Texas The Colors Of Christmas Acoustic chords by Carey Newton

• Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

The Colors of Cristmas
Intro:
E  A  G  A  E

Verse 1:
E                          A
From deep in the heart of Texas,
         E                       B
Christmas greeting we are sending to you.
     E                          A
Well we won't be a having White Christmas
        B         A             E
But the colors of Christmas are true

Chorus:
        A                        E
And the oaks are all red and the grass is still green,
        B          A              E
And the elms are a light shade of gold
                            A
The colors of Christmas are seen everywhere
     B       A         E
Down here in ol' San Antone
        A                            E
And the grass is still green and the red oaks have turned
    B             A       E
The sweet gum the colors abound
               A
Having a Merry Christmas
   B         A         E       B  A  E
In this here old Texas town

Verse 2:
                      A
Family comes down and friends come around
       E                     B
Telling stories of Christmas of old
    E                      A
And we won't be skating or sledding down hills
         B            A        E
Cause it just doesn't get very cold

Chorus:
        A                        E
And the oaks are all red and the grass is still green,
        B          A              E
And the elms are a light shade of gold
                            A
The colors of Christmas are seen everywhere
     B       A         E
Down here in ol' San Antone
        A                            E
And the grass is still green and the red oaks have turned
    B             A       E
The sweet gum the colors abound
               A
Having a Merry Christmas
   B         A         E       B  A  E
In this here old Texas town

Verse 3:
                          A
Well it's gonna get down right cold pretty soon
         E                       B
Might be a light frost in the air
     E                       A
So We'll bundle up and we’ll all go out side
        B         A             E
for the colors of Christmas are there

Chorus:
        A                        E
And the oaks are all red and the grass is still green,
        B          A              E
And the elms are a light shade of gold
                            A
The colors of Christmas are seen everywhere
     B       A         E
Down here in ol' San Antone
        A                            E
And the grass is still green and the red oaks have turned
    B             A       E
The sweet gum the colors abound
               A
Having a Merry Christmas
   B         A         E       B  A  E
In this here old Texas town

Outro:
                          A
Wishing you a Merry Merry Christmas
     B            A         E
From down here in ol’ San Antone