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