CHRISTMAS SONG
(Dave Matthews)


the number one ("1") in the lyrics means, play the following progression:

e----------------------------------------------
b----------------------------------------------
g--7---7-0-------------------------------------
d--4/5-4-0--7---7-0--5-------------------------
a-----------4/5-4-0--2-------------------------
e----------------------------------------------

the number two ("2") means play:

e-----------------------------
b-----------------------------
g-----------------------------
d----3----5-------------------
a----5----3------------------- 
e-----------------------------



1   1   1    1

1                            2
She was his girl; he was her boyfriend
1                              2
Soon be his wife; make him her husband
     1
A surprise on the way, anyday, anyday
    1                        
One healthy little giggling dribbling baby boy
    1
The wise men came three made their way
   1
To shower him love
While he lay in the hay

                G    A    Bm
Shower him with love love love
G    A    Bm
Love love love
G     A 
Love, love is all around

1
Not very much of his childhood was known
1
Kept his mother Mary worried Always out on his own
   1
He met another Mary for a reasonable fee, less than
1
Reputable was known to be

                      G    A    Bm
His heart was full of love love love
G    A    Bm
Love love love
G     A             1
Love, love is all around



     G     Bm         G             A
When Jesus Christ was nailed to his tree,

         Bm       G                   A            Bm
He said "Oh Daddy-o I can see how it all soon will be

  G              A                    Bm
I came to shed a little light on this darkening scene

                           G           A             Bm
Instead I fear I spill the blood of my children all around."

    G            A             Bm
The blood of our children all around

    G            A             Bm
The blood of our children all around

    G            A             Bm
The blood of our children all around

1
So I'm told, so the story goes
    1
The people he knew were
                1
Less than golden hearted
             1
Gamblers and robbers
1                              1
Drinkers and jokers, all soul searchers

Like you and me
1
Rumors insisted he soon would be
1
 for his deviations take into custody
1
 by the authorities less informed than he
1                             1
Drinkers and jokers, all soul searchers

              G    A    Bm
Searching for love love love
G    A    Bm
Love love love      
G    A            1
Love love is all around

1
Preparations were made for his celebration day
         1
He said "Eat this bread think of it as me,

1
 Drink this wine and dream it will be
    G            A            Bm
The blood of our children all around"

    G            A            Bm
The blood of our children all around

    G            A            Bm
The blood of our children all around

    G            A            1
The blood of our children all around

                 1           
Father up above, why in all this hatred do you fill
                A    Bm
Me up with love love love
G    A    Bm
love love love
G    A           1
love love is all around

                 1
Father up above, why in all this anger do you
fill me up with with love
G       A    Bm
Fill me love love love
G    A    Bm
Love love love
G    A    Bm
Love love love (hey hey)
G    A    Bm
Love love love
G    A    Bm
Love love love
G    A    Bm
Love love love
G    A    Bm
Love love love
G    A    
Love love

        G            A            G
And the blood of our children all around.