intro: A E F# C# (single notes on piano)
verse 1:
A Amaj7 A7
Bells will be ringing the sad, sad news
D B7/D#
Oh what a Christmas to have the blues
A D A A/G# F#m
My baby's gone I have no friends
B7 E Eaug
To wish me greetings once again
verse 2:
Crowds will be singing "Silent Night"
Christmas carols by candlelight
Please come home for Christmas, please come home for Christmas
B7 E7 A A7
If not for Christmas, by New Year's night
bridge:
D Dm
Friends and relations send salutations
A E A A7
Sure as the stars shine above
D Dm
But this is Christmas, yes, Christmas my dear
B7 E Eaug
The time of year to be with the one you love
verse 3:
So won't you tell me you'll never more roam
Christmas and New Year's will find you home
A C#7 F#m F#m/E D D#dim
There'll be no more sorrow, no grief and pain
A F#m B7 E7 A
And I'll be happy, (1: happy) once again
(2: Christmas)
repeat verse 3 with guitar solo over first two lines
outro:
A D A A E F# C# (single notes on piano)
(...again)
