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[Verse]
CThis hoGtel is cheap
CAnd the Gpillows stink
AmAnd there's not a Gsingle thing
AmTo say it's GChristmas Eve
COh Saint GNicholas
CI know I Gain't in your list
AmBut if you're Glistening 
AmI need a Gbus ticket
CI came through GMontreal 
CI lost a Glot of dough
AmCould find no Ghonest job
AmSo I did some Gother ones
CGot into Gtrouble and
CI had to Grun or suffer
AmAnd then a Glong road
AmInto a Glong December
[Instrumental]
C G C Em C Cm Em Am C
[Verse]
COver the Gwater and
COver the Gborder and
AmOver the Gopen land
AmTo this RamGada Inn 
CNo overGbooking here
CNo sort of Gholy birth
AmNo miraGcles occurring
AmNo nodding Gcreatures stirring
COh Saint GStephen
CWhere is your Gfeast when I
AmWhen I so Gsorely need it
AmWhen I've been Ghardly eating
CBut I'd give my Gfood and drink
CTo see my Ghome again
AmTo see my Gmother's hand
AmAgainst her Gapron edge
[Chorus]
COhG  
COhEm  
COh Cm(x2Em)Am  C  
[Verse]
COh Saint GChristopher
CSend me a GChristian word
AmSend me a Gsouthern wind
AmOh send me Gup to my kin
CHear the Gboys singing
CThrough their Gdrunken grinning
AmOh Jesus, GJoseph, Mary
AmI hear their Gvoices carry
[Chorus]
CCarry me homeG  
CHomeEm  
CHome Cm(xEm2)Am  C  
[Verse]
CCan any Gsaints hear me?
CIs there any Gangel near me?
AmIf you won't Glift me up
AmThen would you Gsend my love
CBack to my Ghome
CBack to my Gonly shelter
AmWhere in the Gawful weather
AmI will be Gwarm and welcome
[Chorus]
CBack to my homeG  
CHomeEm  
CHomeCm  Em  Am  C  
[Outro]
CHomeG  
CHomeEm  
CHomeCm  Em  Am  C  
CHomeG  
CHomeEm  
CHomeCm  Em  Am  G  

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Carry Me Home

by Hey Rosetta!

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[Verse]

C G

This hotel is cheap

C G

And the pillows stink

Am G

And there's not a single thing

Am G

To say it's Christmas Eve

C G

Oh Saint Nicholas

C G

I know I ain't in your list

Am G

But if you're listening

Am G

I need a bus ticket

C G

I came through Montreal

C G

I lost a lot of dough

Am G

Could find no honest job

Am G

So I did some other ones

C G

Got into trouble and

C G

I had to run or suffer

Am G

And then a long road

Am G

Into a long December

[Instrumental]

C G C Em C Cm Em Am C

[Verse]

C G

Over the water and

C G

Over the border and

Am G

Over the open land

Am G

To this Ramada Inn

C G

No overbooking here

C G

No sort of holy birth

Am G

No miracles occurring

Am G

No nodding creatures stirring

C G

Oh Saint Stephen

C G

Where is your feast when I

Am G

When I so sorely need it

Am G

When I've been hardly eating

C G

But I'd give my food and drink

C G

To see my home again

Am G

To see my mother's hand

Am G

Against her apron edge

[Chorus]

C G

C Em

C Cm Em Am C

Oh (x2)

[Verse]

C G

Oh Saint Christopher

C G

Send me a Christian word

Am G

Send me a southern wind

Am G

Oh send me up to my kin

C G

Hear the boys singing

C G

Through their drunken grinning

Am G

Oh Jesus, Joseph, Mary

Am G

I hear their voices carry

[Chorus]

C G

Carry me home

C Em

Home

C Cm Em Am C

Home (x2)

[Verse]

C G

Can any saints hear me?

C G

Is there any angel near me?

Am G

If you won't lift me up

Am G

Then would you send my love

C G

Back to my home

C G

Back to my only shelter

Am G

Where in the awful weather

Am G

I will be warm and welcome

[Chorus]

C G

Back to my home

C Em

Home

C Cm Em Am C

Home

[Outro]

C G

Home

C Em

Home

C Cm Em Am C

Home

C G

Home

C Em

Home

C Cm Em Am G

Home

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