Christmas Must Be Tonight
by The Band
Chords by Doug Horton, December 9, 2006
*** This is my own work ***

Intro:

G---Em---G---Em

Verse 1:
                 G                      Am
Come down to the manger, see the little stranger
D                            C         G
Wrapped in swaddling, oh the prince of peace
                 G                      Am
the Wheels start turning, torches start burning
        D                    C        G
And the old wise men journey from the East


Chorus:
      Em          Am            D              G
How a little baby boy bring the people so much joy
         Am-B-C                      Am-B-C
Son of a carpenter, Mary carried the light
             Am              D  G            Em
This must be Christmas, must be tonight

G---Em

Verse 2:
                G                       Am
A shepherd on a hillside, where over my flock I bide
       D                         C      G
On a cold winter night a band of angels sing
             G                               Am
In a dream I heard a voice saying "fear not, come rejoice
          D                               C        G
It's the end of the beginning, praise the new born king"

(Repeat Chorus)

G---Em

Verse 3:
              G                       Am
I saw it with my own eyes, written up in the skies
    D                     C       G
But why a simple herdsmen such as I
            G                    Am
And then it came to pass, he was born at last
D                         C         G
Right below the star that shines on high

(Repeat Chorus)

G---Em

Refrain:
         Am-B-C                      Am-B-C
Son of a carpenter, Mary carried the light
             Am              D  G            Em
This must be Christmas, must be tonight

     G    Em     G    Em     G    Em     G
Be tonight, be tonight, be tonight, be tonight