Verse
Dsus2add6 DGD
They said there'll be snow at Christmas
Dsus2add6 DGD
They said there'll be peace on earth
Dsus2add6 DGD
But instead it just kept on raining
Dsus2add6 DGDA veil of tears for the Virgin's birth
BridgeCGA7D
I remember one Christmas morning
CGA7DA winter’s light and a distant choir
DAGD
And the peal of a bell and that Christmas tree smell
DDD
And their eyes full of tinsel and fire
[Solo - Troika melody]
DDDDGDG - ADVerse
Dsus2add6 DGD
They sold me a dream of Christmas
Dsus2add6 DGD
They sold me a silent night
Dsus2add6 DGD
And they told me a fairy story
Dsus2add6 DGD
'Til I believed in the Israelite
BridgeCGA7D
And I believed in Father Christmas
CGA7D
And I looked at the sky with excited eyes
DAGD
'Til I woke with a yawn in the first light of dawn
DDD
And I saw him and through his disguise
[Solo - Troika melody]
DDDDGDG - ADVerse
Dsus2add6 DGD
I wish you a hopeful Christmas
Dsus2add6 DGD
I wish you a brave new year
Dsus2add6 DGD
All anguish, pain and sadness
Dsus2add6 DGD
Leave your heart and let your road be clear
BridgeCGA7D
They said there'll be snow at Christmas
CGA7D
They said there'll be peace on earth
DAGD
Hallelujah! Noel! Be it heaven or hell
DDD
The Christmas you get, you deserve
[Solo - Troika melody] x2
DDDDGDG - ADDDDDGDG - ADG - AD
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.