Key: G# minor•
Verse 1
G#m
F#
E
B
C#m
B
C#
D#
And it
G#m
F#
E
B
came to pass on a Christmas evening
C#m
B
C#
D#
When all the doors were shuttered tight
G#m
F#
Outside standing,
E
B
C#m
a lonely boy- child
B
D#
G#m
Cold and shivering in the night
Verse 2
G#m
F#
E
B
On the street every window
C#m
B
C#
D#
Save but one was gleaming bright
G#m
F#
E
And to this window walked
B
C#m
the boy- child
B
D#
G#m
Peeking in saw candlelight
Verse 3
G#m
F#
E
Through other win dows he had
B
C#m
looked at turkeys
B
C#
D#
Ducks, and geese, and cherry pies
G#m
F#
But through this window saw a
E
B
C#m
gray- haired lady
B
D#
G#m
Table bare, tears in her eyes
Verse 4
G#m
F#
E
B
Into his coat reached the boy- child
C#m
B
C#
D#
Knowing well there was little there
G#m
F#
He took from his pocket his
E
B
own Christmas dinner
C#m
B
A bit of cheese and
D#
G#m
some bread to share
Verse 5
G#m
F#
His outstretched hands held the
E
B
C#m
food and they trembled
B
C#
D#
As the door it opened wide
G#m
F#
E
Said he "Would you share with me
B
C#m
Christmas dinner?"
G#m
Verse 6
E
B
C#m
forth to the table
B
C#
D#
Glasses two,the last drops of wine
G#m
F#
Said she "Here's a toast to
E
B
C#m
everyone's Christmas
B
D#
G#m
And especially yours and mine!"
Verse 7
G#m
F#
E
And it came to pass on that
C#m
B
C#
D#
While all the doors were shuttered tight
G#m
F#
That in that town the
E
B
C#m
happiest Christmas
B
D#
Was shared by candlelight
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsG#m F# E B C#m...
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