First Christmas
Key: DEnglish
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This Dday a year ago he was Arolling in the snow
With a Bmyounger Abrother Gin his father's Dyard
AChristmas break a time for touching home Bm
The heart of all he'd Emknown and leaving was so Ahard G A
Three Dthousand miles away now he's Aworking Christmas Day
Making Bmdouble time Afor the Gminding of the Dstore
Well he'd Aalways said he'd make it on his Bmown
He's spending Christmas Eve aEmlone
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First GChristmas aAway-ay-ay-ay from Dhome D
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She's Dstanding by the train station Apanhandling for change
Four Bmmore dollars Abuys Ga decent meal and Da room
ALooks like the Sally Ann place after Bmall
In a crowded sleeping hall Emthat echoes like a Atomb
But it's Dwarm and clean and free and there Aare worse places to be
And at Bmleast it Ameans no Gbeating from her DDad
AAnd if she cries because it's Christmas BmDay
She hopes that it won't Emshow
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First GChristmas aAway-ay-ay-ay from Dhome D
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A In the apartment stands a tree and it looks so small and Dbare
Not like Git was meant to Dbe
A The Golden Angel on the top it's not that same old silBmver star
You wanted for your Emown
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First GChristmas aAway-ay-ay-ay from Dhome D
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In the Dmorning they get prayers then it's ACrafts and tea downstairs
Then aBmnother meal Aback Gin his little Droom D
Hoping Amaybe that the boys will think to Bmphone before the day is Emgone
Well it's Abest they do it soon
When the Dold girl passed away he fell more Aapart more everyday
Each had Bmalways Akept the Gother pretty Dwell
But the Akids all said the nursing home was Bmbest
'Cause he couldn't live aEmlone
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First GChristmas aAway-ay-ay-ay from Dhome D
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A In the Common Room they've got the biggest tree
And it's huge and cold Dand lifeless
Not Glike it ought to be D D
A And the lit-up flashing Santa Claus on top
It's not that same old silBmver star you once made for Emyour own Em
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First GChristmas aAway-ay-ay-ay from Dhome D
First GChristmas aAway-ay-ay-ay from Dhome D
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