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Put The Lights On The Tree

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[Intro]
G  F  C  Em/B
[Verse 1]
  GPut the Flights on the Ctree (Put them on the Em/Btree, put them on the Gtree)
GPut the Fribbon on the wCreath (Put it on the wEm/Breath, put it on the wGreath)
GAnd call your Fgrandma on the Cphone (Call her on the Em/Bphone, call her on the Gphone)
GIf she's lFiving all alCone (If she's all Em/Balone, if she's all alGone)
[Interlude]
G  F  C  Em/B
G  F  C  Em/B
[Verse 2]
GTell her JeFsus Christ is Chere (Tell her He is Em/Bhere, tell her He is Ghere, tell her He is here)
GTell her shFe has none to Cfear (There is none to Em/Bfear, there is none to Gfear, there is none to fear)
GIf she's crFying on the phCone (Crying on the phEm/Bone, crying on the Gphone, crying on the phone)
GTell her Fyou are coming Chome (You are coming Em/Bhome, you are coming Ghome)
[Outro]
GLa la la Fla la Cla laEm/B  G  

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Put The Lights On The Tree

by Sufjan Stevens

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em/B

[Intro]

G F C Em/B

[Verse 1]

G F C Em/B G

Put the lights on the tree (Put them on the tree, put them on the tree)

G F C Em/B G

Put the ribbon on the wreath (Put it on the wreath, put it on the wreath)

G F C Em/B G

And call your grandma on the phone (Call her on the phone, call her on the phone)

G F C Em/B G

If she's living all alone (If she's all alone, if she's all alone)

[Interlude]

G F C Em/B

[Verse 2]

G F C Em/B G

Tell her Jesus Christ is here (Tell her He is here, tell her He is here, tell her He is here)

G F C Em/B G

Tell her she has none to fear (There is none to fear, there is none to fear, there is none to fear)

G F C Em/B G

If she's crying on the phone (Crying on the phone, crying on the phone, crying on the phone)

G F C Em/B G

Tell her you are coming home (You are coming home, you are coming home)

[Outro]

G F C Em/B G

La la la la la la la

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