Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb

This song was written for a 12 string and 6 string, both tuned a full step down. These chords are the basic rhythm for the 12-string. The 6-string goes between the rhythm and fills. The chorus is played louder than the first 2 verses and the 3rd verse is louder still. 4th verse is soft. This is a long song but great imagery and a favorite from The Christmas Attic. [Intro] G Am G/B Am G [Verse 1]

In the ^Amnight Was the ^G/Bdark, In the ^Amdark Was the dream ^G In the ^Amdream Was the ^G/BChild, And my^Amself There unseen ^G In the ^Ambook was the w^G/Bord, In the w^Amord there was truth^G In the ^Amtruth there wa^G/Bs age, In the^Am age there was yout^Gh And I s^Amaid to the Chi^G/Bld, Do your h^Amands they still ble^Ged After a^Amll of this tim^G/Be, Do you thi^Amnk there's still ne^Ged But the^Am Child only sm^G/Biled, And sai^Amd not a word ^G And the^Am snow it came ^G/Bdown, As if i^Amt hadn't heard ^G

Am G F [Chorus 1]

^FAnd all that night the snow came down To heal the scars our lives had ^Cfound And the ^G/Byears that lay ^Ambroken ^Asus2/G ^Am ^FAnd there upon that bridge of dreams Across the night we walked un^Cseen With ^G/Bno words ever s^Ampoken ^Asus2/G

[Bridge] Am Asus2/G Am G Am G/B Am [Verse 2] G

And then ^Amon through that ^G/Bnight, We did ^Amwalk for a while^G And our ^Amsteps turned to ^G/Bblocks, And the ^Amblocks turned to m^Giles Then we ^Amfollowed a ^G/Bpath, For as ^Amfar as we c^Gould Till we ^Amfound ourselves ^G/Bthere, In an ^Amevergreen ^Gwood There were t^Amhousands of ^G/Bcandles, Up^Amon every tre^Ge It was ^Ambeautiful, ^G/BBut there was ^Amone myster^Gy For with ^Amall of those c^G/Bandles, You ^Ammust unders^Gtand That the ^Amonly one ^G/Blit, Was now ^Amthere in His h^Gand

Am G G [Chorus 2]

^FAnd there upon that Christmas scene The candle wax of melted ^Cdreams And the ^G/Byears they had t^Amaken ^Asus2/G ^Am ^FAnd there's that snow did gently fall We one by one relit them ^Call Till each ^G/Bdream was aw^Amakened ^Asus2/G ^Am

Asus2/G Am [Interlude] Dm/A (strum once) Dm (arpeggiated once) 2nd, 3rd, 2nd strings of Dm repeat x2 Am (original pattern) x6 (loud) D (once) D (once) G5 Am7 C D x2 [Verse 3]

And then ^G5there to that ^Am7light, This young ^CChild showed to ^Dme All the th^G5ings that he d^Am7reamt, All the th^Cings that might b^De How for e^G5verything g^Am7iven, That s^Comething is g^Dained Strike one ^G5match in the d^Am7ark, And a^Cll the w^Dorld's not the s^G5ame

Am7 C D

And then ^G5I asked that C^Am7hild, Why this n^Cight has a st^Dar And he s^G5aid, "So we'd ^Am7know, That we c^Could see that f^Dar" And these c^G5andles are ^Am7wed, To that s^Ctar's distant li^Dght And it ^G5all came to ^Am7be, Up^Con that l^Dong winter^G5's night

Am7 C

That lo^Dng winter's ^Gnight ^Am ^C That lo^Dng winter's ^Gnight ^Am

G/B Am G Am G/B Am G [Verse 4]

And w^Amhen I awo^G/Bke, well the C^Amhild he was gone ^G But somew^Amhere in my min^G/Bd, I be^Amlieve he lives on^G And somew^Amhere in my lif^G/Be, Between h^Amere and the e^Gnd On a ^Amlong winter's ^G/Bnight, I will d^Bm7ream him a-g^Gain

Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Dream child a christmas dream