G _ _ _ _
Em _ _
G _ _ .
Am _
G _ _
D _ _ _ _ .
G It was almost Christmas time,
Em there I stood
G in another land, trying to buy that
D last gift or two.
Am Not really in the
D Christmas
G moon, standing right in front of me
Em was a little boy waiting.
G anxiously,
C pacing around
D like little boys do,
G and in his
Am hands
D he held a
G pair of shoes.
_ And his clothes were worn and old,
Em he was dirty from head to toe,
D Am and when it came
G his.
time to pay, I couldn't believe what I heard him
D say.
Sir, I
A want to buy these
E shoes
F#m for my mama, please.
D It's Christmas Eve
E and these shoes are just
A her size.
F#m _
E A Could you hurry,
E sir.
Daddy
F#m says there's not much time.
You
D see, she's been
A sick for
E quite a
D while, and I know these
E shoes will make her
D smile,.
and I want her to
A look
E beautiful
D if
A mama
D meets
A Jesus tonight.
_ _
F#m _ _
A _ They counted pennies for what seemed
E like
F#m years, and the cashier said,
A son, there's.
not enough
D here.
He searched his
E pockets frantically,
Bm then he
E turned and he looked at me,
A he said, mama.
meant
E Christmas good at our
F#m house, though most years
A she just did without.
D Tell me, sir, what am I
E gonna do.
Bm Somehow I've
E gotta buy her
A these Christmas shoes.
_
F#m So I laid the
A money down,
F#m I just had to
A help him out,
Bm and I'll never forget
A the look on.
his face when he said, mama's gonna look so
E great.
B Sir, I want to buy
F# these shoes
G#m for my mama, please.
E It's Christmas
F# Eve and these shoes are just her
B size.
F# Could you
B hurry,
F# sir.
G#m Daddy says there's not much
B time.
E You see, she's been sick for
F# quite a while, and I
E know these shoes will
F# make her smile,.
and I
E want her to look
F# beautiful
C#m if mama
B F# meets Jesus
B _ tonight.
C#m I knew that,
B _ as
F# he thanked me and ran
G#m out _
A _
E _ to
B remind
F#.
me
C#m what Christmas is
B all about.
_
F# B Sir, I want to buy these shoes
F# G#m for my mama, please.
E It's Christmas Eve and
F# these shoes are just
B her size.
G#m _
F#.
B Could you hurry,
F# sir.
Daddy
G#m says there's not much time.
You
E see, she's been sick
F# for quite a while,
E and I know these shoes
F# will make her smile,.
E and I want her to
F# look beautiful
C#m if
B mama
E meets
F# Jesus
B tonight.
I _
E want her to
B look
F# beautiful
C#m if
B mama meets
F# Jesus
B _ .
tonight.
_ _ _
G#m _ _ _
E _ _ _ _
B _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .