{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":152649,"song":"Christmas Day","artist":"Dido","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11215281-christmas-day-chords-by-dido/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/152649?type=chord","rating":4.84729,"votes":20,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nA young gentleman came riding past,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]\r\non a snow blue winter's day[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe asked to drink by our fire[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nand I was pleased to let him stay.[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe drank there quietly for a while,[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nand then he turned and said to me :[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]               [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\"Your eyes are green like summer grass,[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nyour lips are red, like a fresh cut rose.[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nYour hair is soft, like an Irish stream,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nand your voice is filled with sweet beauty.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the last words I heard him say[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nwere, \"I shall return, for you, my love, on Christmas Day.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd the night will come, but I won't sleep,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nas I watch the stars that lead him.[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI cannot place where he is,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nbut still my heart goes with him,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI'm saving all my Sunday clothes[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nfor the day that I'll be leaving.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nFather knows, my sister knows,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nand my friends, they're happy for me.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd the priest he says, you should thank God,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nfor the blessing, of such beauty.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the last words I heard him say[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nwere, \"I shall return, for you, my love, on Christmas Day.[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\"I shall return, for you, my love, on Christmas Day.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the last words I heard him say,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F#m[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]B7[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nwere the last words I ever        heard him sa...y.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\"I shall return, for you, my love, on Christmas Day.[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI swear, I will return, on Christmas Day.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nYes, I shall return, on Christmas Day.[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI shall return, for you, on Christmas Day.[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nMy love, I will return, on Christmas Day.[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI shall return, for you, on Christmas Day.....\"[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nA  E\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\nA   E    A   E\nA   E    A   E\nA   E    A   E\nA   E\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["A","E","D","F#m","B7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,3,0,4],"frets":[-1,2,1,2,0,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}