The Oh Hellos – December 04 (Guitar)

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[Verse 1]
C                           C/G     Am
December of '04, we got a Yuletide show

C                            C/E  F
The miracle of manna, an inch of snow

G
It didn't melt all day

          Am              
We used a trash can for a sleigh

             F      C
And we still talk about it

C                           C/G      Am
Here at decades older, I am less impressed

C                                  C/E   F
Seems the blessing only comes with bitterness

G                                      Am         F
Bi-annually, at least, the pipes and asphalt will freeze

F                          C
And we'll still talk about it
[Pre-chorus]
C
If I wish for anything this year

         F           C
It would be a bigger house

Dm                      Am
With walls spaced far enough apart

Dm                      Am
To keep my loved ones out the dark

C         C/E   F        Em
When the power grid goes out
[Chorus]
Em                     Am
'Cause I keep you in my heart

        Em                         F
Yeah, I keep you even when we are apart

        Em       G          F
And I'd keep you out of the dark

            C
If I only could
[Verse 2]
C                                    C/G Am
All that you believe in can survive this one

C                                         C/E  F
A fairy only keeps her wings if you cheer them on

           G
Well, it's hard to find a star

            Am          Dm
In all this godforsaken dark

          F        C
So I'll believe in you

C                                        C/G  Am
Sure, the days are colder and the nights are long

C                                        C/E  F
But don't you worry, I don't think the magic's gone

G
We could light a fire

         Am              Dm
We could lift our voices higher

         F        C
We can believe in you
[Pre-chorus]
C
If I wish for anything this year

         F            C
It would be a crystal ball

       Dm              Am
Or the winning numbers on the wall

Dm                Am
Wouldn't want a dime or dollar

G             F                  Em  
Only power to change anything at all
[Chorus]
         Em             F2
'Cause I keep you in my heart

C/E                          F
I keep you even when we are apart

C            G            F
I'd keep you out of the dark

         Em
If I only could

Em                      F2
Yeah, I keep you in my heart

C/E                          F2
I keep you even when we're worlds apart

C               G             F2/D
I will keep you out of the dark