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First Christmas by Stan Rogers
First Christmas
FIRST CHRISTMAS Time: 3/4 (sync) Tenor: D Bass: C?
Key: D
INTRO: 1, 6m, 57, 1
1 * 5 1
This day a year a-go, he was rolling in the snow
6m 5 4 1 *
With a younger brother in his father's yard
5 * 6m * 2m
Christmas break, a time for touching home, the heart of all he'd known
* 5 4 5
And leaving was so hard_________
1 * 5 *
Three thousand miles a-way, now he's . working Christmas Day
6m 5 4 1 *
Making double time for the minding of the store
5 * 6m
Well he always said, he'd make it on his own
* 2m *
He's spending Christmas Eve a-lone
4 5 1 * 5 5
First Christmas a-way from home
1 * 5 1
She's standing by the train station, .. pan-handling for change
6m 5 4 1 *
Four more dollars buys a decent meal and a room
5 * 6m * 2m
Looks like the Sally Ann place after all, in a crowded sleeping hall
* 5 4 5
That echoes like a tomb_______
1 * 5 *
But it's warm and clean and free, and there are worse places to be
6m 5 4 1 *
At least it means no beating from her Dad
5 * 6m
And if she cries be-cause it's Christmas Day
* 2m *
She hopes that it won't show
4 5 1 *
First Christmas a-way from home
BRIDGE ONE:
5 * 5/4 5 1
..... In the a-partment stands a tree, and it looks so small and bare
4 * * 5 5/4
Not like it was meant to be____, ..... Golden angel on the top
* 6m * 2m
It's not that same old silver star, you wanted for your own
* 4 5 1 *
First Christmas a-way from home (INSTRUMENTAL)
NOTES:
- Rogers: tunes DADGBE, strums B 43 B2 43
FIRST CHRISTMAS PAGE TWO
1 * 5 1
In the morning, they get prayers, then it's crafts and tea down-stairs
6m 5 4 1 *
Then a-nother meal back in his little room
5 * 6m * 2m
Hoping maybe that "the boys" will think to phone be-fore the day is gone
* 5 4 5
Well, it's best they do it soon________
1 * 5 *
When the "old girl" passed a-way, he fell a-part more every day
6m 5 4 1 *
Each had always kept the other pretty well
5 * 6m
But the kids all said the nursing home was best
* 2m *
Cause he couldn't live a-lone
4 5 1 *
First Christmas a-way from home
BRIDGE TWO:
5 * 5/4
In the common room they've got the biggest tree /
5 1
/ And it's huge and cold and lifeless
4 * * 5 5/4
Not like it ought to be____, and the lit-up flashing Santa Claus on top
* 6m * *
It's not that same old silver star, you once made for your own
* 4 5 1 *
First Christmas a-way from home
SYMBOLS:
- Asterisk (*) = new measure, play same chord
- Period (.) = 1/8 note rest at start of a measure
- Underline(_) = sustain note into next measure
CHORDS (Number System):
- Example: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
- Key of C: C D E F G A B
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version 2
Tuning: Drop D (D A D G B e)
INTRO (its not exactly right but it sounds nice)
D A
e|-2----------2-------5-------3-p-2--------0----------0--------3--------2-p-0-------|
B|-------3---------3--------3-----------3--------2----------2--------2------------2-|
G|----2---------2--------2-----------2--------2----------2--------2------------2----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------0-------0-----------0--------0-----------|
D|-0-------0----------0-------0-----------------------------------------------------|
Bm A G D
e|------------------------------------------------------------2-p-0----|
B|-3--------2--------0--------2-3--------------------3--------------3--|
G|-------4--------2--------0---------0---2-----2-----------2-----------|
D|----4--------2--------0---------0---------0-----------0--------------|
A|-2--------0----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------5-------------------0--------0-----------0--------|
A Bm
e|-0-----------0------0--------------------------------------2----------------|
B|-----------------------------0-h-2--------3---------3----------------3------|
G|-------2----------2-------2------------2-------4---------4------4---------4-|
D|----2----------2-------2------------2-------4---------4------4---------4----|
A|-0--------0---------0--------0------------2------2---------2------2---------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Em G Asus4 A D
e|-0---------0-------0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------0-------0--------2-3---------3-p-2--------2------3--3-|
G|------0---------0--------0----------0--------0----------0------------2-------------2-|
D|---2---------2--------2----------2--------0----------0------------2----------2-----0-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------0----------0-------------|
D|-2------2----------2--------2----------5-------------------------------------------0-|
D A
This day a year ago he was rolling in the snow
Bm A G D
With a younger brother in his father's yard
A Bm
Christmas break a time for touching home
Em A
The heart of all he'd known and leaving was so hard
D A
Three thousand miles away now he's working Christmas Day
Bm A G D
Making double time for the minding of the store
A Bm
Well he'd always said he'd make it on his own
Em
He's spending Christmas Eve alone
G A D
First Christmas away from home
D A
She's standing by the train station, panhandling for change
Bm A G D
Four more dollars buys a decent meal and a room
A Bm
Looks like the Sally Ann place after all
Em A
In a crowded sleeping hall that echoes like a tomb
D A
But it's warm and clean and free and there are worse places to be
Bm A G D
And at least it means no beating from her Dad
A Bm
And if she cries because it's Christmas Day
Em
She hopes that it won't show
G A D
First Christmas away from home
A D
In the apartment stands a tree and it looks so small and bare
G D
Not like it was meant to be
A Bm
The Golden Angel on the top it's not that same old silver star
Em
You wanted for your own
G A D
First Christmas away from home
D A
In the morning they get prayers then it's Crafts and tea downstairs
Bm A G D
Then another meal back in his little room
A Bm Em
Hoping maybe that the boys will think to phone before the day is gone
A
Well it's best they do it soon
D A
When the old girl passed away he fell more apart eyery day
Bm A G D
Each had always kept the other pretty well
A Bm
But the kids all said the nursing home was best
Em
Cause he couldn't live alone
G A D
First Christmas away from home
A
In the Common Room they've got the biggest tree
D
And it's huge and cold and lifeless
G D
Not like it ought to be
A
And the lit-up flashing Santa Claus on top
Bm Em
It's not that same old silver star you once made for your own
G A D
First Christmas away from home
G A D
First Christmas away from home
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
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