Chords for Frank Sinatra - The Making of "Silent Night" (2004)

There's only been two or three things that have honestly changed music.
Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Motown certainly as an entity.
But when Frank was doing it, you know, he's the first.
There wasn't anything like that.
He wasn't modeling on anything.
He was just being himself.
And it all started in a little studio in Michael's yard, Michael's backyard.
And now it says, Frank Sinatra, Silent Night, arranged by Johnny Mandel.
I mean, that's kind of miraculous.
You know, it has an energy of its own.
We thought we had heard it all, but here's a nice surprise.
I've been friends with Nancy and Tina for a very long time.
And it was very gracious of Nancy to bring her dad over.
I took him by the hand and led him into the little studio in the back of Michael Lloyd's house.
I played piano on the original date.
Yeah, that was in 1991.
It was an emotional day because he was doing it for the children.
You know, it was for a charity CD.
_ _ The only reason he did it was because it was for charity.
I was very touched and moved by his reading of it with just the piano.
So I said, yes, I'd be honored.
I would certainly love to do it.
And we did it.
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_ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ It's complex because of the personalities involved, the music involved.
Although it sounds [B] simple, it really is a lot of complex parts that all have to come together,
meld together, and it takes a lot of planning and a lot of very talented people.
And it's always very exciting when that happens.
I'm feeling just kind of nostalgically very happy tonight because of looking at some of these people
who were in the Sinatra musical camp, some of them for decades and decades.
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_ _ _ [Em] All right, good luck.
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_ [Gb] _ [Em] You had Al Viola, who was [Bbm] one of the great guitarists of all [A] time with Sinatra for years.
You had Ron [G] Anthony, another great guitarist who was also with [B] Sinatra for many years.
Bill [C] Miller, who began his [G] career with Frank Sinatra in [E] 1951 and was with him until 1995.
You had Jim Huart playing one of the double basses.
_ [Em] And Chuck Burkoffer, both of whom were on staff with Sinatra for years.
And this was deliberately done to get all the alumni back together again, you know.
A happy experience.
Homecoming for the old Sinatra gang.
Add to that, you had the magnificent talent of Johnny Mandel.
You're at E.
_ _ You play during F.
Those aren't rests, Joe.
The whole idea was making it sound like he was right there with us, and he is.
Okay, Frank, I know you're listening, so I hope you enjoy what we did tonight.
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Silent night, _ _ _ _ holy night.
_ _ _ [Am] _ All is [D] calm, _ _ _ [G] _ all is bright.
_ _ _ [C] _ Round yon virgin, _ _ _ _ [G] mother and child. _
[G] _ _ _ [C] Holy infant, _ _
_ _ [G] so tender and mild.
_ _ Sleep in _ [Em] heavenly _ peace.
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[G] Sleep [E] in _ heavenly _
[G] peace. _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [G] _ _ Silent night, _ _ _ _ holy night.
_ [Am] _ _ _ Shepherds quake _
[G] _ _ _ at the sight.
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[C] _ _ [G] Glory streams _ [D] _ _
from heaven [F] afar.
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[Gb] Heavenly hosts sing _ [Bm] _ _ _
[E] alleluia.
_ _ [Am] _ _ Christ [D] the Savior [Ebm] is [Em] born. _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] Christ the Savior _ _ _ is [G] born.
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