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O Christmas Candle

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[Intro]
D A D
[Verse]
DOh Christmas candle please light up the way
Aback to my memories of yesterDday
Dcicles hanging on evergreen trees
Abuttery snowflakes that fell on my Dcheeks (+measure)
[Chorus]
GMama's sweet singing and DDaddy's big hands
And ChriDstmas all Aover the Dland
[Verse]
DOh Christmas candle please light up the way
to Awhen I would ride on a small wooden Dsleigh
Driding on snow just as pure as the heart
of Asweet baby Jesus in his mother's Darms
[Chorus]
GStarlight that glistened on Dsnow covered hills
when DChristmas was Aholy and Dstill
[turnaround]
D A D
[Verse]
DOh, Christmas candle please light up the way
Ainto the past and the innocent Ddays
Dwhen we were just children with hearts full of trust
and Awe thought that Christmas was all about Dus
[Chorus]
GThere by the fireside with Dsweet smelling wood
Dwe made a promise that Awe would be DgoodG  
[KEY CHANGE turnaround]
G D G G D G
[Verse]
GOh, Christmas candle please light up the way
DI want to go back there for one Christmas Gday
Gbe with my loved ones and breathe in the air
DI light this candle and send up this GprayerG7  
[Chorus]
CStarlight that glistened on Gsnow covered hills
Gwhen Christmas was Dholy and Gstill
[coda]
GOh, Christmas candle 
Gplease light up the way

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O Christmas Candle

by Tom T. Hall

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

D A D

[Verse]

Oh Christmas candle please light up the way

A D

back to my memories of yesterday

cicles hanging on evergreen trees

A D

buttery snowflakes that fell on my cheeks (+measure)

[Chorus]

G D

Mama's sweet singing and Daddy's big hands

D A D

And Christmas all over the land

[Verse]

Oh Christmas candle please light up the way

A D

to when I would ride on a small wooden sleigh

riding on snow just as pure as the heart

A D

of sweet baby Jesus in his mother's arms

[Chorus]

G D

Starlight that glistened on snow covered hills

D A D

when Christmas was holy and still

[turnaround]

D A D

[Verse]

Oh, Christmas candle please light up the way

A D

into the past and the innocent days

when we were just children with hearts full of trust

A D

and we thought that Christmas was all about us

[Chorus]

G D

There by the fireside with sweet smelling wood

D A D G

we made a promise that we would be good

[KEY CHANGE turnaround]

G D G G D G

[Verse]

Oh, Christmas candle please light up the way

D G

I want to go back there for one Christmas day

be with my loved ones and breathe in the air

D G G7

I light this candle and send up this prayer

[Chorus]

C G

Starlight that glistened on snow covered hills

G D G

when Christmas was holy and still

[coda]

Oh, Christmas candle

please light up the way

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