Christmas 1915

D D 1915 on Christmas Day A On the western front the guns all died away G Bm And lying in the mud on bags of sand Em A D We heard a German sing from no man's land D He had tenor voice so pure and true A The words were strange but every note we knew G Bm Soaring o'er the the living dead and damned Em A D The German sang of peace from no man's land D They left their trenches and we left ours A Beneath tin hats smiles bloomed like wild flowers G Bm With photos, cigarettes, and pots of wine Em A D We bult a soldier's truce on the front line D Their singer was a lad of 21 A We begged another song before the dawn G Bm And sitting in the mud and blood and fear Em A D He sang again the song all longed to hear D Silent night, no cannons roar A A king is born of peace for evermore G Em All's calm, all's bright Bm All brothers hand in hand Em A D In 19 and 15 in no man's land D And in the morning all the guns boomed in the rain A And we killed them and they killed us again G Bm At night they charged we fought them hand to hand Em A D And I killed the boy that sang in no man's land D Silent night no cannons roar A A king is born of peace for evermore G Em All's calm, all's bright Bm All brothers hand in hand Em A And that young soldier sings Em A And the song of peace still rings Em A Though the captains and all the kings Em A D Built no man's land D A D Sleep in heavenly peace.