The Christmas Tree That Ran Away chords by The Caroleers

Chords with lyrics

Verse 1:
C majorC                G+G
He was just a little tree, kinda scrawny, kinda thin,
A minorAm               E minorEm
and in that great big house, didn’t seem to fit in.
FF                    A7A7
On Christmas Eve he heard the mistress of that big ole house say,
D7D7               A minorAm        G+G
“That little tree is ugly. Get a new one right away!”

Chorus:
C majorC            G+G
Nobody wants me, and tomorrow’s Christmas Day.
A minorAm           E minorEm
Nobody needs me for the Christmas holiday.
FF            A7A7
Nobody loves me, and I have no place to stay.
D7D7        A minorAm    G+G       C majorC
Nobody wants me.    I’m going to run away!

Verse 2:
C majorC                    G+G
The cold wind whistled and it howled as he trudged through the snow
A minorAm           E minorEm
with ornaments a-janglin’ and icicles aglow
FF                A7A7
Passed factories and houses and the ole saw mill
D7D7           A minorAm            G+G
when suddenly he saw the little cabin on the hill.

Chorus:
C majorC            G+G
Nobody wants me, and tomorrow’s Christmas Day.
A minorAm           E minorEm
Nobody needs me for the Christmas holiday.
FF            A7A7
Nobody loves me, and I have no place to stay.
D7D7        A minorAm      G+G    C majorC
Nobody wants me.      I’m going to run away!

Verse 3:
C majorC                G+G
Through the window he could see little Tommy’s curly head,
A minorAm               E minorEm
and he heard little Tommy prayin’ before he climbed in bed,
FF                A7A7
“We don’t expect presents, God, but maybe you could see
D7D7           A minorAm               G+G
some way of getting us just a little Christmas tree.”

Bridge:
C majorC    G+G
A minorAm   E minorEm
FF    A7A7
D7D7   A minorAm   G+G    C majorC

Verse 4:
C majorC                G+G
The little gift-laden tree crept inside late that night,
A minorAm               E minorEm
and next morning, he was greeted with squeals of delight.
FF                A7A7
“It’s a miracle!” they shouted, and he knew it was true
D7D7           A minorAm               G+G
for he had found a home and a loving family, too.

Chorus:
C majorC            G+G
Somebody wants me, and today is Christmas Day.
A minorAm       E minorEm
Somebody needs me for a happy holiday.
FF            A7A7
Somebody loves me, and I have a place to stay.
D7D7        A minorAm      G+G       C majorC