Key: D
D
Oh the snowfakes fell in scilence
G
D
Over Belleau Wood that night
G
D
For a Christmas truce had been declared
A
By both sides of the fight
D
As we lay there in our trenches
G
Bm
The silence broke in two
G
D
By a German soldier singing
A
D
A song that we all knew
D
Though I did not know the language
G
A
D
The song was "Silent Night"
G
D
Then I heard my buddy whisper,
A
"All is calm, and all is bright"
D
Then the fear and doubt surrounded me
G
Bm
'Cause I'd die if I was wrong
G
D
But I stood up in my trench
A
D
And I began to sing along
A
G
Then across the frozen battlefield
D
A
Another's voice joined in
G
Bm
Until one by one each man became
G
A
A singer of the hymn
D
Then I thought that I was dreaming
G
D
For right there in my sight
G
D
Stood the German soldier
A
'Neath the falling flakes of white
D
And raised his hand and smiled at me
G
Bm
As if he seemed to say
G
D
Here's hoping we both live
A
D
To see us find a better way
A
G
Then the devil's clock struck midnight
D
A
And the skies lit up again
G
Bm
And the battlefield where heaven stood
G
A
Was blown to hell again
D
But for just one fleeting moment
G
D
The answer seemed so clear
G
D
Heaven's not beyond the clouds
A
Bm
It's just beyond the fear
G
D
No Heaven's not beyond the clouds
A
D
It's for us to find it here
Enjoy!!