Capital Lights - His favorite christmas story

He met^A her up in Delaware in 1^D937^{E A}She 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 ^Ecourage to ask her to dance

It was the ni^Aght before Christmas, it was l^Dove at first si^Eght The ca^Arolers sang as they danced through the^E night She was a s^Amall town girl, he was a t^Draveling ^Eguy He never ca^Dught her name before they s^Eaid their goodbye^As ^AA couple years later he was o^Dut on the ro^Ead ^AHaving Christmas dinner in a diner a^Elone When he^A saw a young waitress with a^D gleam in her^E eye Her favorite ^Dday of the year she showed her ^Espirits were ^Ahigh She said ^Dsir can you shed a little ^Aholiday cheer A ^F#msimple Christmas story was all she ^Ewanted to hear He looked prep^Aared with a smile as he st^Darted to say here's my ^F#mfavorite ^EChristmas story about a girl 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 I finally gained^D the courage to ask her to dance^{E A}

very ho^Aliday season as he trav^Deled he'd ^{E E}tell about his C^Ahristmas dance ^Epartner that he never knew well He'd sh^Aare his favorite story with the l^Docals he m^Eet ^DHe was called the Christmas story^E tellin tr^Aaveling man ^ABy age 53 he had d^Done settled d^Eown ^AAll the neighborhood kids liked to gather arou^End Just to liste^An to his stories about his life on the ^Droad ^{E D}All he had now were these ch^Eildren he t^Aold And ev^Dery Christmas eve they showed^A up before dark H^F#me'd tell them all the story but they ^Eknew it by heart They could q^Auote it word for word, he alwa^Dys told it the same. It was his ^F#mfavorite Christmas story called the g^Eirl with no name

^ATwenty years later as he ^Dtook his last ^Ebreath It was on a c^Aold Christmas morning on a ^Ehospital bed The chi^Aldren were grown, he ha^Dd nobody ^Eleft Except the li^Attle old nurse who was ho^Elding his ^Ahand He said ^DMa'am can you share a little ^Aholiday cheer A si^F#mmple Christmas story was all he ^Ewanted to hear But his e^Ayes filled with tears at the w^Dords that she spoke Because his ^F#mfavorite Christmas story was the ^Eone that she ^Atold

She said I m^Aet him up in Delaware in 1937 ^{D 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 g^Dlad he got the courage ^Eto ask me t^Ao dance.