"This Is Christmas" by Kutless
From "O Come All Ye Faithful" (2010)
Tabbed by Kevin Dorth and Wessley Mitchell

Tuning:  Standard
Capo:  1

Play the G#* like this, or it won't sound right.
    Ab*
e|---X---|
B|---5---|
G|---4---|
D|---2---|
A|---X---|
E|---4---|

Intro:  A  D  A

Verse 1:
       DDo (xx0232@1)you find it hard to sleep tonight,
AResting (x02220@1)by the Christmas lights?
D (xx0232@1)                                ACould (x02220@1)there be something you forgot?
DBeyond (xx0232@1)the bows and mistletoe,
    AThe (x02220@1)tree with presents wrapped below,
        D (xx0232@1)                                   AThere's (x02220@1)more to this than you had ever thought.
G (320003@1)                             EHave (022100@1)we lost the reason that we celebrate each year?

Chorus:
        A (x02220@1)         EWhat (022100@1)is Christmas,
         D (xx0232@1)                Bm (x24432@1)               F#mIf (244222@1)there never was a Savior wrapped in a manger?
        E (022100@1)               DWhat (xx0232@1)is Christmas without Christ?

D (xx0232@1)A (x02220@1)Verse 2:
DRemember (xx0232@1)how the story goes:
      AGod's (x02220@1)gift was wrapped in swaddling clothes,
D (xx0232@1)                                       ABeneath (x02220@1)the star, one great and holy night.
    DThe (xx0232@1)shepherds heard the angels sing.
    AThe (x02220@1)wise men brought an offering.
D (xx0232@1)                              APeace (x02220@1)on Earth began in Bethlehem.
G (320003@1)                             EHave (022100@1)we lost the reason that we celebrate each year?

Chorus:
        A (x02220@1)     EWhat (022100@1)is Christmas,
         D (xx0232@1)                Bm (x24432@1)               F#mIf (244222@1)there never was a Savior wrapped in a manger?
        EWhat (022100@1)is Christmas,
       D (xx0232@1)                 Bm (x24432@1)                 F#mIf (244222@1)the angels never sang, "Glory to the newborn King"?
        A (x02220@1)               D (xx0232@1)   EWhat (022100@1)is Christmas without Christ?

Bridge:
There'd be no
 F#m D A E
"Glo-o-o-oria,
A (x02220@1)         DE
In excelsis deo.
F#m D A E
Glo-o-o-oria,
F#m (244222@1)       D (xx0232@1)EA
In excelsis de-e-o."

Chorus:
        A (x02220@1)         EWhat (022100@1)is Christmas,
         D (xx0232@1)                Bm (x24432@1)               F#mIf (244222@1)there never was a Savior wrapped in a manger.
        E (022100@1)               DWhat (xx0232@1)is Christmas without Christ?

Final Chorus:
A (x02220@1)       EThis (022100@1)is Christmas!
     D (xx0232@1)                BmIt's (x24432@1)all about a Savior wrapped in a manger.
F#m (244222@1)   Ab*
This is Christmas,
D (xx0232@1)        Bm (x24432@1)  F#m (244222@1)D (xx0232@1)F#m (244222@1)EBecause (022100@1)of Jesus Chri-ist.
        A (x02220@1)         EThis (022100@1)is Christmas,
           F#m (244222@1)Ab*
Because of Christ,
           ABecause (x02220@1)of Christ.