INTRO: 1, 4, 57, 1
1 6m 4 2m
My name is Frances Tolliver, I come from Liver-pool
5 4 1Two years ago the war was waiting for me after school
To Belgium and to Flanders, to Germany, to here
5 1I fought for King and country I love dear
5 4 1'Twas Christmas in the trenches, where the frost so bitter hung
The frozen fields of France were still, no Christmas song was sung
1 6m 4 2mOur families back in England were toasting us that day
5 1Their brave and glorious lads so far a-way
1 6m 4 2m
I was lying with my messmate, on the cold and rocky ground
5 4 1When a-cross the lines of battle came a most peculiar sound
Says I, now listen up me boys, each soldier strained to hear
5 1As one young German voice sang out so clear
5 4 1He's singing bloody well you know, my partner says to me
Soon one by one each German voice, joined in in har-mo-ny
1 6m 4 2mThe cannons rested silent, the gas clouds rolled no more
5 1As Christmas brought us respite from the war
1 6m 4 2m
As soon as they were finished, and a reverent pause was spent
5 4 1God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, struck up some lads from Kent
The next they sang was "Stille Nacht", 'tis "Silent Night" says I
5 1And in two tongues, one song filled up that sky (SILENT NIGHT)
5 4 1There's someone comin' t'wards us, the frontline sentry cried
All sights were fixed on one lone figure trudging from their side
1 6m 4 2mHis truce flag like a Christmas star shone on that plain so bright
5 1As he bravely strode un-armed into the night
CHRISTMAS IN THE TRENCHES (page 2)
Then one by one, on either side, walked into No Man's Land
5 4 1With neither gun or bayonet, we met there hand to hand
1 6m 4 2mWe shared some secret brandy and wished each other well
And in a flare-lit soccer game, we gave 'em hell
5 4 1We traded chocolates, cigarettes and photographs from home
1 6m 4 5These sons and fathers far away from families of their own
Young Sanders played his squeezebox and they had a vi-o-lin
5 1This curious and un-likely band of men
Soon daylight stole u-pon us, and France was France once more
5 4 1With sad farewells we each began to settle back to war
1 6m 4 2mBut the question haunted every heart that lived that wondrous night
Whose family have I fixed within my sights
5 4 1'Twas Christmas in the trenches where the frost so bitter hung
1 6m 4 5The frozen fields of France were warmed as Christmas songs were sung
For the walls they kept be-tween us to ex-act the work of war
5 1Had been crumbled and are gone for ever-more
Oh my name is Frances Tolliver, in Liverpool I dwell
5 4 1Each Christmas come since World War One, I've learned it's lessons well
1 6m 4 2mThat the ones who call the shots, won't be a-mong the dead and lame
And on each end of the rifle, we're the same
Notes:
- Break after verses 4 and 6: The Minstrel Boy
- Break at V3L4: Silent Night
SYMBOLS:
- Asterisk (*) = new measure, play same chord
- Period (.) = 1/8 note rest at start of a measure
- Underline(_) = sustain note into next measure
CHORDS (Number System):
- Example: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
- Key of C: C D E F G A B
INTRO: 1, 4, 57, 1
1 6m
My name is Frances Tolliver, I
4 2m..come from Liver-pool
Two years ago the war was waiting
4 1..for me after school
1 6mTo Belgium and to Flanders, to
..Germany, to here
5I fought for King and country I
1..love dear
'Twas Christmas in the trenches,
4 1..where the frost so bitter hung
1 6mThe frozen fields of France were
..still, no Christmas song was
..sung
Our families back in England were
4 2m..toasting us that day
5Their brave and glorious lads so
..far a-way
1 6m
I was lying with my messmate, on
..the cold and rocky ground
5When a-cross the lines of battle
4 1..came a most peculiar sound
Says I, now listen up me boys,
4 2m..each soldier strained to hear
5As one young German voice sang out
..so clear
5He's singing bloody well you know,
4 1..my partner says to me
Soon one by one each German voice,
4 5..joined in in har-mo-ny
1 6m 4The cannons rested silent, the gas
..clouds rolled no more
5As Christmas brought us respite
1..from the war
1 6m
As soon as they were finished, and
4 2m..a reverent pause was spent
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen,
4 1..struck up some lads from Kent
1 6mThe next they sang was "Stille
..Nacht", 'tis "Silent Night" says
2m..I
5And in two tongues, one song
..filled up that sky
..(SILENT NIGHT)
There's someone comin' t'wards us,
4 1..the frontline sentry cried
1 6mAll sights were fixed on one lone
..figure trudging from their side
1 6mHis truce flag like a Christmas
4 2m..star shone on that plain so
..bright
5As he bravely strode un-armed into
..the night
CHRISTMAS IN THE TRENCHES (page
..2)
Then one by one, on either side,
4 2m..walked into No Man's Land
5With neither gun or bayonet, we
..met there hand to hand
1 6mWe shared some secret brandy and
4 2m..wished each other well
And in a flare-lit soccer game, we
1..gave 'em hell
5We traded chocolates, cigarettes
..and photographs from home
1 6mThese sons and fathers far away
4 5..from families of their own
Young Sanders played his
6m 4..squeezebox and they had a
2m..vi-o-lin
This curious and un-likely band of
1..men
Soon daylight stole u-pon us, and
4 2m..France was France once more
5With sad farewells we each began
..to settle back to war
1 6mBut the question haunted every
4..heart that lived that wondrous
..night
5Whose family have I fixed within
1..my sights
'Twas Christmas in the trenches
4 1..where the frost so bitter hung
1 6mThe frozen fields of France were
..warmed as Christmas songs were
..sung
For the walls they kept be-tween
4 2m..us to ex-act the work of war
5Had been crumbled and are gone for
..ever-more
1 6m
Oh my name is Frances Tolliver, in
..Liverpool I dwell
5Each Christmas come since World
4..War One, I've learned it's
..lessons well
1 6mThat the ones who call the shots,
4 2m..won't be a-mong the dead and
..lame
5And on each end of the rifle,
..we're the same
Notes:
- Break after verses 4 and 6: The
..Minstrel Boy
- Break at V3L4: Silent Night
SYMBOLS:
- Asterisk (*) = new measure,
..play same chord
- Period (.) = 1/8 note rest at
..start of a measure
- Underline(_) = sustain note
..into next measure
CHORDS (Number System):
- Example: 1 2 3 4
..5 6 7
- Key of C: C D E F
..G A B
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