Kutless - This Is Christmas

“this is christmas” by kutless
from “o come all ye faithful” ( 2010 )
tabbed by kevin dorth and wessley mitchell

tuning : standard
capo : 1

play the G# like this , or it won’t sound right .
G#
E | – – – x – – – |
B | – – – 5 – – – |
G | – – – 4 – – – |
D | – – – 2 – – – |
A | – – – x – – – |
E | – – – 4 – – – |

intro : A D A

verse 1 :
D
do you find it hard to sleep tonight ,
A
resting by the christmas lights?
D A
could there be something you forgot?
D
beyond the bows and mistletoe ,
A
the tree with presents wrapped below ,
D A
there’s more to this than you had ever thought .
G E
have we lost the reason that we celebrate each year?

chorus :
A E
what is christmas ,
D Bm
if there never was a savior wrapped in a manger?
F#m E D
what is christmas without christ?

D A

verse 2 :
D
remember how the story goes :
A
god’s gift was wrapped in swaddling clothes ,
D A
beneath the star , one great and holy night .
D
the shepherds heard the angels sing .
A
the wise men brought an offering .
D A
peace on earth began in bethlehem .
G E
have we lost the reason that we celebrate each year?

chorus :
A E
what is christmas ,
D Bm
if there never was a savior wrapped in a manger?
F#m E
what is christmas ,
D Bm F#m
if the angels never sang , “glory to the newborn king?”
A D E
what is christmas without christ?

bridge :
there’d be no
F#m D A E
“glo – o – o – oria ,
A D E
in excelsis deo .
F#m D A E
glo – o – o – oria ,
F#m D E A
in excelsis de – E – o . ”

chorus :
A
what is christmas?
D Bm
if there never was a savior wrapped in a manger .
F#m E D
what is christmas without christ?

final chorus :
A
E
this is christmas!
D Bm
it’s all about a savior wrapped in a manger .
F#m G#
this is christmas ,
D Bm F#m D F#m E
because of jesus chri – ist .
A E
this is christmas ,
F#m G#
because of christ ,
A
because of christ .