The Candy Cane Tree chords by Tom Paxton

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Verse 1
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Way  (F major) over  (C major)  (G major)  (C major) 
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the  (G major) 
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cinnamon moun (C major) tains
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Way  (F major) over the lemonade stream  (C major) 
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With the  (F major) bright waters race
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there's a  (C major) magical place
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Where all  (D major) children go when they dream  (G major) 
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You must  (C major) be  (G major) a child to  (C major) go there
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The  (F major) method is simple, you see
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 (C major) You just  (F major) close your eyes,
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turn around  (C major) and surprise,
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 (G major) there stands the candy cane  (C major) tree.
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Oh, the  (F major) candy, the  (C major) candy cane tree,
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I'll  (G major) pick some for you
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if you'll  (C major) pick some for me.
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For  (F major) Christmas is coming,
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come  (C major) hurry with me,
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to the  (G major) candy, the candy cane tree.  (C major)  (G major)  (C major) 
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The candy cane tree is  (G major) a  tall  (C major) one,
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it grows  (F major) nearly up to the sky  (C major) 
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And the candy  (F major) canes grow
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by the million (C major) s, know,
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 (D major) and nobody really knows why  (G major) 
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Each year  (C major) on the first of December,
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come  (F major) hundreds and hundreds of elves
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 (C major) In  (F major) the cold winter sun
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they pick  (C major) every one,
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But they  (G major) each keep a few for themselves.
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 (C major) Oh,  (F major) the candy, the candy  (C major) cane tree,
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 (G major) I'll pick some for you
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if you'll pick  (C major) some for me.
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 (F major) For Christmas is coming,
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come hurry  (C major) with me
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To the candy,  (G major) 
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the candy cane tree.  (C major)  (G major)  (C major)  (F major)  (C major)  (G major)  (C major)  (F major)  (C major) 
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So now when the snowflakes  (G major) have  (C major) fallen
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And  (F major) icicles hang from the  (C major) eaves
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Come roam (F major) ing with me
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to find  (C major) that tall tree
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That grows  (D major) the most
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wonderful leaves  (G major) 
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They're  (C major) red and they're white
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 (G major) and they're  (C major) crooked
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They  (F major) hang there so temptingly near
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 (C major) They're  (F major) wonderfully sweet,
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they're deli (C major) cious to eat
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And they  (G major) tell us that Christmas is  (C major) near
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Oh, the  (F major) candy, the  (C major) candy cane tree
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I'll  (G major) pick some for you
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if you'll  (C major) pick some for me
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For  (F major) Christmas is coming,
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come  (C major) hurry with me
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To the  (G major) candy, the candy cane tree
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 (C major) For Christ (F major) mas is coming,
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come  (C major) hurry with me,
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To the  (G major) candy, the candy cane tree!  (C major) 