Christmas Must Be Tonight

[Intro]
G Em G Em G Em G Em
G Em G Em
G Em
G             Em  G
 Come down to the manger

[Verse 1]
               Am
See the little stranger
D
Wrapped in swaddling clothes,
   C          G
the Prince of Peace
    C            G
The wheels start turning
              Am
Torches start burning
           D                 C
And the old wise men journey from the East

[Chorus]
G      Em
 How a little baby boy
Am             D           G
  Bring the people so much joy
C           Am
Son of a carpenter
Am/C
    Mary carried the light
Am Am/C                   Am
       This must be Christmas,
     D    G    Em
must be tonight

[Post-Chorus]
G Em G Em G              Em G
           A shepherd on a  hillside

[Verse 2]
              Am
Where over my flock, I bide
         D
On a cold winter night,
            C    G
a band of angels sing
C             G
In a dream, I heard a voice
                Am
Say, "Fear not, come rejoice
              D
It’s the end of the beginning,
              C    G
praise the newborn king"

[Chorus]
      Em
How a little baby boy
Am             D           G
  Bring the people so much joy
C           Am
Son of a carpenter
Am/C
    Mary carried the light
Am Am/C                   Am
       This must be Christmas,
     D    G    Em
must be tonight

[Post-Chorus]
G Em G Em G         Em   G
           I saw it with my own eyes

[Verse 3]
           Am
Written up in the sky
    D                     C       G
But why a simple herdsman such as I?
    C       G
And then it came to pass
       Am
He was born at last
D                               C
Right below the star that shines on high

[Chorus]
G      Em
 How a little baby boy
Am             D           G
  Bring the people so much joy
C           Am
Son of a carpenter
Am/C
    Mary carried the light
Am Am/C                   Am
       This must be Christmas,
     D    G    Em
must be tonight

[Post-Chorus]
G Em G Em G         Em Am
           Son of a carpenter

[Outro]
Am/C
    Mary carried the light
Am Am/C                   Am
       This must be Christmas,
     D    G    Em
must be tonight
G   Em G   Em
 Be tonight
G     Em
 Be tonight

[Fade-Out]
G Em G   Em G   Em
      Be tonight
G     Em
 Be tonight
G Em G   Em G   Em
      Be tonight
G     Em
 Be tonight