Hayes Carll - Grateful for christmas

^GWell we'd all head to Waco, for the birth of our Lord ^CMy folks and my brother in an 82 Ford ^DWe'd pull in the driveway filled up with cars ^COld aunts and old uncles, L^Dord I see stars

^GAnd then we'd run to the kitchen, you know kids and their games ^CPlay fetch with old Buster, call each other names ^DAunt Betty'd be singing while supper was cookings ^CWe'd unwrap the gifts w^Dhen no one was lookin

^CLet's all gather ^Ground, G^Crandpa say the ble^Gssing ^CAunt Jane, she fell ^Gasleep, M^Gary Kay burned the d^Dressing ^CBut we got all our friends and ^Gfamily here ^CAnd I'm grateful for ^DChristmas this y^Gear

^GWell this year we're in Houston, lets all get together ^CMan I almost snow can you believe this weather ^DWho's gonna be here, Uncle Frank can't make it ^CSince Grandpa died, ^DI don't know if Nana can take it

^GWell this present's a sweater and the pie don't taste right ^CAnd Dad and the TV are starting to fight ^DI wish I had a drink or maybe a dozen ^CLord what I'd give for ^Done good lookin cousin

^CSo lets all gather^G round,^C dad you say the^G blessing ^CAunt Jane, she fell^G asleep,^G Mary Kay burned the^D dressing ^CBut we got all our friends and^G family here ^CAnd I'm grateful for^D Christmas this^G year

^GHey Mom how you doing, yeah I miss him too ^CNah the Christmas light don't make your hair look blue ^DThe cousins ain't coming Jon's overseas ^CAnd I guess my wife loves her ^Dfolks more then me

^GBut the ladies from the church said, they might stop by ^CI brought you this picture, ahh mama don't cry ^DLet's play cards and watch the news channel ^CI love you too, a^Dnd thanks for the flannel

^CSo lets all ^Ggather round, ^CI gues I'll say the ^Gblessing ^CAunt Jane, ^Gshe fell asleep, ^GI never cared for ^Ddressing ^CBut we got all our friends and ^Gfamily here ^CAnd I'm grateful for ^DChristmas this ^Gyear ^COh, I’m grateful for Chri^Dstmas this year^G