Chords for Christmas Dinner - cover of Paul Stookey's beautiful song of sharing
Tempo:
169.5 bpm
Chords used:
Db
Ab
Gb
Bbm
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb] [Bbm]
And it [Ab] came to pass on [Gb] a Christmas [C]
[Db] evening, [Ebm]
[Ab] all the doors [Eb] were shut [F] and tight, [Bbm] outside
[Ab] standing [Gb] a [Db]
lonely boy [Eb] child, [Db]
holding surely [F] in his [Bbm] good heart.
[Ab] On the street, [Gb] [Db] every window,
[Ebm] stiff [Db] and open, [Eb]
was [F] burning bright.
[Bbm] To [Ab] this window [Gb]
walked [Db] the boy [Ebm] child,
[Db] peering [F] in, sobbing.
[Bbm]
[Ab] Through every window, [Gb] see it, he [Db] looked at turkeys, [Ebm] [Db] ducks and geese, [Ab] [Eb] [F] cherry pies.
[Bbm] Through [Ab] this window [Gb] saw a gray [Db] haired lady,
[Ebm] [Fm] tabled her [F] in tears and [Bbm]
hurrahed to [Ab] his pocket.
[Gb]
[Db] Reached the boy [Eb] child, [Db] knowing well [Eb] there was [F] little there.
[Bbm] He took [Ab] from his pocket [Gb] his own [Db] Christmas dinner, [Bbm] [Db] little cheese, [F] some bread
[Bbm] to share.
His [Ab] outstretched hands held [Gb] the bread [Dbm] and they trembled.
[Gb]
[Db] As the [Eb] door, it [F] opened wide, [Bbm] said he, [Ab] would you share [Gb] with me
[Db] Christmas dinner?
[Ebm]
[Db] Softly, said she, [F]
the [Bbm]
gray
[Ab] haired lady [Eb] brought [Gb] forth [Db] to the table, [Ebm] [Db] glasses too, [Eb] her last
[F] drop of wine.
[E] [Bb] Said she, [Ab] here's a toast [Eb] [Gb] to [Db] everyone's Christmas, [Gb] [Db] and especially [F] yours [Bbm] and mine.
And it [Fm] came to [Eb] pass [Gb] on that [Ab] Christmas [Db] evening, [Ebm] while [Db] all the doors [Eb] were shut [F] and tight, [Db] that
in [Ab] that town, [Gb] the happiest [Db] Christmas [Ebm]
[Db] was shared [F] by kind.
[Bbm]
[Bb]
And it [Ab] came to pass on [Gb] a Christmas [C]
[Db] evening, [Ebm]
[Ab] all the doors [Eb] were shut [F] and tight, [Bbm] outside
[Ab] standing [Gb] a [Db]
lonely boy [Eb] child, [Db]
holding surely [F] in his [Bbm] good heart.
[Ab] On the street, [Gb] [Db] every window,
[Ebm] stiff [Db] and open, [Eb]
was [F] burning bright.
[Bbm] To [Ab] this window [Gb]
walked [Db] the boy [Ebm] child,
[Db] peering [F] in, sobbing.
[Bbm]
[Ab] Through every window, [Gb] see it, he [Db] looked at turkeys, [Ebm] [Db] ducks and geese, [Ab] [Eb] [F] cherry pies.
[Bbm] Through [Ab] this window [Gb] saw a gray [Db] haired lady,
[Ebm] [Fm] tabled her [F] in tears and [Bbm]
hurrahed to [Ab] his pocket.
[Gb]
[Db] Reached the boy [Eb] child, [Db] knowing well [Eb] there was [F] little there.
[Bbm] He took [Ab] from his pocket [Gb] his own [Db] Christmas dinner, [Bbm] [Db] little cheese, [F] some bread
[Bbm] to share.
His [Ab] outstretched hands held [Gb] the bread [Dbm] and they trembled.
[Gb]
[Db] As the [Eb] door, it [F] opened wide, [Bbm] said he, [Ab] would you share [Gb] with me
[Db] Christmas dinner?
[Ebm]
[Db] Softly, said she, [F]
the [Bbm]
gray
[Ab] haired lady [Eb] brought [Gb] forth [Db] to the table, [Ebm] [Db] glasses too, [Eb] her last
[F] drop of wine.
[E] [Bb] Said she, [Ab] here's a toast [Eb] [Gb] to [Db] everyone's Christmas, [Gb] [Db] and especially [F] yours [Bbm] and mine.
And it [Fm] came to [Eb] pass [Gb] on that [Ab] Christmas [Db] evening, [Ebm] while [Db] all the doors [Eb] were shut [F] and tight, [Db] that
in [Ab] that town, [Gb] the happiest [Db] Christmas [Ebm]
[Db] was shared [F] by kind.
[Bbm]
[Bb]
Key:
Db
Ab
Gb
Bbm
F
Db
Ab
Gb
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And it [Ab] came to pass on [Gb] a Christmas [C] _
_ [Db] evening, _ _ [Ebm] _ _
[Ab] all the doors [Eb] _ were shut [F] and tight, _ _ _ [Bbm] _ outside
[Ab] _ _ standing [Gb] a _ [Db]
lonely boy [Eb] child, _ _ _ [Db]
holding surely [F] in _ his _ _ _ [Bbm] good heart. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] On the street, [Gb] _ _ _ [Db] every window, _
[Ebm] _ _ stiff [Db] and open, [Eb] _
_ was [F] burning _ bright. _
[Bbm] To [Ab] this window [Gb] _
walked [Db] the boy [Ebm] child, _ _
_ [Db] peering [F] in, sobbing. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] Through every window, [Gb] see it, he [Db] looked at turkeys, [Ebm] _ _ _ [Db] ducks and geese, [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] cherry _ pies.
[Bbm] Through [Ab] this window [Gb] saw a gray [Db] haired lady, _
[Ebm] _ _ _ [Fm] _ tabled her [F] in _ _ _ tears and [Bbm] _
hurrahed _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to [Ab] his pocket.
[Gb] _ _ _
[Db] Reached the boy [Eb] child, _ _ [Db] knowing well [Eb] there was [F] little there.
[Bbm] He took [Ab] from his pocket [Gb] his own [Db] Christmas _ dinner, [Bbm] _ _ [Db] little cheese, [F] _ some bread _ _ _ _
[Bbm] to share. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ His _ [Ab] outstretched hands held [Gb] the bread [Dbm] and they _ trembled.
[Gb] _ _
[Db] As the _ [Eb] door, _ it [F] opened _ wide, _ [Bbm] said he, [Ab] would you share [Gb] with me _
[Db] Christmas dinner?
_ [Ebm] _ _ _
[Db] Softly, said she, [F] _ _ _
the _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
gray _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] haired lady [Eb] brought [Gb] forth [Db] to the table, _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Db] glasses too, _ [Eb] her last
[F] drop of wine. _
[E] [Bb] Said she, [Ab] here's a toast [Eb] [Gb] to _ _ [Db] everyone's Christmas, [Gb] _ _ _ [Db] and _ especially [F] _ _ _ _ yours _ [Bbm] and mine. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And it [Fm] came to [Eb] pass [Gb] on that [Ab] Christmas _ [Db] evening, _ [Ebm] _ while [Db] all the doors [Eb] _ were shut [F] and tight, _ _ _ _ [Db] that
in [Ab] that town, [Gb] the happiest [Db] _ _ Christmas [Ebm] _ _ _
[Db] was _ shared [F] by kind.
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And it [Ab] came to pass on [Gb] a Christmas [C] _
_ [Db] evening, _ _ [Ebm] _ _
[Ab] all the doors [Eb] _ were shut [F] and tight, _ _ _ [Bbm] _ outside
[Ab] _ _ standing [Gb] a _ [Db]
lonely boy [Eb] child, _ _ _ [Db]
holding surely [F] in _ his _ _ _ [Bbm] good heart. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] On the street, [Gb] _ _ _ [Db] every window, _
[Ebm] _ _ stiff [Db] and open, [Eb] _
_ was [F] burning _ bright. _
[Bbm] To [Ab] this window [Gb] _
walked [Db] the boy [Ebm] child, _ _
_ [Db] peering [F] in, sobbing. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] Through every window, [Gb] see it, he [Db] looked at turkeys, [Ebm] _ _ _ [Db] ducks and geese, [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] cherry _ pies.
[Bbm] Through [Ab] this window [Gb] saw a gray [Db] haired lady, _
[Ebm] _ _ _ [Fm] _ tabled her [F] in _ _ _ tears and [Bbm] _
hurrahed _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to [Ab] his pocket.
[Gb] _ _ _
[Db] Reached the boy [Eb] child, _ _ [Db] knowing well [Eb] there was [F] little there.
[Bbm] He took [Ab] from his pocket [Gb] his own [Db] Christmas _ dinner, [Bbm] _ _ [Db] little cheese, [F] _ some bread _ _ _ _
[Bbm] to share. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ His _ [Ab] outstretched hands held [Gb] the bread [Dbm] and they _ trembled.
[Gb] _ _
[Db] As the _ [Eb] door, _ it [F] opened _ wide, _ [Bbm] said he, [Ab] would you share [Gb] with me _
[Db] Christmas dinner?
_ [Ebm] _ _ _
[Db] Softly, said she, [F] _ _ _
the _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
gray _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] haired lady [Eb] brought [Gb] forth [Db] to the table, _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Db] glasses too, _ [Eb] her last
[F] drop of wine. _
[E] [Bb] Said she, [Ab] here's a toast [Eb] [Gb] to _ _ [Db] everyone's Christmas, [Gb] _ _ _ [Db] and _ especially [F] _ _ _ _ yours _ [Bbm] and mine. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And it [Fm] came to [Eb] pass [Gb] on that [Ab] Christmas _ [Db] evening, _ [Ebm] _ while [Db] all the doors [Eb] _ were shut [F] and tight, _ _ _ _ [Db] that
in [Ab] that town, [Gb] the happiest [Db] _ _ Christmas [Ebm] _ _ _
[Db] was _ shared [F] by kind.
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _