Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb FF Eb MajorEb (x2)
Verse 1:
Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb
Bring out all the old decorations
Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb
Some of them, they're older than us
AbAb Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb
To my new neighbors, I say salutation
AbAb Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb
Come shelter in here from the dust
Verse 2:
Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb
Take your cellphone off of the table
Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb
And look your father straight in the eye
AbAb Eb MajorEb
Could this stranger become an angel?
AbAb Eb MajorEb FF
Could the winter brighter your sky?
Chorus:
Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb
Somebody, hold out their hand
Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb F#dimF#dim
Well, somebody, count off the band
Gm7Gm7 C majorC
Come on, let's light up the town
E MajorE FF Bb majorBb
And, Christmas, don't let me down
... Eb MajorEb FF Eb MajorEb
Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb FF Eb MajorEb
Verse 3:
Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb
Well, the bars are stuffed to the rafters
Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb
And all the children lie awake in their beds
AbAb Eb MajorEb
But can ya fill up the houses with laughter?
AbAb Eb MajorEb FF
Shall we dance and honor our dead?
Chorus:
Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb
Somebody, hold out their hand
Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb F#dimF#dim
Well, somebody, count off the band
Gm7Gm7 C majorC
Come on, let's light up the town
E MajorE FF Bb majorBb
And, Christmas, don't let me down
Verse 4:
Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb
Well, another Christmas Eve is upon us
Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb
Can we go gentle into that cold, cold night
AbAb Eb MajorEb
Well, I know you can't grant all my wishes
AbAb Eb MajorEb
Yet I pray for the world to be kind
Chorus:
Eb MajorEb AbAb Eb MajorEb AbAb
Now, hold out your hand
Eb MajorEb AbAb Eb MajorEb BdimBdim
Well, somebody, count off the band
Cm7Cm7 FF
Come on, let's light up the town
AbAb Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb
And, Christmas, don't let me down
Eb MajorEb AbAb Bb majorBb AbAb (x3)
Don't let me down
Don't let me down