Harmony chords by Peter Mayer

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G
C
D
Em
Am
A
Eb
F
Asus4
C#dim
Bm

Intro 1

Verse 1
Em 
G 
C 
Tonight our choir sings in harmony
Em 
G 
The shoppers hurry by and
C 
make a choice
Em 
G 
Main Street wears the
C 
same Christmas every year
Asus4 
A 
F 
Am 
The carolers repeat the sound in joy
C 
Em 
G 
Just an hour to close in time
C 
and George is mocking
Em 
The old man raps some
G 
C 
chocolate and a beer
Em 
G 
Says fine when asked
C 
how's your boy been
Em 
Asus4 
Though he hasn't heard
A 
D 
a thing from him this year
G 
C 
D 
Hear the children singing
G 
Em 
C 
peace on earth
D 
Am 
C 
Must they close their eyes to see
D 
C 
Em 
You can dream of home
C#dim 
for Christmas
C 
F 
Am 
It's a long way back to Bal
G 
timore
C 
D 
G 
Eb 

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Verse 2
Em 
G 
C 
Half a day's drive east, he found Chicago
Em 
G 
It took years to shake the small town
C 
from his shoes
Em 
G 
C 
He thinks of home, then he thinks again
Asus4 
Sees his old man  shake
A 
D 
his head and disapprove
G 
C 
D 
G 
Hear the children sing
Em 
C 
in  peace on earth
D 
Am 
D 
To a scattered family
C 
Em 
A 
You can dream of home before Christmas
C 
F 
Am 
G 
But it's a long way back to home to me
A 
G 
It doesn't really matter if
it's yours or if it's mine
A 
Bm 
It's the same amount of dis tance
D 
Taken one step at a time

Interlude 1

Verse 3
Em 
Three more years,
G 
C 
choir sings in harmony
Em 
G 
The old man in the mar
C 
ket passed away
Em 
G 
But his son's band coming home
C 
to talk to him
Asus4 
A 
To wrestle out      a thing or two
D 
He could never say
G 
C 
D 
G 
Em 
C 
Hear the children singing peace on
D 
Am 
D 
To a scattered family
C 
Em 
It's never enough for
C#dim 
all you try to       be
C 
Eb 
But you're welcome home
F 
Am 
Em 
It's a long way home
Bm 
C 
Eb 
F 
But you're welcome home