Key: C major•
Intro 1
C
Am
C
Am
C
Am
D
F
G
Verse 1
C
Am
Met my old lover in the grocery store
C
Am
The snow was falling Christmas Eve
C
Am
I stood behind her in the frozen foods
D
F
G
And I touched her on the sleeve
C
Am
She didn't recognize the face at first
C
Am
But then her eyes flew open wide
D
F
G
And we laughed until we cried
C
Am
C
Am
C
Am
D
F
G
Verse 2
C
Am
The food was totaled up and bagged
C
Am
We stood there lost in our embarrassment
D
F
G
As the conversation dragged
C
Am
We went to have ourselves a drink or two
C
Am
But couldn't find an open bar
C
Am
We bought a six-pack at the liquor store
D
F
G
And we drank it in her car
Chorus 1
Am
F
We drank a toast to innocence
G
Am
We drank a toast to now
Verse 3
C
Am
She said she's married her an architect
C
Am
Who kept her warm and safe and dry
D
F
G
But she didn't like to lie
C
Am
I said the years had been a friend to her
C
Am
And that her eyes were still as blue
C
Am
But in those eyes I wasn't sure if I saw
D
F
G
Doubt or gratitude
C
Am
She said she saw me in the record stores
C
Am
And that I must be doing well
C
Am
I said the audience was heavenly
D
F
G
But the traveling was Hell
Chorus 2
Am
F
We drank a toast to innocence
G
Am
We drank a toast to now
Chorus 3
Am
F
We drank a toast to innocence
G
Am
We drank a toast to time
Verse 4
C
Am
And running out of things to say
C
Am
She gave a kiss to me as I got out
D
F
G
And I watched her drive away
C
Am
Just for a moment I was back at school
C
Am
And felt that old familiar pain
C
Am
And, as I turned to make my way back home
D
F
G
The snow turned into rain
F
F
C
Dm
G
C
Am
F
G
C
Fm
F
G
Bb
C
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsC Am D F G...
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