Belleau Wood

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