Christmas 1984 chords by Brandi Carlile

Chords with lyrics

Capo on 3rd fret


E minorEm C majorC G+G
E minorEm C majorC G+G D MajorD
E minorEm C majorC G+G
E minorEm C majorC D MajorD G+G


       E minorEm
When we were young
     D MajorD    E minorEm
Oh, when we were young
     C majorC       G+G        D MajorD    E minorEm
We put popcorn on a string and hung it on the sill
C majorC        G+G      D MajorD     G+G
Carolers would sing as the night grew still

       E minorEm
And we were poor
    D MajorD E minorEm
Back in 1984
       C majorC       G+G          D MajorD     E minorEm
There were candles on the fireplace and tinsel round the wreath
C majorC       G+G    D MajorD      G+G
And a foot of snow on top of the streets


E minorEm C majorC G+G
Ooooooooooh
E minorEm C majorC G+G D MajorD
Ooooooooooh
E minorEm C majorC G+G
Ooooooooooh
E minorEm C majorC D MajorD G+G
Ooooooooooh


       E minorEm
And when I'd grown
       D MajorD  E minorEm
Like we all must do
     C majorC       G+G
Found myself a sturdy soul
D MajorD      G+G
To see me through
C majorC       G+G   D MajorD G+G
That was the fall of '92

    E minorEm
I was strong
     D MajorD     E minorEm
And from dusk till dawn
  C majorC     G+G          D MajorD       E minorEm
I worked two jobs just to keep the lights on
C majorC        G+G    D MajorD   E minorEm
I saved up for months to buy a chain
    C majorC     G+G   D MajorD     G+G
And I gave it to one on Christmas Day

D MajorD
Ooooooooooh

    B minorBm     C majorC          G+G
And I found myself alone in the winter cold
     E minorEm         C majorC    D MajorD    G+G
Now my life is filled with things I do not need
     E minorEm      C majorC       G+G
But the only thing I want before I'm old
   E minorEm   C majorC   D MajorD    G+G
Won't fit under my christmas tree


    E minorEm     D MajorD    E minorEm
Are we lost to our younger days
  C majorC       G+G    D MajorD     E minorEm
No longer are we able to find that place
C majorC         G+G    D MajorD    E minorEm
Strangers to the kids we used to know
    C majorC    G+G     D MajorD    G+G
And I don't decorate my house no more


(Brandi sings this part is a capella,
 but you can play the intro)


Oooooooooh


G+G    E minorEm      C majorC       G+G
And the only thing I want before I leave
    E minorEm  C majorC    D MajorD    G+G
Won't fit under my Christmas tree
     E minorEm      C majorC       G+G
And the only thing I want before I leave
   E minorEm   C majorC   D MajorD     G+G
Won't fit under my Christmas tree
   E minorEm   C majorC   D MajorD     G+G
Won't fit under my Christmas tree