Intro
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Verse 1
D 
 From the hills of Georgia. 
G 
 Across the plains of Tennessee. 
A 
 I've done and seen almost everything. 
A                   D 
 That a man, can do or see. 
 
Verse 2
D 
 If I could, only borrow. 
G 
 Ah, just one dream from yesterday. 
A 
 I'd be on that train, tomorrow. 
A                         D 
 And be home on Christmas day. 
 
Verse 3
D 
 It's been so many times before. 
G 
 Oh, she left that candle burning. 
A 
 Ah, too many tears, too many tears are falling. 
A                       D 
 And my soul is filled, with yearning. 
 
Verse 4
D 
 If I ha-ad, any sense at all. 
G 
I, I, I'd be on my way. 
A 
 I'd catch a train, tomorrow. 
A                   D             A# 
 And be home ah, on Christmas day. 
 
Verse 5
D# 
 Every ti-ime, I think about her. 
G#                                      G# A A# 
Oh, and all the lullabies, left behind. 
A# 
 The memory still lingers, yeah, yeah. 
                     D# 
Ah, whippin', my troubled mind. 
 
Verse 6
D# 
 If I just could set aside my pride. 
G#                      G# A A# 
I, I, I'd be on my way. 
A# 
I'd be on that train, tomorrow. 
A#                            D# 
 And I'd be home ah, on Christmas day. 
 
Verse 7
D# 
 If I ha-ad, any sense at all. 
G# 
I, I, I'd be on my way. 
A# 
 I'd catch a train, tomorrow. 
A#                        D# 
 And be home ah, on Christmas day. 
 
Outro
A#                             A#7 
 I said I'd catch a train tomorrow. 
        G# 
 And be ho-ome.., on Christmas day. 
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             Merry Christmas baby and a happy New Year.