The Night Before Christmas Brandon Heath Key = E Intro : A E B F#m A E B (Repeat x2) Verse 1 : A E B F#m A E B Empty manger, perfect stranger, about to be born A E B F#m A E B Into darkness, sadness, desperate madness, creation so torn A E B F#m A E B We were so lost on earth, no peace, no worth, no way to escape A E B F#m A E In fear, no faith, no hope, no grace, and no light Bsus4 But that was the night before Christmas Interlude : A E B F#m A E B Verse 2 : A E B F#m A E B Warm hay, cold sweat, a mother, not yet, praying Godspeed the dawn A E B F#m A E B She looks to her man, holding her hand, they wonder how long A E B F#m A E B And the shepherds, wise men come to find them, and bow to a king A E B F#m A E Bsus4 A E B F#m One star above shining on love, so bright it lit up the night before Christmas Chorus 1 : A E B A E Bsus4 And the world didn’t know mercy was meek and so mild A E B A E B And the world didn’t know that truth was as pure as a child A E B The night before Christmas F#m A E B The night before Christmas Interlude Chorus 2 : A E B A E Bsus4 And the world didn’t know, redemption was sweet and so strong A E B A E B And the world didn’t know salvation was writing a song A E B The night before Christmas F#m A E B The night before Christmas A E B F#m A E B The night before Christmas A E B F#m A E B Empty manger, perfect stranger, about to be born