The Christians and the Pagans Chords by Dar Williams

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_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] Amber called her uncle, [Bb] said we're up here for the [Ab] holiday
Jane and I were having [Bbm] solstice, now we [Eb] need a place to stay
[Ab] And her [Db] Christ-loving uncle [Bbm] watched his wife hang [Eb] Mary on a [F] tree
He watched his [Db] son hang candy [Bb] canes, all made with [Eb] red dye number three
[Ab] He told his [Db] niece it's Christmas [Bb] Eve, I know our [Eb] life is not your [Ab] style
She said Christmas [Db] is like solstice, [Bb] and we miss you, [Eb] and it's been a while
[Ab] So the Christians [Db] and the pagans sat [Ab]
together at [Eb] the table
[Ab] Finding faith and common ground, how best that they [Eb] were able
[Fm] Just before [Db] the meal was served, [Bbm] hands were held [Eb] and prayers were said
[Fm] Sending hope [Db] for peace on earth, [Bbm] to all their gods and [Ab] goddesses
The _ _ _ _ _ food was [Db] great, the tree plugged in, the [Bb] meal had gone without [Ab] a hitch
Till Timmy [Db] turned to Amber and [Bb] said, is it true that [Eb] you're a witch?
[Ab] His mom jumped [Db] up and said, the [Fm] pies are burning
[Eb] And she hit the [Fm] kitchen, and it was [Db] Jane and folk
She [Bb] said, it's true, your [Eb] cousin's not a Christian
[Ab] But we love [Db] trees, we love the snow, [Bbm] the friends we have, [Eb] the world we [Ab] share
And you find [Db] magic from your god, [Bbm] and we find [Eb] magic everywhere
So [Ab] the Christians and [Db] the pagans sat [Fm] together at [Eb] the table
[Ab] Finding faith [Db] and common ground, [Fm] how best that they were able
And where does magic [Db] come from?
I [Bbm] think magic's in [Eb] the learning
Cause now [Fm] when Christians sit [Db] with pagans, only [Bb] pumpkin pies are [Ab] burning _ _ _ _ _ _ _
When Amber [Db] tried to do the [Bb] dishes, her aunt said, [Eb] really no, don't [Ab] bother
Amber's [Db] uncle saw how [Bb] Amber looked like [Eb] Tim and like the father
[Ab] He thought about [Db] his brother, [Bb] how they hadn't [Eb] spoken in a [Fm] year
He thought he'd [Db] call him up and [Bb] say, it's Christmas [Eb] and your daughter's here
[Ab] He thought of [Db] father, sons and [Bb] brothers, saw his own [Eb] son tug his [Ab] sleeve
So he said, can I be [Db] a pagan?
Dad [Bb] said, we'll discuss [Eb] it when they leave
So [Ab] the Christians and [Db] the pagans sat [Ab] together at [Eb] the table
[Ab] Finding faith [Db] and common ground, [Ab] how best that they [Eb] were able
[Fm]
Lighting trees [Db] in darkness, learning [Bb] new ways from [Eb] the old
And [Fm] making sense [Db] of history, [Bb] and drawing warmth out [Ab] of the cold
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