite
GGod, I'd give my soul to Dkiss her
FOh, what a Gsilent Dnight
[Chorus]
She Gtold me, she was disen- Dchanted
She Gneeded those big city Alights
Well, I Dloved her and I told her, her wish was granted
FOh, what a Gsilent Dnight
[Outro]
FOh, what a Gsilent DnightF  G  D  D  F  G  C  D  

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Oh What A Silent Night

by Marty Stuart

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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Oh What A Silent Night

Written by Marty Stuart & Harlan Howard

Recorded by Marty Stuart

Album Love & Luck

Capo on 3

[Intro]

D D G D F G D D

| | | | | | | |

[Verse]

The wind is creepin' across the mountains

G F D

The moon is nowhere in sight

G D

Gone is the voice I'm used to hearing

F G D

Oh, what a silent night

The telephone's been disconnected

G F D

But she wouldn't call me any- way

G D

But even if she did, I wouldn't answer

F G D

'Cause there's not one word left to say

[Chorusъ

G D

She told me, she was disen- chanted

G A

She needed those big city lights

Well, I loved her and I told her, her wish was granted

F G D

Oh, what a silent night

[Instrumental]

D D D D G F D D

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G G D D F G D D

| | | | | | | |

[Verse]

I sit here, feelin' my heart breaking

G F D

I think I felt a teardrop fall

G D

I listen for the sound my heart is making

F G D

But it don't make no sound at all

And I wonder just how long I'll miss her

G F D

Will my hair be black or white

G D

God, I'd give my soul to kiss her

F G D

Oh, what a silent night

[Chorus]

G D

She told me, she was disen- chanted

G A

She needed those big city lights

Well, I loved her and I told her, her wish was granted

F G D

Oh, what a silent night

[Outro]

F G D F G D D F G C D

Oh, what a silent night

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