Capital Lights - His favorite christmas story

He me^Ct her up in Delaware in ^F193^G7 ^CShe was wearing red lipstick to m^Fatch her pretty dre^Gss ^CDecember 24th at a qu^Farter till ele^Gven is when he^C finally gained the courage to a^Gsk her to dance

It was the ni^Cght before Christmas, it was l^Fove at first si^Gght The caro^Clers sang as they da^Fnced through the ni^Gght She was a s^Cmall town girl, he was a t^Fraveling ^Gguy He never ca^Cught her name before they s^Faid their goodbye^Gs ^CA couple years later he was o^Fut on the ro^Gad ^CHaving Christmas dinner in a d^Finer al^Gone When he s^Caw a young waitress with a g^Fleam in her e^Gye Her favorite ^Cday of the year she showed her ^Fspirits were h^Gigh She said ^Fsir can you shed a little ^Choliday c^Gheer ^CA simple Christmas story was all she w^Fanted to h^Gear He looked prep^Cared with a smile as he st^Farted to s^Gay here’s my ^Cfavorite Christmas story about a g^Girl with no name

^CHe said I met her up in Delaware in ^F193^G7 ^CShe was wearing red lipstick to m^Fatch her pretty d^Gress ^CDecember 24th at a qu^Farter till el^Geven is when^C I finally gained the courage to a^Gsk her to d^Cance

Every h^Coliday season as he tra^Fveled he’d ^Gtell about his C^Christmas dance partner that he n^Fever knew we^Gll He’d ^Cshare his favorite story with the^F locals he^G met He was ca^Clled the Christmas story tellin t^Graveling m^Can

^CBy age 53 he had d^Fone settled d^Gown ^CAll the neighborhood kids liked to g^Father aroun^Gd Just to liste^Cn to his stories about his life on the ^Froad ^{G C}All he had now were these ch^Gildren he t^Cold And ev^Fery Christmas eve they showed^C up before ^Gdark H^Ce’d tell them all the story but ^Fthey knew it^G by heart They could q^Cuote it word for word, he alwa^Fys told it ^Gthe same. It was his favorite Chr^Cistmas story called the g^Girl with no name

^CTwenty years later as he ^Ftook his last ^Gbreath It was on a c^Cold Christmas morning on a ^Fhospital ^Gbed The chi^Cldren were grown, he ha^Fd nobody ^Gleft Except the li^Cttle old nurse who was ho^Glding his hand He said Ma’am ^Fcan you share a little holiday cheer ^{C G} A si^Cmple Christmas story was all he w^Fanted ^Gto hear But his e^Cyes filled with tears at the w^Fords that s^Ghe spoke Because his favorite C^Christmas story was th^Ge one that she told

She said I m^Cet him up in Delaware in ^F1937^G Though I n^Cever caught his name he was ^Fa travelin^Gg man Dec^Cember 24th at a qu^Farter t^Gill eleven I’m so^C glad he got the courag^Ge to ask me^C to dance.