Capital Lights - His favorite christmas story

He me^At her up in Delaware in ^D193^E7 ^AShe was wearing red lipstick to m^Datch her pretty dre^Ess ^ADecember 24th at a qu^Darter till ele^Even is when he^D finally gained the courage to a^Esk her to dance

It was the ni^Aght before Christmas, it was l^Dove at first sight The caro^F#mlers sang as they danc^Eed through the night She was a s^Amall town girl, he was a t^Draveling guy He never ca^F#mught her name before they s^Aaid their goodbyes ^{A D A A}A couple years later he was o^Dut on the road ^F#mHaving Christmas dinner in a d^Diner alone When he s^Aaw a young waitress with a g^Dleam in her eye Her favorite ^F#mday of the year she showed her s^Apirits were high She said ^Dsir can you shed a little ^Aholiday cheer ^F#mA simple Christmas story was all she w^Eanted to hear He looked prep^Aared with a smile as he st^Darted to say here’s my ^F#mfavorite Christmas story about a g^Airl with no name

^AHe said I met her up in Delaware in ^D193^E7 ^AShe was wearing red lipstick to m^Datch her pretty d^Eress ^ADecember 24th at a qu^Darter till el^Eeven is when^A I finally gained the courage to a^Esk her to d^Aance

Every h^Aoliday season as he tra^Dveled he’d tell about his C^F#mhristmas dance partner that he n^Eever knew well He’d ^Ashare his favorite story with the^D locals he met He was ca^F#mlled the Christmas story telling t^Araveling man

^ABy age 53 he had d^Done settled down ^F#mAll the neighborhood kids liked to g^Eather around Just to liste^An to his stories about his life on the ^Droad ^F#mAll he had now were these ch^Eildren he told And ev^Dery Christmas eve they showed^A up before dark H^F#me’d tell them all the story but ^Ethey knew it by heart They could q^Auote it word for word, he alwa^Dys told it the same. It was his favorite Chr^F#mistmas story called the g^Airl with no name

^ATwenty years later as he ^Dtook his last breath It was on a c^F#mold Christmas morning on a ^Dhospital bed The chi^Aldren were grown, he ha^Dd nobody left Except the li^F#mttle old nurse who was ho^Alding his hand He said Ma’am ^Dcan you share a little holiday cheer ^A A si^F#mmple Christmas story was all he w^Danted to hear But his e^Ayes filled with tears at the w^Dords that she spoke Because his favorite C^F#mhristmas story was th^Ae one that she told

She said I m^Aet him up in Delaware in ^D1937^E Though I n^Aever caught his name he was ^Da travelin^Eg man Dec^Aember 24th at a qu^Darter t^Eill eleven I’m so^A glad he got the courag^Ee to ask me^A to dance.