Twas The Night Before Christmas Chords by Four Tops

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It _ happened [Bbm] one night _
[Fm] _ _ before _ _ _ Christmas [Gm] _ chimney [F] to _ chimney [Fm] not a minute [Gm] to waste _
[F] It happened [Bbm] one night _
[Fm] _ _ before _ _ [Cm] _
Christmas [Gm] _ _ [F] petting his _ reindeer [Bbm] with a smile [Gm] on his _ _ face
[F] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ It [Ab] was the night before Christmas _ _ and all through the house _ _ [Bb] not a creature was stirring
[F] _ _ [Db] not even a mouse _
[Ab] The stockings were hung by the chimney with care _ in [Bb] hopes that St.
Nicholas would [F] soon be there
[Db] _ The children were all nestled [Ab] all snug in their beds while visions of sugarplums [Bb] _ danced _
_ [C] in their [Ab] heads
And my little [Db] cushion and I and my cat _ [Eb] had just settled [Ab] down for a [Bb] long winter's nap _
It [F] happened [Fm] one night _ _ _ before [Cm] _ _ _
[Gm] Christmas _ chimney to [F] _ chimney [Fm] not a minute [Gm] to waste _
_ [F] _ It happened [Bbm] one night _
[Fm] _ _ before [Cm] _ _ _
Christmas [Gm] _ _ [F] petting his _ reindeer [Fm] with a smile on his [Bb] face _
_ [C] _ When I [Db] was alone there was such [Ab] a clamor _ I sprang from my bed I wanted to see what [Gm] was about
_ Away _ [Am] to the [Db] window I flew like a flash [Ab] tore open the shutters and threw up the sash
_ _ [Bb] _ _ The moon on the [Am] breast [Db] of a new folded stone gave a [Eb] luster of midday to objects [Ab] that had opened
_ [Gm] And what to my wondering [Am] eyes should appear [Db] _ _ but a miniature [Ab] sleigh and eight [Ebm] tiny [Ab] reindeer
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It [F] _ happened [Bbm] one night _
[Fm] _ _ before [Cm] _ _ _
[Gm] Christmas _ chimney [F] to _ chimney [Fm] not a minute [Gm] to waste _
[F] It happened [Bbm] one night _
[Fm] _ _ before [Cm] _ _ _
[Gm] Christmas _ _ [F] petting his reindeer [Fm] with a smile [D] on his _ face
_ [F] With a little old [Db] driver _ so lively and [Ab] quick _ I knew in a moment it must be [Gm] St.
Nick _ _
[Am] More rapid than [Db] eagles his curses they came _ and [Ab] they whistled and shouted and called [C] him by name
Hey dancer, hey [Db] dancer, _ now prancer, hey [Ab] vixen, old comet, old cubit, old Donna [Bb] and Grimson
From [Am] the top of the porch [Ab] to the top of the wall now dash your way, dash your way, _ dash your way
[Gm] _ It _
_ [F] _ happened [Bbm] one _ _ [Fm] night _ before [Cm] _ _ _
[Gm] Christmas _ chimney [F] to _ chimney [Fm] not a minute [Gm] to waste _
[F] It happened [Bbm] one _ night [Fm] _ _ before [Cm] _ _ _
Christmas [Gm] _ _ [F] petting his reindeer [Bbm] with a smile [D] on his _ face
[Am] As I believed [Db] that before _ the world [Ab] hurricane fly _ _ when they meet [Bb] with an obstacle _ [Am] mount to the [Db] sky _ _
So [Ab] up to the house top the [Eb] reindeer they [Ab] flew [Bb] with a sleigh full of toys [Am] and St.
[Db] Nicholas Jews _
_ [Ab] _ _ And then in a twinkly I heard on the [Gm] roof _ the prancing [Am] and pawing of each little [Db] hoop
As I threw in my head and I was [Ab] turning around down the chimney St.
Nicholas came with a [Gm] bow _ _ _
_ [Gb] It happened [Bm] one night _ _ _ before [Gb] _ _ _
Christmas [Abm] _ chimney [Gb] to _ chimney [Gbm] not a minute [B] to waste _
[Gb] It happened [Bm] one night _ _ _ before [Dbm] _ _ _ [Abm]
Christmas _ petting [Gb] his _ reindeer [Gbm] with a smile [Abm] on his _ face
He was dressed all [N] in fur from his head to his foot his clothes were tarnished with ashes and soot
A bundle of toys had flung on his back he looked like a peddler about to open his sack
His eyes hardly twinkled his dimples how merry his cheeks were like roses his nose like a cherry
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bowl and the beard on his chin was as white as the snow
Stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth and the smoke encircled his head like a wreath
He was chubby and plump a right jolly old elf and I laughed when I saw him in spite of myself
He had a broad face and a round old belly that shook when he laughed like a bowl full of jelly
A twink of his eye and a twist of his head soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread
[Gb] _ He [A] spoke not a word but went straight to his wife _ and filled all the stockings
[B] Then turned with a shooing [Db] and [Gbm] laying his fingers aside of his nose _ and giving a nod up that chimney he [B] knows
_ He sprang [Db] to his feet _ [Gbm] to his team gave a whistle _ and away they all flew like the dawn of our [B] fiesta _
But [Db] I heard him exclaim [D] as he drove out of sight, _ Happy Christmas to all [A] and to all a _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
[Db] good evening
It happened the [Bm] _ _
night _ before _ [A] _ _
Christmas [Abm] _ waiting [Gb] to all [Bm] that they drove [B] on the side _
[Gb] It happened the [Bm] night _ _ _ before [Gbm] _ _ Christmas, [Abm] Merry Christmas [Gb] to all and [Bm] to all [B] a good night _ _
[Gb] It happened the [Bm] night _ _ _ before [E] _ _ Christmas _ [Abm] _ waiting [Gb] to all [Gbm] that they drove [B] on the side _ _
[Gb] It happened [Bm] the night _ _ _ before [Dbm] _ _ [Abm] Christmas, Merry Christmas [Gb] to all and [Bm] to all [B] a good night _
It happened the night, night, night, night, night _
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