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O Holy Night - Tab

[Printable version]

Intro: Am7 Am7

Verse 1:
     Am7                D                   Am7
     O Ho-ly Night! The Stars are bright-ly shin-ing,
e|-------------0~---0----2-----2----------2--5~---0--------------------------|
B|---2--2-2-------------------------3----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

     Am7       Em7                         Am7
     It is the night of the dear Sav-ior's birth.
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B|------2---0--------2---3--------3---0--------------------------------------|
G|---------------2---------------------------2~------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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     Am7          D                       Am7
     Long lay the world in sin and er-ror pin-ing
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B|----2----2---2--------------------3----------------------------------------|
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D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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             C#m               G#            C#m
     Till he ap-peared and the soul felt its worth.
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B|---------4-2---------------------------------2~----------------------------|
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A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus:
      Em7                 Am7
     A thrill of hope the wear-y world re-joic-es
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B|----------------0----------------------------------------------------------|
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D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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        Em7               Am7
     For yon-der breaks a new and glo-rious morn.
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B|-----------------0--------------------2------------------------------------|
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Chorus:
     F#m          C#m      Bm               F#m
     Fall on your knees! O hear the an-gels voic-es!
e|-----5---4--2-----4~---4--7----2---2--2----5---5~--------------------------|
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       Am7  Em7 Am7 D     Am7           Em7         Am7
     O night___ di-vine! O___ night when Christ was born.
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    Em7    Am7  D    Am7           Em7        Am7
    (There are different variations of ending parts of the next lyrics)
    O night di-vine! O night_____  O    night di-vine!
                  "               When Christ was born.
                  "                O     ho - ly night.                                  
e|--5--7----0---9----7--5-----4----4------5---7---5~-------------------------|
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Verse 2:
     Am7                    D          Am7
     Tru-ly He taught us to love one a-no-ther
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     Am7       Em7                      Am7
     His law is love and His gos-pel is peace
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B|--------2--0--------2---3-------3---0--------------------------------------|
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     Am7                            D             Am7
     Chains shall He break, for the slave is our bro-ther
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B|-----2------2---2------------------------3---------------------------------|
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                C#m          G#             C#m
     And in His name all op-pres-sion shall cease
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B|-------4---2--------------------------------2~-----------------------------|
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Pre-Chorus:
      Em7                   Am7
     Sweet hymns of joy in grate-ful chor-us we raise
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B|-------------------0-------------------------------------------------------|
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A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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      Em7               Am7
     Let all with-in us praise His ho-ly name.
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B|----------------0-------------------2--------------------------------------|
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Chorus:
      F#m          C#m      Bm              F#m
     Christ is the lord, O praise His name for-ev-er
e|-----5----4---2---4~---4---7-----2---2----2--5--5~-------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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     Am7  Em7 Am7 D     Am7           Em7         Am7
     His pow-er and glor___-y ev-er-more pro-claim
e|----5---9--7---0---5--4---2-0--0---2----0---0~-----------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

     Em7   Am7  D    Am7         Em7       Am7
     His pow-er and glor-y ev-er-more pro-claim
e|----5---7--0---9---7---5-4--4--5-----7---5~--------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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The second form is a little bit more "basic" I guess, and in contrast to the
above form, everything is more of less traditional.

Second Form

Intro: C C

Verse 1:
             C             F                 C
     O Ho-ly Night! The Stars are bright-ly shin-ing,
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------0~---0----2-----2----------2--5~---0--------------------------|
D|---2--2-2-------------------------3----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                             G7            C
     It is the night of the dear Sav-ior's birth.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---0-----------------------0-----------------------------------------------|
D|------2---0--------2---3--------3---0--------------------------------------|
A|---------------3---------------------------3~------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                            F              C
     Long lay the world in sin and er-ror pin-ing
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------0~---0--2---2------2---5---0-----------------------------|
D|----2----2---2--------------------3----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

             Em                B7             Em
     Till he ap-peared and the soul felt its worth.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----0----------4------0---2---4----5----4----------------------------------|
D|---------4-2---------------------------------2~----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus:
        G7                 C
     A thrill of hope the wear-y world re-joic-es
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---0----0---2--------0---2---0--5----0---2----0~---------------------------|
D|----------------0----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


          G7               C
     For yon-der breaks a new and glo-rious morn.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----0---0---2---------0--2---0---5---------0~------------------------------|
D|-----------------0--------------------2------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Chorus:
     Am            Em       Dm               Am
     Fall on your knees! O hear the an-gels voic-es!
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----5---4--2-----4~---4--7----2---2--2----5---5~--------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


       C    G7      C  F      C    G7                C
     O night___ di-vine! O___ night when Christ was born.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---5--9----7--0---5----4-2---0------0----2-----0---0~----------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


      G7        C  F   C        G7                C
    (There are different variations of ending parts of the next lyrics)
    O night di-vine! O night_____  O    night di-vine!
                  "               When Christ was born.
                  "                O     ho - ly night.   
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5--7----0---9----7--5-----4----4------5---7---5~-------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

And it is the same for the second verse, chorus and prechorus, the words are
in the first form in the right was to transpose them to these notes.

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