Christmas Morning
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Guitar shapes are relative to capo 0. Sounding piano chords: C → C; G/B → G/B; Am → Am; Csus4 → Csus4; F → F; G5 → G5; G → G; G → Gadd9.
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Intro
WAIT · 0:00
Check.
C · 0:02
G/B · 0:04
Am · 0:05
Csus4 · 0:07
C · 0:08
Opening verse
It's Christmas morning and you're not here
F · 0:20
And I really G5wish you were
AmIt's Christmas G5morning and you're not Fhere
And so I wrote you Cthis song
I Ghope that you're Amsmiling, Glaughing, safe and Fwarm
And that your Gabductors are treating you good
First chorus
It's Christmas Cmorning and Fyou're not Chere
And FI really Cwish you were
It's AmChristmas Gmorning and you're not Fhere
And so I wrote you this Csong
Tree verse
I didn't get Ama tree this Gyear but tried to Flast minute
But CAmazon used a Gthird-party Fshipper and it got delayed
C · 1:13
I have been trying to Gprocess the return
F · 1:17
But they won't let me until it actually Carrives
This is Gwhy by the time you can Fdrive robots will run the world
But Canyway, back to Gyou because it's FChristmas
C · 1:32
Bridge
When the tree gets Ghere it will be FDecember 26th
I think I won't Amreturn it
I think I will Fkeep it all Cboxed up
So G364 days from now it will light our Amfirst of many Christmases
In the Fplace we both call home
Repeated refrain
It's CChristmas Gmorning and you're not Fhere
It's CChristmas Gmorning and you're Fnot here
Wordless refrain
C · 2:10
G · 2:11
F · 2:13
C · 2:16
G · 2:17
F · 2:19
C · 2:22
G · 2:23
F · 2:25
C · 2:28
G · 2:30
F · 2:31
Quiet bridge
CI hope to never say these Gwords again for the rest Fof my life
Final chorus
It's Christmas Cmorning and Fyou're not Chere
And FI really wish you were
It's Am → GChristmas morning and you're not Fhere
And so I wrote you Cthis song
Outro
MUTE / RING · 2:58
LET RING · 3:01
Release / end
END · 3:05
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