Christmas At Our House chords by A Silent Film

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

6/8 time

Intro:
G G C D
G G C Cm

Verse 1:
G             C       G
Is this the room where we learned how to cry
   Em           C        G
Tears of festive joy for the very first time?
     G           C       G
Was there laughter and kindness echoing these halls?
       Em             C        G
And its sweet flickering candlelight on stands on these walls?
  G     E7   Am      Cm
If I could go back to any place in mind,
Bm               C     D
Christmas at our house was our favourite time.

Chorus:
G              Am
Christmas at our house was a time for good cheer,
   D          C     G
So be sure to remember to not shed a tear
G            E7
For the loved ones we've lost.
  Am       Cm
Forever hold them dear.
Bm               C  D    G
Christmas at our house was the best time of year.

Interlude:
G G C D
G G C D

Verse 2:
G              C       G
Or is this the room where we learned how to give?
Em           C      G
Boxes with ribbons and presents within.
     G              C         G
With the candles for the reindeer and whiskey for Saint Nick.
   Em               C       G
Did a bowl smell of spruce meat, the sweet taste of fig?
    G            C      G
And we sang to the cinders and logs on the fire,
     Em            Am7    D
While the TV ran repeats of It's A Wonderful Life.
 G       E     Am     Cm
I remember it so well and I will till I die.
Bm               C    D
Christmas at our house was the happiest time.

Chorus:
G              Am
Christmas at our house was a time for good cheer,
   D          C     G
So be sure to remember to not shed a tear
G            E7
For the loved ones we've lost.
  Am       Cm
Forever hold them dear.
Bm               C  D    G
Christmas at our house was the best time of year.

Interlude:
G G C D
G G C D

Verse 3:
G             C      G
This is the room where we said our goodbyes,
   Em           C     G
Where Mom held your hand from dusk until light.
      G               C     G
Now at the head of our table, there's an empty chair.
Em                   C      G
Who on this green earth will carve the turkey this year?
    G     E7   Am      Cm
And if I could go back to any place in mind,
Bm               C    D
Christmas at our house was the happiest time.

Chorus:
G              Am
Christmas at our house was a time for good cheer,
   D          C     G
So be sure to remember to not shed a tear
G            E7
For the loved ones we've lost.
  Am       Cm
Forever hold them dear.
Bm               C  D    G
Christmas at our house was the best time of year.

Outro:
G G C D
G G C Cm