Verse 1: F C It's Christmas day Dm Bb And the snow is coming down F C Church bells sway Dm Bb They're ringing awake the town Dm C Preacher Kline recites his lines
Bb F The pews'll be full today Dm C Mr. Howe cranks up his plow Bb C His blades'll clear the way Verse 2: F C It's Christmas day Dm Bb And the pecan pies are baking F C Dm Bb Mothers say it's the giving not the taking Dm C Bb C My brother's brand new bicycle is out jangling in the street Dm C I watch him through the icicles Bb C With that wood box beneath my feet Chorus: F C Dm Bb All I go---t was this little wood guitar F C Dm Bb What it brought was neon lights and crowded bars Dm C Like all the kings with all thier gold Bb C Went chasing down your star I'm told Gm F Bb Every highway takes me where you are C F C Dm Bb With this little wood guitar Interlude: F C Dm Bb Verse 2: F C It's Christmas day Dm Bb Funny how the years can shape us F C Much has changed Dm Bb I'm a musician not a waitress Dm C Chicago's a winter wonderland Bb C At my brother's and his wife's Dm C Passing around their dinner plates Bb C And dissecting my life Chorus: F C Dm Bb All I go---t was this little wood guitar F C Dm Bb What it brought was neon lights and crowded bars Dm C Like all the kings with all thier gold Bb C Went chasing down your star I'm told Gm F Bb Every highway takes me where you are C F C Dm Bb With this little wood guitar Bridge: Dm I never stopped believing C I just kept on singing Bb C Now people come to hear from miles around Dm And I don't mind confessing C That I still count my blessings Gm F Bb I just never thought I'd settle down Verse 3: F C It's Christmas day Dm Bb And the little ones are waking F C I hear them play Dm Bb I can hear the presents shaking Dm C The boy's outside on his new bike Bb C Jangling in the street Dm C That little girl, she's watching him Bb C With that wood box beneath her feet Outro: F C Dm Bb All she go---t was this little wood guitar F C Dm What I thought is it might take N.C.her pretty far Dm C Like all the kings with all their gold Bb C Went chasing down your star I'm told Gm F Bb Every highway takes me where you are C F C Dm Bb With this little wood guitar F C Dm Bb Little wood guitar Outro: F C Dm Bb F C Dm Bb