The Christmas Song chords by Dave Matthews Band

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
D A G 4x

Verse 1:
D              A  G            D   C
  She was his girl; he was her boyfriend
D              A  G                  D   C
  Soon be his wife; and make him her husband
     D             A       G
A surprise on the way, any day, any day
     D             A                G
One healthy little giggling dribbling baby boy
D              A    G
  The wise men came three made their way
   D               A             G
To shower him with love while he lay in the hay

Chorus:
              G      A     Bm
Shower him with love love love
G    A   Bm
Love love love
G     A                 D A G
 Love love is all around

Verse 2:
D          A           G
  Not very much of his childhood was known
D                A             G
 Kept his mother Mary worried, Always out on his own
D                A        G
  He met another Mary and for a reasonable fee,
D           A           G
 less than reputable as known to be

Chours:
                     G    A     Bm
His heart was full of love love love
 G   A    Bm
Love love love
G    A             D    A  G
Love love is all around

Bridge:
     A       Bm        G               A
When Jesus Christ was nailed to the his tree
        A         Bm                G                A
He said "oh, Daddy-o I can see how it all soon will be
A                       Bm         G           A
 I came to shed a little light on this darkening scene
  A               Bm    G               A                  Bm
Instead I fear I spilled the blood of my children all around"

Chorus:
    G             A           Bm
The blood of my children all around
   G             A                   D  A  G
The blood of our children all around

Verse 4:
D       A     G
 So I'm told, so the story goes
    D          A        G                D  A   G
The people he knew were Less than golden hearted
             D  A  G
Gamblers and robbers
D            A     G          D  A  G
Drinkers and jokers, all soul searchers
D  A  G
        Like you and me

Verse 5:
D        A      G
Rumors insisted he soon would be
D            A           G
 For his deviations Taken into custody
D           A             G
 by the authorities, Less informed than he.
D            A      G         D  A  G
Drinkers and jokers. all soul searchers

Chorus:
              G    A    Bm
Searching for love love love
 G   A    Bm
Love love love
G   A              D  A  G
Love love is all around

Verse 7:
D            A           G                       D  A  G
  Preparations were made For his celebration day
       D          A         G
He said "eat this bread and think of it as me
D           A        G
 Drink this wine and dream it will be

Chorus:
    G            A             Bm
The blood of our children all around
    G            A             Bm
The blood of our children all around"
    G            A             D
The blood of our children all around

Outro:
A  G                D               A             G
   Father up above, why in all this hatred do you fill
              G A    Bm
Me up with love love love
G    A    Bm
Love love love
G    A              D
Love love is all around
A  G                D               A             G
   Father up above, why in all this anger do you fill me up with love
   G          A    Bm
fill me love love love
G    A    Bm
Love love love (5x)
G    A
Love love
        G             A              D
And the blood of our children all around