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Tuning: Whole step down to D
This song sounds best when you emphasize the bass notes in each chord. You will hear the bass progression in the song. Just follow along and it plays itself after awhile. A TSO hallmark tune...
Introduction and Verses:
DO - DO/SI - LAm - DO/SOL - FA - MIm - FA - SOL
In an Old City Bar
That's never too far
From the places that gather
The dreams that have been
In the safety of night
With it's old neon light
It beckons to strangers
And they always come in
And the snow it was falling
The neon was calling
The music was low
And the night... Christmas Eve
But here was the danger
That even with strangers
Inside of this night
It's easier to believe
(Continue Verses with same chord progression as above until...)
...If one could be home
They'd be already there
F - Am7 - Am7 (lift off the E-note in Am7 chord) - C
(Continue above chord progression immediately above until...)
When he took all the cash from the register drawer
(Strum)
SOL FA DO
Then he followed the child to the girl 'cross the street
SOL FA DO
And we watched from the bar as they started to speak
FA DO FA DO
Then he called for a cab... and he said "JFK"
FA DO FA DO
Put the girl in the cab and the cab drove away
FA DO FA DO
And I could see in his hand that the cash was all gone
FA SOL SOLsus4 SOL
From the light that she had wished upon
DO DO/SI LAm DO/SOL
If you want to arrange it... This world you can change it
FA MIm FA SOL
If we could, somehow, make this Christmas thing last
DO DO/SI LAm DO/SOL
By helping a neighbor... or even a stranger
FA FA SOL
To know who needs help
DO - DO/SI - LAm - DO/SOL - FA - MIm - FA - SOL
You need only just ask (resume finger picking)
(Continue with C - C/B - Am - C/G - F - Em - F - G progression until..)
On that night of all nights
We were already there
F - Am7 - Am7 (lift off the E-note in Am7 chord) - C
CHORDS
DO 032010
DO/SI 020010
LAm 002210
DO/SOL 332010
FA 133211
MIm 022000
SOL 320001
LAm7 002010
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