VERSE: n|G   .  |Cadd9  |Am  .  |C   .  |G   .  | n|G   .  |Cadd9  |Am  .  |C   .  | nnSHORT Chorus: n|G   .  |Cadd9  |Am  [C]  |G   .  | nnChorus: n|G   .  |Cadd9  |Am  [C]  | (x2) nnBRIDGE: n|Em  .  |C   .  |Em  .  |Cadd9  | nnLAST VERSE: n|Em  .  |Cadd9  |Em  .  |C   .  |G   .  | n|G   .  |Cadd9  |Am  .  |C   .  | nnnVERSE 1: n       [G] nWell I remember how the snow fell in December n    [C] nThe angels flew in pageants and in dreams n     [Am] nWhen I came in at six o'clock from a long hard day of playing n    [C]                                                       [G] nThe warmth of Mama's cooking or was it the warmth of Mama's love nn           [G] nThere were cardboard pirate ships in mud-puddle seas n        [C] nAnd the backyard was a battleground for cowboys n    [Am] nAnd daddy drug me out of bed one early Sunday morning n    [C] nI remember how he smiled at me and said he said nnHALF 

			n[G C] nRise, rise and shine n [Am] [C G] nThe day is coming on and you know the night is gone so rise

 nnVERSE 2: nI remember how the shepherds lay in slumber nThe angels came and broke them from their dreams nWhen Mary raised her weary head and Joseph stood there grinning nThe world awoke to the coming of a King nnThere were haystacks in His palace and a manger was His throne nAs a hush fell on the little town of David nThe hillside never shined so bright as early Christmas morning nYou could almost hear the very heavens sing they sang nnn

			n[G C] nRise, rise and shine n [Am] [C] [G] nThe sun is coming in and the morning light is shining in your eyes n [C] nOh, rise and shine n [Am] [C Em] nThe day is coming on and you know the night is gone so rise

nnnBRIDGE: |Em . |C  . |Em . |C  . | nnnVERSE 3: n  [Em] nI remember how the sunlight turned to thunder n    [Cadd9] nThe people ran for shelter from the rain n    [Am] nThe curtain tore and the saints awoke and the whole earth seemed to tremble n         [C]                                             [G] nFrom the fury of God's anger or was it the fury of His love nn           [G] nThere were shadows on the tomb there in the garden n        [Cadd9] nAnd the mist was rising slowly through the trees n     [Am] nWhen Mary saw the silhouette on early Easter morning n  [C] nI remember how He smiled at her and said He said nnnREPEAT Chorus nnnall songs by andrew peterson are © by andrew peterson  n(if a song is not by andrew peterson, it is copyright by someone else)  nn