The Band – Christmas Must Be Tonight (v2)★
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Christmas Must Be Tonight
by The Band
[Intro]
G Em G Em
[Verse 1]
G Am
Come down to the manger, see the little stranger
C D G
Wrapped in swaddling, oh the prince of peace
G Am
the Wheels start turning, torches start burning
C D 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 C/B C Am C/B C
Son of a carpenter, Mary carried the light
Am D G Em
This must be Christmas, must be tonight
[Link]
G Em G Em
[Verse 2]
G Am
A shepherd on a hillside, where over my flock I bide
C D 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
C D G
It's the end of the beginning, praise the new born king"
[Chorus]
Em Am D G
How a little baby boy bring the people so much joy
Am C/B C Am C/B C
Son of a carpenter, Mary carried the light
Am D G Em
This must be Christmas, must be tonight
[Link]
G Em
[Verse 3]
G Am
I saw it with my own eyes, written up in the skies
C D G
But why a simple herdsmen such as I
G Am
And then it came to pass, he was born at last
C D G
Right below the star that shines on high
[Chorus]
Em Am D G
How a little baby boy bring the people so much joy
Am C/B C Am C/B C
Son of a carpenter, Mary carried the light
Am D G Em
This must be Christmas, must be tonight
[Link]
G Em
[Refrain]
Am C/B C Am C/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
by The Band
[Intro]
G Em G Em
[Verse 1]
G Am
Come down to the manger, see the little stranger
C D G
Wrapped in swaddling, oh the prince of peace
G Am
the Wheels start turning, torches start burning
C D 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 C/B C Am C/B C
Son of a carpenter, Mary carried the light
Am D G Em
This must be Christmas, must be tonight
[Link]
G Em G Em
[Verse 2]
G Am
A shepherd on a hillside, where over my flock I bide
C D 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
C D G
It's the end of the beginning, praise the new born king"
[Chorus]
Em Am D G
How a little baby boy bring the people so much joy
Am C/B C Am C/B C
Son of a carpenter, Mary carried the light
Am D G Em
This must be Christmas, must be tonight
[Link]
G Em
[Verse 3]
G Am
I saw it with my own eyes, written up in the skies
C D G
But why a simple herdsmen such as I
G Am
And then it came to pass, he was born at last
C D G
Right below the star that shines on high
[Chorus]
Em Am D G
How a little baby boy bring the people so much joy
Am C/B C Am C/B C
Son of a carpenter, Mary carried the light
Am D G Em
This must be Christmas, must be tonight
[Link]
G Em
[Refrain]
Am C/B C Am C/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