Chords with lyrics
Key: C majorC
♫ Intro:
C majorC
♫ Verse 1:
C majorC
There is a box in the attic
FF C majorC
We take it down each year
FF C majorC G+G
And pass through generations, lights and souvenirs
C majorC
From the ones who came before us
FF C majorC
The reason why we're here
FF C majorC G+G
Singing all these carols and spreading all this cheer
♫ Pre-Chorus 1:
A minorAm E minorEm
Don't forget, never lose
D MajorD G+G
All the joy that's made for you
♫ Chorus 1:
FF C majorC
So come on, girl, let's sit by the fire
G+G A minorAm
I want to tell you a story about my mother
FF G+G C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
How she would give up everything for her daughter's drеams
D7D7 G+G
Yeah, a mother's love is еvergreen
♫ Post-Chorus:
FF C majorC
For all the weight she carried, she ain't tired
G+G A minorAm
I spend my whole life trying to be more like her
FF G+G
So on every Christmas Eve
C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
I thank my family tree
D7D7 G+G
Yeah, a mother's love gave us everything
FF F/E F/D F/D C majorC
Oh, a mother's love is evergreen
♫ Verse 2:
C majorC
There were hard times we struggled
FF C majorC
She'd never let me see
FF C majorC G+G
Kept food on the table, and gifts under the tree
C majorC FF C majorC
Now that I'm a little older, it isn't lost on me
FF C majorC G+G
The magic of tradition, and the memories we keep
♫ Pre-Chorus 2:
A minorAm E minorEm
So don't forget, as time goes on
D MajorD G+G
All the joy is never gone
♫ Chorus 2:
FF C majorC
So come on, boy, let's sit by the fire
G+G A minorAm
I want to tell you a story about my mother
FF G+G
How she would give up everything
C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
For her little boy's dreams
D7D7 G+G
Yeah, a mother's love is evergreen
♫ Post-Chorus:
FF C majorC
For all the weight she carried, she ain't tired
G+G A minorAm
I spend my whole life trying to be more like her
FF G+G
So on every Christmas Eve
C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
I thank my family tree
D7D7 G+G
Yeah, a mother's love gave us everything
FF F/E F/D F/D C majorC
Oh, a mother's love is evergreen
♫ Interlude:
C majorC FF C majorC FF C majorC G+G
C majorC FF C majorC FF C majorC G+G C majorC
♫ Post-Chorus:
FF C majorC
For all the weight she carried, she ain't tired
G+G A minorAm
I spend my whole life trying to be more like her
FF G+G
So on every Christmas Eve
C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
We gather round the family tree
D7D7 G+G
Yeah, a mother's love gave us everything
FF F/E F/D F/D C majorC
Oh, a mother's love is evergreen