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Grown-Up Christmas List - Amy Grant
Album: Home For Christmas (1992)
Writers: David Foster/Linda Thompson Jenner
**Play with a capo on 4 to match album key**
[Verse]
Do yGou remD/F#ember Emme, I sat upDon your kCnee
I wCrote to G/Byou with cAmhildhood Am7fantasiDes
Well, IG'm all D/F#grown-up Emnow and still need hDelp somehCow
I'm nCot a cG/Bhild but Ammy heart Am7still can dDream
So hGere's my D/F#lifelong Emwish, my grown-up ChDristmas lCist
Not fCor mysG/Belf but Amfor a woAm7rld in Dneed
[Chorus]
ENo more lC#mives torn apAart
That wBars would never sG#m7tart
And C#mtime would heal all heAartsB  
EAnd everyC#mone would have a fAriend
And rBight would always G#m7win
And lC#move would C#m7never C#me----D#nd
G#m7This C#mis my gArown-up CBhristmas lEistEsus  E  
C#m  A  B
[Verse]
As cGhildren D/F#we belEmieved the grandest sDight to sCee
Was sComething G/Blovely wAmrapped beAm7neath our tDree
Well HGeaven D/F#surely Emknows that packagDes and bCows
Can nCever hG/Beal a hAmurting hAm7uman sDoul
[Bridge]
EWhat is this illusion called tAhe innocence of youth
Maybe C#monly in our bF#7lind belief can we Bever find the tEb7ruth
(key change)
Ab  Eb  Fm   Fm  Eb  Db
Db  Ab  Bbm      Eb
[Chorus]
FNo more lDmives torn aBbpart
That wCars would never sAm7tart
And Dmtime would heal all hBbeartsC  
FAnd everyDmone would have a fBbriend
And rCight would always Am7win
And lDmove would Dm7never Dme--nd  Eoh
Am7This Dmis my gBbrown-up CChristmas lAm7ist
DmThis is my Bbonly lCife long wAm7ish
DmThis is my gBbrown-up CChristmas lFist
F  C  Dm  Dm  C  Bb    F

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The story behind the song

This song captures a shift in perspective, moving from childhood wishes for gifts beneath the tree to a deeper longing for peace and healing in the world. It’s a plea to remember the simple hope that “right would always win,” expressing a heartfelt desire “not for myself but for a world in need.” Amy Grant recorded this version for her 1992 album Home for Christmas, adding a verse about how “packages and bows can never heal a hurting human soul.” At its heart, it’s a song about growing up and realizing the true magic of Christmas lies in compassion and a shared wish for a better world.

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Grown-Up Christmas List

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Grown-Up Christmas List

by Amy Grant

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

G/B

Am7

C#m

G#m7

C#m7

Esus

F#7

Eb7

Bbm

Grown-Up Christmas List - Amy Grant

Album: Home For Christmas (1992)

Writers: David Foster/Linda Thompson Jenner

**Play with a capo on 4 to match album key**

[Verse]

G D/F# Em D C

Do you remember me, I sat upon your knee

C G/B Am Am7 D

I wrote to you with childhood fantasies

G D/F# Em D C

Well, I'm all grown-up now and still need help somehow

C G/B Am Am7 D

I'm not a child but my heart still can dream

G D/F# Em D C

So here's my lifelong wish, my grown-up Christmas list

C G/B Am Am7 D

Not for myself but for a world in need

[Chorus]

E C#m A

No more lives torn apart

B G#m7

That wars would never start

C#m A B

And time would heal all hearts

E C#m A

And everyone would have a friend

B G#m7

And right would always win

C#m C#m7 C#m D#

And love would never e----nd

G#m7 C#m A B E Esus E

This is my grown-up Christmas list

C#m A B

[Verse]

G D/F# Em D C

As children we believed the grandest sight to see

C G/B Am Am7 D

Was something lovely wrapped beneath our tree

G D/F# Em D C

Well Heaven surely knows that packages and bows

C G/B Am Am7 D

Can never heal a hurting human soul

[Bridge]

E A

What is this illusion called the innocence of youth

C#m F#7 B Eb7

Maybe only in our blind belief can we ever find the truth

(key change)

Ab Eb Fm Fm Eb Db

Db Ab Bbm Eb

[Chorus]

F Dm Bb

No more lives torn apart

C Am7

That wars would never start

Dm Bb C

And time would heal all hearts

F Dm Bb

And everyone would have a friend

C Am7

And right would always win

Dm Dm7 Dm E

And love would never e--nd oh

Am7 Dm Bb C Am7

This is my grown-up Christmas list

Dm Bb C Am7

This is my only life long wish

Dm Bb C F

This is my grown-up Christmas list

F C Dm Dm C Bb F

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