Dido – Christmas Day (Guitar)

Capo 2
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Versions (2)

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[Intro] A E [Verse 1]
        A
A young gentleman came riding past,

     E
on a snow blue winter's day

   A
He asked to drink by our fire

          E
and I was pleased to let him stay.

   A
He drank there quietly for a while,

            E
and then he turned and said to me :

               A                 E
"Your eyes are green like summer grass,

              A                      E
your lips are red, like a fresh cut rose.

             A                   E
Your hair is soft, like an Irish stream,

         A                       E
and your voice is filled with sweet beauty."
[Chorus]
        D
And the last words I heard him say

                 A             D        E                  A
were, "I shall return, for you, my love, on Christmas Day.
[Verse 2]
        A
And the night will come, but I won't sleep,

     E
as I watch the stars that lead him.

  A
I cannot place where he is,

    E
but still my heart goes with him,

    A
I'm saving all my Sunday clothes

        E
for the day that I'll be leaving.

       A                E
Father knows, my sister knows,

       A                      E
and my friends, they're happy for me.

                  A                      E
And the priest he says, you should thank God,

        A                 E
for the blessing, of such beauty.
[Chorus]
        D
And the last words I heard him say

                 A            D         E                A   D
were, "I shall return, for you, my love, on Christmas Day.

               A            D         E              A
"I shall return, for you, my love, on Christmas Day.
[Interlude] A E A E A E A E A E A E A E [Chorus]
        D
And the last words I heard him say,

         F#m          E       B7                 E
were the last words I ever        heard him sa...y.

           A            D         E
"I shall return, for you, my love, on Christmas Day.

  A          D      E
I swear, I will return, on Christmas Day.

A          D      E
Yes, I shall return, on Christmas Day.

  A        D           E
I shall return, for you, on Christmas Day.

   A        D      E
My love, I will return, on Christmas Day.

  A         D           E
I shall return, for you, on Christmas Day....."