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I Cry The Day I Take The Tree Down
Words and Music by Michael McLean
Standard Tuning, No Capo
INTRO
Fmaj7I thought I'Gm7d seen all tC9he lights
FAnd sung Amall the songs
I felt tDmhe holidGm7ay Lasted a bit Ebtoo lGmongC  F9  
Gm7I never shed any C7tears
Am7When ChrD7istmas was through
Until Gm7I celebrated one wC7ith youBbm  F  
BbAnd nowC  
VERSE 1:
Fmaj7I cry thGm7e day thAm7at I take the trFm7ee down
Gm7I wanCt the sAmeasoDm7n To      Gm7last aBbll year Cround
WheFmaj7n I'm surrounded Gm7by these memAm7oriesFm7  
ItGm7's almost like C7you're here witFmaj7h meGm7  F  
CHORUS:
It's stBbrange how things are chanBbmged When touched by loveAm7  
We tGm7reasure things we neBbmver thought much Gm7ofBb  C7  
VERSE 2:
Fmaj7I cry thGm7e day thAm7at I take the trFm7ee down
Gm7I wanCt the sAmeasoDm7n To lGm7ast all yeBbar roundC  
Fmaj7And I'm dreGm7aming of ChriAm7stmases Fm7when
Gm7We'll be togetheC7r againFmaj7  Gm7  F  
CHORUS:
It's stBbrange how things are chanBbmged When touched by loveAm7  
We tGm7reasure things we neBbmver thought much Gm7ofBb  C7  
VERSE 2 REPRISE:
Fmaj7I cry thGm7e day thAm7at I take the trFm7ee down
Gm7I wanCt the sAmeasoDm7n To lGm7ast all yeBbar roundC  
Fmaj7And I'm dreGm7aming of ChriAm7stmases Fm7when
Gm7We'll be togetheC7r againFmaj7  

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I Cry The Day I Take The Tree Down

by Michael McLean

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

Gm7

Am7

Bbm

Fm7

Dm7

I Cry The Day I Take The Tree Down

Words and Music by Michael McLean

Standard Tuning, No Capo

INTRO

Fmaj7 Gm7 C9

I thought I'd seen all the lights

F Am

And sung all the songs

Dm Gm7 Eb Gm C F9

I felt the holiday Lasted a bit too long

Gm7 C7

I never shed any tears

Am7 D7

When Christmas was through

Gm7 C7 Bbm F

Until I celebrated one with you

Bb C

And now

VERSE 1:

Fmaj7 Gm7 Am7 Fm7

I cry the day that I take the tree down

Gm7 C Am Dm7 Gm7 Bb C

I want the season To last all year round

Fmaj7 Gm7 Am7 Fm7

When I'm surrounded by these memories

Gm7 C7 Fmaj7 Gm7 F

It's almost like you're here with me

CHORUS:

Bb Bbm Am7

It's strange how things are changed When touched by love

Gm7 Bbm Gm7 Bb C7

We treasure things we never thought much of

VERSE 2:

Fmaj7 Gm7 Am7 Fm7

I cry the day that I take the tree down

Gm7 C Am Dm7 Gm7 Bb C

I want the season To last all year round

Fmaj7 Gm7 Am7 Fm7

And I'm dreaming of Christmases when

Gm7 C7 Fmaj7 Gm7 F

We'll be together again

CHORUS:

Bb Bbm Am7

It's strange how things are changed When touched by love

Gm7 Bbm Gm7 Bb C7

We treasure things we never thought much of

VERSE 2 REPRISE:

Fmaj7 Gm7 Am7 Fm7

I cry the day that I take the tree down

Gm7 C Am Dm7 Gm7 Bb C

I want the season To last all year round

Fmaj7 Gm7 Am7 Fm7

And I'm dreaming of Christmases when

Gm7 C7 Fmaj7

We'll be together again

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