John Denver - Noel christmas eve 1913

^GA frosty Christmas eve, when the stars were shining I ^Emtraveled forth alone, where w^Cestward falls the h^Dill And for m^Cany, many a ^Dvillage, in the ^Cdarkness of the va^Dlley Distant m^Gusic reached me, peals of be^Clls were ^Gringing.

Then ^Gsped my thoughts to olden times, to that first of Christmases When s^Emhepherds who were watching, heard ^Cmusic in the ^Dfields And they s^Cat there and they m^Darveled, and they k^Cnew they could not t^Dell Whether ^Git were angels, or the b^Cright stars a-s^Ginging

But ^Gto me heard afar, it was starry music The ^Emsinging of the angels, the ^Ccomfort of our ^DLord Words of ^Cold that come a t^Draveling, by the r^Ciches of the t^Dimes And I ^Gsoftly listened, as I ^Cstood upon the ^Ghill And I softly listened, as I ^Cstood upon the h^Gill