intro:	A E F# C#	(single notes on piano) 

verse 1: 
	               A     Amaj7              A7 
	Bells will be ringing     the sad, sad news 
	            D                   B7/D# 
	Oh what a Christmas to have the blues 
	           A   D             A    A/G#  F#m 
	My baby's gone   I have no friends 
	            B7              E   Eaug 
	To wish me greetings once again 

verse 2: 

	Crowds will be singing "Silent Night" 
	Christmas carols by candlelight 
	Please come home for Christmas, please come home for Christmas 
	            B7       E7                A     A7 
	If not for Christmas,   by New Year's night 

bridge: 

	               D               Dm 
	Friends and relations send salutations 
	A            E            A    A7 
	Sure as the stars shine above 
	               D                      Dm 
	But this is Christmas, yes, Christmas my dear 
	            B7                           E    Eaug 
	The time of year to be with the one you love 

verse 3: 

	So won't you tell me you'll never more roam 
	Christmas and New Year's will find you home 
	                      A    C#7               F#m F#m/E D D#dim 
	There'll be no more sorrow,    no grief and pain 
	             A    F#m      B7     E7    A 
	And I'll be happy,    (1: happy) once again 
                              (2: Christmas) 

repeat verse 3 with guitar solo over first two lines 

outro: 
	       A   D     A   A E F# C#   (single notes on piano) 
	(...again)