Key: A
Introduction:
C G7/D C/E F
Tricycles, bicycles, candy canes and candlelight,
Dm G/B C Dm G
tryin' to stay awake all night to catch a glimpse of Santa's reindeer.
C G7/D C/E F
Mama bakin', sister makin', angels in the fallin' snow,
Dm G/B C Dm G4 G
now it seems so long ago, I wish they all were here.
C Em Dm C
We'd have an old time Christmas, an old time Christmas,
F G C F G
just like the ones from yesterday.
C Em Dm C
We'd leave the world behind us, let the spirit find us,
F G C G7/D C/E F
and have an old time Christmas for old times sake.
C G7/D C/E F
Friends singin', bells ringin', snowman standing in the yard,
Dm G/B C Dm G
it's a living Christmas card, captured in our hearts forever.
C G7/D C/E F
Friends scatter, it won't matter, the magic never melts away,
Dm G/B C Dm G4 G
it only takes a Christmas Day to make it reappear.
C Em Dm C
We'd have an old time Christmas, an old time Christmas,
F G C F G
just like the ones from yesterday.
C Em Dm C
We'd leave the world behind us, let the spirit find us,
F G C
and have an old time Christmas for old times sake.
Am G/B F C
So, leave the world behind you, let the spirit find you,
Dm G4 G C G7/D C/E F C
and have an old time Christmas for old times sake.