Christmas In The Trenches Chords

Capo 2nd fret

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

D G A D

  D D/C♯ Bm Bm/A G [G/f#] Em

My name is Frances Tolliver, I come from Liver-pool

 Two Ayears ago the Asus4war was Awaiting Gfor me after Dschool

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To Belgium and to Flanders, to Germany, to here

 I Afought for AKing and Asus4country AI love Ddear D

 'Twas AChristmas in the Asus4trencheAs, where the Gfrost so bitter Dhung

 The Bmfrozen fields of Bm/AFrance were still, no ChGristmas song was Asus4sung A

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Our families back in England were toasting us that day

 Their Abrave and glorious Asus4lads so Afar a-Dway D

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I was lying with my messmate, on the cold and rocky ground

 When a-Across the lines of Asus4battleA came a Gmost peculiar Dsound

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Says I, now listen up me boys, each soldier strained to hear

 As Aone young German Asus4voice sang Aout so Dclear D

 He's Asinging bloody Asus4well you Aknow, my Gpartner says to Dme

 Soon Bmone by one each Bm/AGerman voice, joined Gin in har-mo-nAsus4y A

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The cannons rested silent, the gas clouds rolled no more

 As AChristmas brought us Asus4respite from Athe Dwar D

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As soon as they were finished, and a reverent pause was spent

 God ARest Ye Merry Asus4GentlemAen, struck Gup some lads from DKent

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The next they sang was "Stille Nacht", 'tis "Silent Night" says I

 And Ain two Asus4tongues, one Asong filled Gup that Dsky

 There's Asomeone comin' Asus4t'wards usA, the Gfrontline sentry Dcried

 All Bmsights were fixed on Bm/Aone lone figure Gtrudging from their Asus4side A

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His truce flag like a Christmas star shone on that plain so bright

 As he Abravely strode un-Asus4armed inAto the DnightD

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Then one by one, on either side, walked into No Man's Land

 WithA neither gun or Asus4bayonetA, we Gmet there hand to Dhand

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We shared some secret brandy and wished each other well

 And Ain a flare-lit Asus4soccer Agame, we Ggave 'em Dhell

 We Atraded chocolates, Asus4cigaretAtes and Gphotographs from Dhome

 These Bmsons and fathers Bm/Afar away from Gfamilies of their Asus4own A

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Young Sanders played his squeezebox and they had a vi-o-lin

 This cAurious and un-Asus4likely Aband of Dmen D

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Soon daylight stole u-pon us, and France was France once more

 WithA sad farewells we Asus4each beAgan to Gsettle back to Dwar

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But the question haunted every heart that lived that wondrous night

 Whose Afamily have I Asus4fixed withGin my Dsights

 'Twas AChristmas in the Asus4trencheAs where the Gfrost so bitter Dhung

 The Bmfrozen fields of Bm/AFrance were warmed as GChristmas songs were Asus4sung A

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For the walls they kept be-tween us to ex-act the work of war

 Had been Acrumbled and are Asus4gone for Aever-Dmore D

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Oh my name is Frances Tolliver, in Liverpool I dwell

 Each AChristmas come since Asus4World WAar One, I've Glearned it's lessons Dwell

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That the ones who call the shots, won't be a-mong the dead and lame

 And on Aeach end of the Asus4rifle, we'Are theD same