The Night Before Christmas

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

Interlude: Eb Bb F C Eb Bb F

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

Chorus 1 :
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And the world didn't know, 
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mercy was meek and so mild
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And the world didn't know that 
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truth was as pure as a child
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The night before Christmas
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The night before Christmas
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Interlude

Chorus 2 :
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And the world didn't know, 
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redemption was sweet and so strong
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And the world didn't know 
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salvation was writing a song
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The night before Christmas
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The night before Christmas
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The night before Christmas
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Eb   Bb       F       C        
 Empty manger, perfect 
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stranger, about to be born