Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
Abmaj7Abmaj7 AbAb Db6Db6 DbDb
Abmaj7Abmaj7 AbAb Db6Db6 DbDb
Verse 1:
AbAb AbAb
It didn't start off like you think it would
DbDb DbDb
Just a dirty little stable in a neighborhood
AbAb AbAb DbDb DbDb
A augmentedA song in the sky and a baby on the way
AbAb AbAb
That barn became a delivery room
DbDb DbDb
She had her Son underneath the moon
AbAb AbAb DbDb DbDb
They fell asleep on pillows made of hay
Chorus:
GbGb DbDb Absus4Absus4 Absus4Absus4
For Peace on Earth
GbGb DbDb
For Peace on Earth
Abmaj7Abmaj7 AbAb Db6Db6 DbDb
Verse 2:
AbAb AbAb
She watched her baby become a boy
DbDb DbDb
He had His Father's eyes and His mama's joy
AbAb AbAb DbDb DbDb
She took these things and hid them in her heart
AbAb AbAb
But it wasn't too long 'til He had to go
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There was kingdom come down that dusty road
AbAb AbAb DbDb DbDb
She forced a smile to keep from falling apart
Chorus:
GbGb DbDb Absus4Absus4 Absus4Absus4
For Peace on Earth
GbGb DbDb
For Peace on Earth
interlude:
(syncopated)
| BbmBbm C minorCm DbDb | Eb MajorEb F minorFm |
| BbmBbm C minorCm DbDb | Eb MajorEb F minorFm |
| BbmBbm C minorCm DbDb | Eb MajorEb F minorFm |
| GbGb | GbGb |
| Ab6Ab6 AbAb | AbAb |
| Dbsus2Dbsus2 DbDb | DbDb |
| Ab6Ab6 AbAb | AbAb |
| Dbsus2Dbsus2 DbDb | DbDb |
Verse 3:
AbAb AbAb
She turned her head and closed her eyes
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But she could still hear him breathe His last goodbye
AbAb AbAb DbDb DbDb
Done by the hands of the ones he came to save
AbAb AbAb
But it didn't end up like you think it could
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He came right back like He said He would
AbAb AbAb DbDb DbDb
Love was how He won the war that waged
Chorus:
GbGb DbDb Absus4Absus4 Absus4Absus4
For Peace on Earth
GbGb DbDb
For Peace on Earth
Outro:
Abmaj7Abmaj7 AbAb Db6Db6 DbDb
Abmaj7Abmaj7 AbAb Db6Db6 DbDb
Abmaj7Abmaj7 AbAb Db6Db6 DbDb
Abmaj7Abmaj7 AbAb Db6Db6 DbDb