The song is in 3/4 with 8th note arpeggiated chords.
The base notes sound on 1 and the & of 3.
[Chords]
[E] 022100
[A/E] 002220
[E7M] 00244x
[A/C#] 04222x
[F#7] 242322
[B7] x21202
[G#7] 464544
[C#m] x46654
[B] x24442
[A] 002220
Intro
[E] [A/E] [E7M] [A/E]
Verse 1
[E] [A/E] [E7M] [A/E]
It came upon a midnight clear
[A/C#] [F#7] [B7]
That glorious song of old
[E] [A/E] [E7M] [A/E]
From angels bending near the earth
[A/C#] [B7] [E]
To touch their harps of gold
[G#7] [C#m]
"Peace on the earth, good will to men
[B] [F#7] [B]
From heaven's all gracious King;"
[E] [A/E] [E7M] [A/E]
The world in solemn stillness lay,
[A] [B7] [E]
To hear the angels sing
[Verse 2}
[E] [A/E] [E7M] [A/E]
Still through the cloven skies they come
[A/C#] [F#7] [B7]
With peaceful wings unfurled,
[E] [A/E] [E7M] [A/E]
And still their heavenly music floats
[A/C#] [B7] [E]
O’er all the weary world
[G#7] [C#m]
Above it’s said and lowly plains
[B] [F#7] [B]
They bend on hovering wing;
[E] [A/E] [E7M] [A/E]
And ever o'er its Babel sounds
[A] [B7] [E]
The blessed angels sing.
Verse 3
[E] [A/E] [E7M] [A/E]
O ye, beneath life's crushing load
[A/C#] [F#7] [B7]
Whose forms are bending low,
[E] [A/E] [E7M] [A/E]
Who toil along the climbing way
[A/C#] [B7] [E]
With painful steps and slow
[G#7] [C#m]
Look now! For glad and golden hours
[B] [F#7] [B]
Come swiftly on the wing;
[E] [A/E] [E7M] [A/E]
O rest beside the weary road
[A] [B7] [E]
And hear the angels sing
