The Christmas Song

Intro: / C / Bb / Am / Bb / C / Bb / Am / D / Am / Gsus G /

C                   Bb            Am               Bb
The boy in the magazines has tumbled and fell
C                   Bb             Am         D    Am               Gsus G
The man in the limousine is doing real well, is doing real well

C                       Bb           Am                   Bb
The boy with the time to spend but nowhere to go
C                       Bb              Am           D      Am          Gsus G
The man with the heavy friend is off to the show, is off to the show

C                      F Dm                                 C    G
He turns on his radio but all he hears is what he wants to
Dm        Bb      F       C         Dm       Bb                  C  G
And all he sees is not a game, and all he needs is a lovely lady 
Dm      Bb                    F                                    G
And everybody knows his name, everybody knows his game

C                   Bb        Am              Bb
The boy in the freight car held out his hand
C                    Bb          Am          D      Am               Gsus G
The man in the state car turned on the band, turned on the band


Instr.: / C / Bb / Am / Bb / C / Bb / Am / D / Am / Gsus G /


Instr.: / C / F / F / Dm / Dm / C / G / Dm / Bb / F / C / Dm / Bb / C / G / Dm / Bb / F / F / G /

C                       Bb          Am                 Bb
The boy with the man's face has turned to the wall
C                     Bb           Am                   D Am                    G
And lacking in social graces, he's leaving the ball, he's leaving the ball

C                 Bb            Am                Bb         
A lion that's lost his pride like woman in love
C               Bb         Am              D        Am           Gsus G
Know what it is to cry, the heavens above, the heavens above


C                      F Dm                                 C    G
He turns on his radio but all he hears is what he wants to
Dm        Bb      F       C         Dm       Bb                  C  G
And all he sees is not a game, and all he needs is a lovely lady 
Dm      Bb                    F                                    G
And everybody knows his name, everybody knows his game

By Joey Molland

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