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Christmas Eve Can Kill You

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Intro:
C   F   G   C   F   C   G
F   G   C   F   C   F   G
Verse 1:
CThe winter's flaking Fsnow is brushin' Gthrough the wiry Ctrees
I Fstuff my hands down Cdeep inside my Gcoat
I Fthink of years aGgo and half remCembered Christmas Ftrees
And Cfaces that still Fwarm me with their Gglow
The Ccold and empty Fevening hangs arGound me like a Cghost
I Flisten to my fCootsteps in the Gsnow
The Fsound of one man Gwalking through the Csnow can break your Fheart
But Cstopping doesn't Fhelp, so on I'll Ggo
Refrain:
And FChristmas Eve can Emkill ya
When you're Ftrying to hitch a Gride to anywhCere
Verse 2:
CThe icy air I'm brFeathin's all that Gkeeps me on my Cfeet
I Ffeel like I've been wCalking all my lGife
A Fcar goes runnin' Gby; the man don't Ceven turn his Fhead
Guess he's Cbusy bein' FSanta Claus tonGight
The Csaddest part of Fall is knowin' Gif I switched with Chim
I'd Fleave him stumbling Cragged by the Groad
I'd Fride that highway Gto the arms of Cmy sweet famiFly
And forgCet about the stFranger in the Gcold
Refrain:
And FChristmas Eve can Emkill ya
When you're Ftryin' to hitch a Gride to anywChere
Verse 3:
And Cas I walk I'm sFinging to myselfG, Oh Silent CNight
FHopin' I can Csave those other Gsouls
Oh, FGod forgive the Gman that drives right Cby the other Fman
Take Cpity on the stFranger in the Gcold
Refrain:
Cause FChristmas Eve can Emkill ya
When you're Ftryin' to hitch a Gride to anywChere

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Christmas Eve Can Kill You

by The Everly Brothers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Intro:

C F G C F C G

F G C F C F G

Verse 1:

C F G C

The winter's flaking snow is brushin' through the wiry trees

F C G

I stuff my hands down deep inside my coat

F G C F

I think of years ago and half remembered Christmas trees

C F G

And faces that still warm me with their glow

C F G C

The cold and empty evening hangs around me like a ghost

F C G

I listen to my footsteps in the snow

F G C F

The sound of one man walking through the snow can break your heart

C F G

But stopping doesn't help, so on I'll go

Refrain:

F Em

And Christmas Eve can kill ya

F G C

When you're trying to hitch a ride to anywhere

Verse 2:

C F G C

The icy air I'm breathin's all that keeps me on my feet

F C G

I feel like I've been walking all my life

F G C F

A car goes runnin' by; the man don't even turn his head

C F G

Guess he's busy bein' Santa Claus tonight

C F G C

The saddest part of all is knowin' if I switched with him

F C G

I'd leave him stumbling ragged by the road

F G C F

I'd ride that highway to the arms of my sweet family

C F G

And forget about the stranger in the cold

Refrain:

F Em

And Christmas Eve can kill ya

F G C

When you're tryin' to hitch a ride to anywhere

Verse 3:

C F G C

And as I walk I'm singing to myself, Oh Silent Night

F C G

Hopin' I can save those other souls

F G C F

Oh, God forgive the man that drives right by the other man

C F G

Take pity on the stranger in the cold

Refrain:

F Em

Cause Christmas Eve can kill ya

F G C

When you're tryin' to hitch a ride to anywhere

About Christmas Eve Can Kill You Chords by The Everly Brothers

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The chords for "Christmas Eve Can Kill You" show the original chord names (including C, F, G, Em, A). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.