Canadian Christmas song
instrumental intro
= CHORUS
G Am
1. Christmas Eve, a cold and
frosty night,
D G
he
stands looking down through his window.
G
Am
And though the street below is
filled with light,
D G
his
room is filled with shadows.
C G D Em
It’s never good to be on your
own,
C D
when sad
old memories come crowding,
C G - D Em
but
the worst time to be alone
A D
is
when Christmas stars are shining.
Em C G
This is the time to be with
those you love,
C G D
to be with friends and family,
to remember Auld Lang Syne,
Em C
G
if
there’s a time to be with those you love,
Am C D
it’s
here, it’s now, it’s Christmas time.
G Am
2. In
the noisy, busy street below
D
G
the
Christmas lights in bright profusion,
G Am
shine
on the people moving to and fro,
D G
in
happy colourful confusion.
C G D
Em
To the watcher by the window
all this only serves
C D
to
remind him of a loving heart he’d broken,
C G D
Em
his
only daughter lost to angry, bitter words,
A
D
he
wished to God he’d never spoken.
+ CHORUS
G Am
3. He turns to pour himself a
single glass
D G
as
the midnight hour is chimin’,
G
Am
a silent
toast to a year that’s nearly past
D G
and
to dreams of new beginning.
C G D
Em
As if in
answer to his unspoken prayer.
C D
he
hears footsteps on the landing
C G D Em
and
in the light from the open doorway there
A D
he
sees his daughter standing.
C G
Em
“I’ve missed you, Dad,” he
heard her say
C D G
and
it was Christmas Day. + C - D - G
(orig. = capo 2nd) (Eric Bogle)