Capital Lights - His favorite christmas story

He me^Gt her up in Delaware in ^C193^D7 ^GShe was wearing red lipstick to m^Catch her pretty dr^Dess ^GDecember 24th at a qu^Carter till ele^Dven is when he^C finally gained the courage to a^Dsk her to dance

It was the ni^Gght before Christmas, it was l^Cove at first si^Gght The caro^Glers sang as they da^Dnced through the ni^Dght She was a s^Gmall town girl, he was a t^Craveling ^Gguy He never ca^Gught her name before they ^Dsaid their goodby^Ges ^GA couple years later he was o^Cut on the ro^Gad ^GHaving Christmas dinner in a ^Ddiner a^Dlone When he s^Gaw a young waitress with a g^Cleam in her e^Gye Her favorite ^Gday of the year she showed her^D spirits were ^Ghigh She said ^Csir can you share a litt^Gle holida^Dy cheer ^GA simple Christmas story was all she w^Danted to h^Dear He looked prep^Gared with a smile as he st^Carted to s^Gay here’s my ^Gfavorite Christmas story about a g^Dirl with no name

^GHe said I met her up in Delaware in ^C193^D7 ^GShe was wearing red lipstick to m^Catch her pretty d^Dress ^GDecember 24th at a qu^Carter till el^Deven is when^G I finally gained the courage to a^Dsk her to d^Gance

Every h^Goliday season as he tra^Cveled he’d ^Gtell about his C^Ghristmas dance partner that he n^Dever knew we^Dll He’d ^Gshare his favorite story with the^C locals he^G met He was ca^Glled the Christmas story tellin t^Draveling m^Gan

^GBy age 53 he had d^Cone settled d^Gown ^GAll the neighborhood kids liked to g^Dather aroun^Dd Just to liste^Gn to his stories about his li^Cfe on the r^Goad ^GAll he had now were these ch^Dildren he t^Gold And ev^Gery Christmas eve they showed^C up before ^Gdark H^Ge’d tell them all the story but ^Dthey knew it^D by heart They could q^Guote it word for word, he alwa^Cys told it ^Gthe same. It was his favorite Chr^Gistmas story called the g^Dirl with no name

^GHe said I met her up in Delaware in ^C193^D7 ^GShe was wearing red lipstick to m^Catch her pretty d^Dress ^GDecember 24th at a qu^Carter till el^Deven is when^G I finally gained the courage to a^Dsk her to d^Gance

^GTwenty years later as he ^Ctook his last ^Gbreath It was on a c^Gold Christmas morning on a ^Dhospital ^Dbed The chi^Gldren were grown, he ha^Cd nobody ^Gleft Except the li^Gttle old nurse who was ho^Dlding his hand He said Ma’am ^Ccan you share a little holiday cheer ^G A si^Gmple Christmas story was all he w^Danted ^Dto hear But his e^Gyes filled with tears at the w^Cords that s^Ghe spoke Because his favorite C^Ghristmas story was th^De one that she told

She said I m^Get him up in Delaware in ^C1937^D Though I n^Gever caught his name he was ^Ca travelin^Dg man Dec^Gember 24th at a qu^Carter t^Dill eleven I’m so^G glad he got the courag^De to ask me^G to dance.