O Christmas Candle chords by Tom T. Hall And Dixie Hall

Chords with lyrics

Intro:
D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD


Verse:
D MajorD
Oh Christmas candle please light up the way
A augmentedA              D MajorD
back to my memories of yesterday
D MajorD
cicles hanging on evergreen trees
A augmentedA                 D MajorD
buttery snowflakes that fell on my cheeks (+measure)


Chorus:
G+G            D MajorD
Mama's sweet singing and Daddy's big hands
    D MajorD     A augmentedA    D MajorD
And Christmas all over the land

Verse:
D MajorD
Oh Christmas candle please light up the way
  A augmentedA                  D MajorD
to when I would ride on a small wooden sleigh
D MajorD
riding on snow just as pure as the heart
  A augmentedA                D MajorD
of sweet baby Jesus in his mother's arms

Chorus:
G+G              D MajorD
Starlight that glistened on snow covered hills
   D MajorD       A augmentedA    D MajorD
when Christmas was holy and still

turnaround:
D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD

Verse:
D MajorD
Oh, Christmas candle please light up the way
A augmentedA               D MajorD
into the past and the innocent days
D MajorD
when we were just children with hearts full of trust
  A augmentedA                    D MajorD
and we thought that Christmas was all about us

Chorus:
G+G             D MajorD
There by the fireside with sweet smelling wood
D MajorD           A augmentedA      D MajorD    G+G
we made a promise that we would be good

KEY CHANGE turnaround:
G+G D MajorD G+G G MajorG D MajorD G+G


Verse:
G+G
Oh, Christmas candle please light up the way
D MajorD                    G+G
I want to go back there for one Christmas day
G+G
be with my loved ones and breathe in the air
D MajorD                  G+G   G7G7
I light this candle and send up this prayer

Chorus:
C majorC              G+G
Starlight that glistened on snow covered hills
G+G         D MajorD    G+G
when Christmas was holy and still

coda:
G+G
Oh, Christmas candle
G+G