Chords with lyrics
Tuning: EADGBE
Intro:
Fmaj7Fmaj7 Cmaj7Cmaj7 FF C majorC x2
Verse 1:
C majorC
One morning after drinking
BB C majorC
Heavy in the night
FF C majorC FF C majorC
Every inch of my poor bones seemed to ache and moan in wait
DmDm
Cause all our troubles come tomorrow
FF Cmaj7Cmaj7
We'll be gone and then it's on to Christmas Day
Pre-Chorus:
C majorC
If Jesus had been born
BB C majorC FF C majorC
Just eleven days before
FF
Would the world have stopped to see
At least those on the street
Cmaj7Cmaj7 FF C majorC
Headed for Newtown
DmDm
And of all those on their way
FF
Could the miracle have made
C majorC FF C majorC
One lay his guns down?
Instrumental Chorus:
Fmaj7Fmaj7 Cmaj7Cmaj7
Ooooo
Fmaj7Fmaj7 Cmaj7Cmaj7
Verse 2:
C majorC
That trigger stole his mind
BB C majorC FF C majorC
How am I to blame
FF Cmaj7Cmaj7 FF C majorC
I bet you never even aimed at one
DmDm
There's too many people killing people
FF
To put an end to evil
C majorC FF C majorC
What can be done?
Pre-Chorus:
FF
Well for now who'd like to tell me
E minorEm A minorAm
On that morning when 27 fell
DmDm
How any lesson in counting
FF C majorC
Could ever, ever amount to watching them fall
G+G
And why worst of all
FF C majorC FF
Come Christmas morning
A minorAm
They'll still be gone
Instrumental Chorus:
Fmaj7Fmaj7 Cmaj7Cmaj7 FF C majorC
Oooo...yeah
Fmaj7Fmaj7 Cmaj7Cmaj7 FF C majorC
Oooo...Oooo
Fmaj7Fmaj7 Cmaj7Cmaj7 Fmaj7Fmaj7
Fmaj7 Cmaj7Cmaj7
Outro:
C majorC
One morning after drinking
BB C majorC
Heavy in the night
Fmaj7Fmaj7 Cmaj7Cmaj7 FF C majorC
I stopped to take a look at the crook that stole this holiday
DmDm
Well this Christmas
FF
My only wish is
Cmaj7Cmaj7 FF C majorC FF C majorC