Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
E MajorE BB F# minorF#m A augmentedA x2
Verse 1:
E MajorE F# minorF#m A augmentedA E MajorE F# minorF#m A augmentedA
Little boy six year old, sitting on his Grandpa's knee
E MajorE BB F# minorF#m A augmentedA E MajorE BB F# minorF#m A augmentedA
Little did he know it way back then, but he was makin' Christmas a memory
E MajorE BB F# minorF#m A augmentedA E MajorE BB F# minorF#m A augmentedA
Grandpa asked that little boy, "What does Christmas really mean to you?"
E MajorE BB F# minorF#m A augmentedA E MajorE BB F# minorF#m A augmentedA
And the boy talked of snow and stockings and toys all shiny and new
F# minorF#m A augmentedA C# minorC#m BB
Grandpa laughed and shook his head and said, "Let me tell you what it means to me"
F# minorF#m A augmentedA BB
And he held that little boy close as he pointed to the top of the Christmas tree he said
Chorus:
A augmentedA E MajorE
Don't forget the star this Christmas
A augmentedA E MajorE
Don't forget the greatest gift of all
A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m
The One who came to shine away the dark
F# minorF#m A augmentedA
Bringin' hope for every heart this Christmas
E MajorE BB F# minorF#m
Don't forget the staaaaar
E MajorE BB F# minorF#m A augmentedA
Don't forget the star
Verse 2:
E MajorE BB F# minorF#m A augmentedA E MajorE BB F# minorF#m A augmentedA
Little boys grow up too fast, and those mem'ries they sure do fade
E MajorE BB F# minorF#m A augmentedA E MajorE BB F# minorF#m A augmentedA
And that Christmas Eve with Grandpa seems about a million miles away
F# minorF#m A augmentedA C# minorC#m
These days the bills are piling' up, and the world is weighing down
BB F# minorF#m
He's got a little girl of his own, and he knows grown men don't cry
A augmentedA BB
But as that girl looks in his eyes, he remembers his Grandpa's song
Chorus:
A augmentedA E MajorE
Don't forget the star this Christmas
A augmentedA E MajorE
Don't forget the greatest gift of all
A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m
The One who came to shine away the dark
F# minorF#m A augmentedA
Bringin' hope for every heart this Christmas
C# minorC#m BB E MajorE A augmentedA F# minorF#m
Don't forget the star
Verse 3: (mute strum)
E MajorE F# minorF#m A augmentedA E MajorE BB F# minorF#m A augmentedA
It was shining' bright in the eastern sky, above a manger two thousand years ago
E MajorE F# minorF#m A augmentedA E MajorE BB F# minorF#m A augmentedA
And it fills my heart with joy to realize that star still guidin' lost souls home
E MajorE BB F# minorF#m A augmentedA E MajorE BB F# minorF#m A augmentedA
And I think about Grandpa as I raise my daughter high, as she hangs a star upon the tree
E MajorE BB F# minorF#m A augmentedA
And a tear comes to my eye, as I think about the way that
E MajorE BB F# minorF#m
Jesus was bought for you and me
Chorus 2:
A augmentedA E MajorE
Don't forget the star this Christmas
A augmentedA E MajorE
Don't forget the greatest gift of all
A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m
The One who came to shine away the dark
F# minorF#m a
Bringin' hope for every heart Ohhhhhh
E MajorE
Don't forget the star this Christmas
A augmentedA E MajorE
Don't forget the greatest gift of all
A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m
The One who came to shine away the dark
F# minorF#m A augmentedA
Bringin' hope for every heart this Christmas
E MajorE BB F# minorF#m A augmentedA
Don't forget the staaaaar
E MajorE BB F# minorF#m A augmentedA
Don't forget the star
Tag:
E MajorE F# minorF#m
Little boy six year old, sitting on his Grandpa's knee