Chords for "Christmas Carol" by Mary Chapin Carpenter
Tempo:
71.2 bpm
Chords used:
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D
F#m
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] [D] [A]
[D] [A] [E]
[A] The week [E] before Thanksgiving Day, [D] this town puts [A] up its old display.
[A] The [E] earlier it gets each year, [D] the scarcer [A] is my Christmas cheer.
[A] I really [E] don't remember much [D] of Christmases [A] growing up, [D] except the [A] year the Beatles [E] came to play.
On [A] my record player [E] that came from [D] Sears, that white [A] album filled my [D] ears.
[F#m] I haven't [D] been to church since [A] God knows when.
[F#] I'm not someone [Bm] who usually [E] attends.
[D] [A] [E]
[A] The week [E] before Thanksgiving Day, [D] this town puts [A] up its old display.
[A] The [E] earlier it gets each year, [D] the scarcer [A] is my Christmas cheer.
[A] I really [E] don't remember much [D] of Christmases [A] growing up, [D] except the [A] year the Beatles [E] came to play.
On [A] my record player [E] that came from [D] Sears, that white [A] album filled my [D] ears.
[F#m] I haven't [D] been to church since [A] God knows when.
[F#] I'm not someone [Bm] who usually [E] attends.
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_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] The week [E] before Thanksgiving Day, [D] this town puts [A] up its old display.
[D] Streetlights [A] hung with candy [E] canes and bows. _
_ [A] The [E] earlier it gets each year, [D] the scarcer [A] is my Christmas cheer.
[D] I guess I just [A] like taking [E] these things slow. _
[A] I really [E] don't remember much [D] of Christmases [A] growing up, [D] except the [A] year the Beatles [E] came to play.
On [A] my record player [E] that came from [D] Sears, that white [A] album filled my [D] ears.
In [E] 1968, on [A] Christmas Day. _
_ [F#m] I haven't [D] been to church since [A] God knows when. _
[F#] I'm not someone [Bm] who usually [E] attends. _
_ [A] Truth be [E] told, there's just two [D] wishes on my [A] list every Christmas.
[D] Peace on [E] earth and a [A] snowstorm down.
_ [E] _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] Now I pray that [E] peace comes in our [D] time.
It's hard [A] enough to keep from crying.
[D] Every bit [A] of news just breaks [E] your heart.
_ [A] Same old [E] stories, same old [D] songs.
Dust them [A] off when Christmas [D] comes.
One day we [A] just try to do [E] our part.
_ _ [A] Around here [E] winter seems to [D] come.
With rain [A] and mud and bits of [D] sun.
It's not [A] exactly Career [E] and I.
_ [F#] I don't mind [E] cold if it brings [D] snow.
Alberta [A] clippers coming.
But [D] a dusting [E] would make everything [A] alright.
_ _ _ [F#m] Perhaps a [D] Christmas Eve [A] from long ago.
_ _ [F#] Delivered [B] Christmas Day with the [E] high snow.
_ [A] It's something [E] lost but not forgotten.
[D] Candy [A] hidden in a sty.
[D] That makes me [E] every year wish [F#m] it were so.
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_ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ [E] Because _ [A] _ _ _
_ Christmas [E] is for children's [D] joy.
For every [A] single girl and [D] boy.
That's the [A] truth we come to [E] understand. _ _
_ [F#m] Memories [E] that don't let go.
[A] Like Beatles songs and falling [D] snow.
Can make us [E] feel innocent [A] again. _ _
[F#m] And maybe next [D] year we won't go [A] insane.
One [F#m] day we'll rush to hang the balls that [E] can't gain. _
[A] Because peace will [E] shine in me and [D] you.
From [A] Bethlehem to Timbuktu.
[D] Even [E] if the forecast [A] is for rain. _
Peace will [E] shine in me and [D] you.
From [A] Bethlehem to Timbuktu.
[D] Even [E] if the forecast [A] is for rain.
[E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] The week [E] before Thanksgiving Day, [D] this town puts [A] up its old display.
[D] Streetlights [A] hung with candy [E] canes and bows. _
_ [A] The [E] earlier it gets each year, [D] the scarcer [A] is my Christmas cheer.
[D] I guess I just [A] like taking [E] these things slow. _
[A] I really [E] don't remember much [D] of Christmases [A] growing up, [D] except the [A] year the Beatles [E] came to play.
On [A] my record player [E] that came from [D] Sears, that white [A] album filled my [D] ears.
In [E] 1968, on [A] Christmas Day. _
_ [F#m] I haven't [D] been to church since [A] God knows when. _
[F#] I'm not someone [Bm] who usually [E] attends. _
_ [A] Truth be [E] told, there's just two [D] wishes on my [A] list every Christmas.
[D] Peace on [E] earth and a [A] snowstorm down.
_ [E] _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] Now I pray that [E] peace comes in our [D] time.
It's hard [A] enough to keep from crying.
[D] Every bit [A] of news just breaks [E] your heart.
_ [A] Same old [E] stories, same old [D] songs.
Dust them [A] off when Christmas [D] comes.
One day we [A] just try to do [E] our part.
_ _ [A] Around here [E] winter seems to [D] come.
With rain [A] and mud and bits of [D] sun.
It's not [A] exactly Career [E] and I.
_ [F#] I don't mind [E] cold if it brings [D] snow.
Alberta [A] clippers coming.
But [D] a dusting [E] would make everything [A] alright.
_ _ _ [F#m] Perhaps a [D] Christmas Eve [A] from long ago.
_ _ [F#] Delivered [B] Christmas Day with the [E] high snow.
_ [A] It's something [E] lost but not forgotten.
[D] Candy [A] hidden in a sty.
[D] That makes me [E] every year wish [F#m] it were so.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ [E] Because _ [A] _ _ _
_ Christmas [E] is for children's [D] joy.
For every [A] single girl and [D] boy.
That's the [A] truth we come to [E] understand. _ _
_ [F#m] Memories [E] that don't let go.
[A] Like Beatles songs and falling [D] snow.
Can make us [E] feel innocent [A] again. _ _
[F#m] And maybe next [D] year we won't go [A] insane.
One [F#m] day we'll rush to hang the balls that [E] can't gain. _
[A] Because peace will [E] shine in me and [D] you.
From [A] Bethlehem to Timbuktu.
[D] Even [E] if the forecast [A] is for rain. _
Peace will [E] shine in me and [D] you.
From [A] Bethlehem to Timbuktu.
[D] Even [E] if the forecast [A] is for rain.
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