Canadian Christmas Song chords by Eric Bogle

• Capo on 2nd
• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: A

[Intro}
Em |C |G |G :
C |C |G |D :
Em |C |G |G :
Am |C |G |G :

🎸 Verse 1:
G                          Am
 Christmas Eve, a cold and frosty night,
D                                   G
 he stands looking down through his window.
G                               Am
 And though the street below is filled with light,
D                        G
 his room is filled with shadows.

C                      G   D    Em
 It’s never good to be on your own,
C                           D
 when sad old memories come crowding,
C                      G  D  Em
 but the worst time to be    alone
A                            D
 is when Christmas stars are shining.


🎸 Chorus:
Em            C               G
  This is the time to be with those you love,
   C                                G                 D
to be with friends and family, to remember Auld Lang Syne,
Em              C              G
  if there’s a time to be with those you love,
Am                C                   D
  it’s here, it’s now, it’s Christmas time.

G                      Am
 In the noisy, busy street below
D                                   G
 the Christmas lights in bright profusion,
G                           Am
 shine on the people moving to and fro,
D                       G
 in happy colourful confusion.

       C                     G         D    Em
To the watcher by the window all this only serves
     C                                  D
to remind him of a loving heart he’d broken,
C                          G       D      Em
 his only daughter lost to angry, bitter words,
A                             D
 he wished to God he’d never spoken.


🎸 Chorus:
Em            C               G
  This is the time to be with those you love,
   C                                G                 D
to be with friends and family, to remember Auld Lang Syne,
Em              C              G
  if there’s a time to be with those you love,
Am                C                   D
  it’s here, it’s now, it’s Christmas time.

G                           Am
 He turns to pour himself a single glass
D                        G
 as the midnight hour is chimin’,
G                                Am
 a silent toast to a year that’s nearly past
D                       G
 and to dreams of new beginning.

C                       G   D    Em
 As if in answer to his unspoken prayer.
C                          D
 he hears footsteps on the landing
C                          G     D      Em
 and in the light from the open doorway there
A                      D
 he sees his daughter standing.

C                           G        Em
“I’ve missed you, Dad,” he heard her say
C    D                 G
 and it was Christmas Day.


C |D | G: