Silent Night chords by Christmas Songs

Chords with lyrics (Ver. 2)

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        Silent Night
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

Silent Night
(Franz Xaver Gruber/Joseph Mohr)
English lyrics: John Freeman Young

Here’s a jazzy arrangement that I like to play. Enjoy!

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CHORDS / SPECIAL VOICINGS

     E-A-D-G-B-e
Amaj7Amaj7   x-0-2-1-2-0
Bm9Bm9    x-2-0-2-2-2
A9sus4A9sus4  x-0-5-4-3-x
F#dimF#dim   x-x-4-5-4-5
Dmaj7Dmaj7   x-x-0-2-2-2
Dmaj7/C# x-4-x-2-2-2
FdimFdim   1-x-0-1-x-x or
     x-x-3-4-3-4
B9B9    x-2-1-2-2(2)
E7#9E7#9   0-2-3-1-0-x
AMaj13Amaj13  5-x-6-6-7(7)

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Verse 1:

Amaj  Bm9Bm9  C#m7C#m7 F#7F#7
Silent night! Holy night!
Bm7Bm7  E7E7   A augmentedA    A9sus4A9sus4 A7A7
All's asleep, one sole light,
Dmaj7Dmaj7  F#dim7F#dim7    Amaj7Amaj7 A7A7
Just the faithful and holy pair,
Dmaj7Dmaj7 Dmaj7/C# Bm7Bm7      Amaj7Amaj7
Love--ly    boy-child with curly hair
Bm7Bm7   E7E7  FdimFdim F#m7F#m7 B9B9
Sleep in heavenly  pea--ce!
A augmentedA   F#7F#7 Bm7Bm7  E7b9E7b9 A augmentedA   Bm7Bm7 E7E7
Sleep in heavenly  peace!


Verse 2:

Amaj  Bm9Bm9  C#m7C#m7 F#7F#7
Silent night! Holy night!
Bm7Bm7    E7E7   A augmentedA   A9sus4A9sus4 A7A7
God's Son laughs, o how bright.
Dmaj7Dmaj7     F#dim7F#dim7 Amaj7Amaj7    A7A7
Love from your holy  lips shines clear,
Dmaj7Dmaj7 Dmaj7/C# Bm7Bm7    Amaj7Amaj7
As  the   dawn of salvation draws near,
Bm7Bm7  E7E7     FdimFdim F#m7F#m7 B9B9
Jesus, Lord, with your bi---rth!
A augmentedA  F#7F#7 Bm7Bm7    E7b9E7b9 A augmentedA   Bm7Bm7 E7E7
Je-esus, Lord, with your birth!

Verse 3:

Amaj  Bm9Bm9  C#m7C#m7 F#7F#7
Silent night! Holy night!
Bm7Bm7     E7E7  A augmentedA    A9sus4A9sus4 A7A7
Brought the world peace tonight,
Dmaj7Dmaj7  F#dim7F#dim7  Amaj7Amaj7 A7A7
From the heavens' golden height
Dmaj7Dmaj7 Dmaj7/C# Bm7Bm7     Amaj7Amaj7
Shows the   grace of His holy might
Bm7Bm7    E7E7   FdimFdim F#m7F#m7 B9B9
Jesus, as man on this ea---rth!
A augmentedA   F#7F#7 Bm7Bm7  E7b9E7b9 A augmentedA   Bm7Bm7 E7E7
Jesus, as man on this earth!


Verse 4:

Amaj  Bm9Bm9  C#m7C#m7 F#7F#7
Silent night! Holy night!
Bm7Bm7   E7E7 A augmentedA    A9sus4A9sus4 A7A7
Where today all the might
Dmaj7Dmaj7 F#dim7F#dim7  Amaj7Amaj7  A7A7
Of His fatherly love us graced
Dmaj7Dmaj7 Dmaj7/C# Bm7Bm7    Amaj7Amaj7
And  then   Jesus, as brother embraced.
Bm7Bm7   E7E7   FdimFdim F#m7F#m7 B9B9
All the peoples on  ea---rth!
A augmentedA  F#7F#7 Bm7Bm7   E7b9E7b9 A augmentedA   Bm7Bm7 E7E7
All the peoples on  earth!


Verse 5:

Amaj  Bm9Bm9  C#m7C#m7 F#7F#7
Silent night! Holy night!
Bm7Bm7   E7E7  A augmentedA    A9sus4A9sus4 A7A7
Long we hoped that He might,
Dmaj7Dmaj7 F#dim7F#dim7   Amaj7Amaj7 A7A7
As our Lord, free us of wrath,
Dmaj7Dmaj7 Dmaj7/C#  Bm7Bm7  Amaj7Amaj7
Since times   of our fathers He hath
Bm7Bm7     E7E7    FdimFdim F#m7F#m7 B9B9
Promised to spare all man- ki- ind!
A augmentedA    F#7F#7 Bm7Bm7    E7b9E7b9 A augmentedA   Bm7Bm7 E7E7
Promised to spare all man--kind!


Verse 6:

Amaj  Bm9Bm9  C#m7C#m7 F#7F#7
Silent night! Holy night!
Bm7Bm7   E7E7  A augmentedA    A9sus4A9sus4 A7A7
Sheperds first see the sight.
Dmaj7Dmaj7   F#dim7F#dim7 Amaj7Amaj7 A7A7
Told by angelic Alleluja,
Dmaj7Dmaj7 Dmaj7/C# Bm7Bm7     Amaj7Amaj7
Soun--ding   everywhere, both near & far
Bm7Bm7    E7E7   FdimFdim F#m7F#m7 B9B9
Christ the Savior is  he---re!
A augmentedA   F#7F#7 Bm7Bm7  E7b9E7b9 A augmentedA   Dm7Dm7 A13A13
Christ the Savior is  here!

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