Key = E5 

Intro : 
A5 E5 B5 F#5 A5 E5 B5 
(Repeat x2) 

Verse 1 : 
A5      E5       B5      F#5         A5    E5         B5 
Empty manger, perfect stranger, about to be born 
A5           E5  B5   F#5         A5   E5       B5 
Into darkness, sadness, desperate madness, creation so torn 
 A5   E5     B5       F#5           A5       E5          B5 
We were so lost on earth, no peace, no worth, no way to escape 
A5       E5        B5         F#5  A5       E5 
In fear, no faith, no hope, no grace, and no light 
     B5 
But that was the night before Christmas 

Interlude : A5 E5 B5 F#5 A5 E5 B5 

Verse 2 : 
A5             E5       B5         F#5        A5     E5      B5 
Warm hay, cold sweat, a mother, not yet, praying Godspeed the dawn 
A5    E5      B5     F#5           A5         E5        B5 
She looks to  her man, holding her hand, they wonder how long 
      A5        E5   B5  F#5          A5        E5          B5 
And the  shepherds, wise men  come to  find them , and bow to a king 
A5         E5         B5      F#5         A5      E5       B5         A5          E5  B5  F#5 
One star above shining  on love, so bright it lit up the night before Christmas 

Chorus 1 : 
   A5     E5  B5      A5       E5             B5 
And the world didn?t know mercy was meek and so mild 
    A5    E5  B5       A5    E5       B5 
And the world didn?t know that truth was as pure as a child 
       A5          E5  B5 
The night before Christmas 
       F#5       A5          E5  B5 
The night before Christmas 

Interlude 

Chorus 2 : 
   A5     E5  B5    A5     E5           B5 
And the world didn?t know, redemption was sweet and so strong 
  A5      E5  B5   A5          E5   B5 
And the world didn?t know salvation was writing a song 
       A5          E5  B5 
The night before Christmas 
        F#5       A5          E5  B5 
The night before Christmas 
       A5          E5  B5  F#5  A5  E5  B5 
The night before Christmas 

A5      E5       B5      F#5         A5   E5        B5 
Empty manger, perfect stranger, about to be born