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[Verse]
  CSnowy Cmaj7nights and ChristC6mas ligChts,
  FIcy Emwindow panes,Dm7  G7  
  CMake me Cmaj7wish that C6we could CbeD7  
  D7Together agaiG7n
  And the Cwindy Cmaj7winter C6avenCues
  FJust don't Emseem the samDm7e,
  G7And the CChristmas Cmaj7carols C6sound like Cblues,
  But the Fchoir is G7not to blaCme
[Chorus]
  G7But it Cdoesn't have to Fbe that waEmy
  FWhat we Emhad should FnevEmer Fhave EmendCed
  I'll be dropping bFy todaEmy
 F'Cause we could Emeasily Fget Emit Ftogether DmtonCighD7t
  G7It's only rigChtG7  
[Verse]
  CCrowded Cmaj7stores, the C6corner SanCta Claus,
  FTinseled Emafternoons,G7  
  And the Csidewalk Cmaj7bands that C6play their soCngsD7  
  Slightly out of tunG7e
  On the Cwindy wCmaj7inter C6avenCues
  FThere walks a Emlonely manDm7,G7  
  And Cif I Cmaj7told you C6who he iCs,
  Well I Fthink you'd G7understanCd
(Chorus x2)

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It Doesnt Have To Be That Way

by Jim Croce

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Cmaj7

Dm7

[Verse]

C Cmaj7 C6 C

Snowy nights and Christmas lights,

F Em Dm7 G7

Icy window panes,

C Cmaj7 C6 C D7

Make me wish that we could be

D7 G7

Together again

C Cmaj7 C6 C

And the windy winter avenues

F Em Dm7

Just don't seem the same,

G7 C Cmaj7 C6 C

And the Christmas carols sound like blues,

F G7 C

But the choir is not to blame

[Chorus]

G7 C F Em

But it doesn't have to be that way

F Em F Em F Em C

What we had should never have ended

F Em

I'll be dropping by today

F Em F Em F Dm C D7

'Cause we could easily get it together tonight

G7 C G7

It's only right

[Verse]

C Cmaj7 C6 C

Crowded stores, the corner Santa Claus,

F Em G7

Tinseled afternoons,

C Cmaj7 C6 C D7

And the sidewalk bands that play their songs

Slightly out of tune

C Cmaj7 C6 C

On the windy winter avenues

F Em Dm7 G7

There walks a lonely man,

C Cmaj7 C6 C

And if I told you who he is,

F G7 C

Well I think you'd understand

(Chorus x2)

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