Chords for Little Jimmy's Christmas (Dave & Aubrey)

[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ In a lonely little room there [A] sits a lonely little boy
[G] A week away from Christmas, but his heart could [D] feel no joy
_ It seems so long gone [A] now since his dad had gone
[G] With tear-filled eyes he tries to write his little [D] Christmas song
His [G] mama's making dinner [D] in the kitchen down below
And worrying about the little boy that she [A] loves so
_ [D] She's done her best to try and [G] give little Jimmy everything
Now [D] she bows her head and listens [A] as he begins [D] to sing
_ _ Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle [G] all the way
[A] God may you bring Daddy home _ [D] today
_ _ Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle [G] all the way
[A] I'd love to have him home, Lord, though I know he [D] couldn't stay
In a lonely little cell there sits [A] a very lonely man
[G] A letter from his wife is scrabbled tightly in [D] his hand
It was hard enough just serving time [A] for things he'd never done
[G] But it broke his heart to read the song written by [D] his son
As [G] his desperate love talks with fear [D] he slips into the night
And climbs the prison walls beneath the turning prison [A] _ _
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[D] While heading for the highway [G] they hope will take him home
[D] Tonight when she's to whisper [A] little [D] Jimmy's song
_ _ Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle [G] all the way
[A] God may you bring Daddy _ [D] home today
_ Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle [G] all the way
[A] I'd love to have him home, Lord, though I [D] know he couldn't stay
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[E] On that sleepy Christmas morning, [B] sleepy little eyes
[A] Jimmy stumbles down the stairway to open up [E] his toys
He stops and stares in wonder [B] at the sight that he did see
[A] For the gift he'd wanted most of all was standing by [E] the tree _ _
[A] The woman in the doorway [E] looks on through tear-filled eyes
As her husband and her son just stand and hold each other [B] tight _
[E] She knew her boy at last has [A] everything that love can bring
[E] Has tear to tear and cheek to cheek [B] little Jimmy softly [E] _ lays
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all [A] the way
[B] Thank you, God, for bringing Daddy home on Christmas [E] Day _
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all [A] the way
[B] Maybe, Lord, next Christmas you can bring him home [E] today _ _
[B] Maybe, Lord, next Christmas you can bring him home [E] today _ _ _ _ _
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