Tuning: E A D G B E

[Piano Intro] D E A F#m D E A [Acoustic Guitar] A Asus2 Asus4 A (2x) [Verse 1]

It’s a^Dround this time of ^Eyear I get to ^Athinking ^F#m About ^Dall the things I wi^Esh I’d said or^A done ^C#7 If I e^Dver g^Eet myself toge^F#mther ^EI’ll be s^D#dimtunned I know^D that I can’t be the only ^Eone

[Verse 2]

Resolu^Dtions rarely le^Ead to revol^Autions ^F#m No not ^Deveryone can s^Epark one from their ^Abed ^C#7 I’m ti^Dred and unins^Epired, truth be ^F#mtold rat^Eher be ^D#dimdead The pa^Dst is something I can’t seem to ^Dmshed^Dm6

[Pre-Chorus]

But it’s ^AChristmas I’ll go through the m^C#motions At^Doning for mistakes I haven’t ^Amade^E It’s the ^Alitmus, of my dev^C#motion ^Cm To p^Bmeople that don’t matter an^Esus4yway ^E

{Chorus]

^FJust bec^Gause it’s ^EChristma^E7s doesn’t ^Ammean I’^Gm having f^Dun ^FDespite all ^Gmy amb^Eition^E7, what exa^Amctly ^Ghave I d^Done?

[Interlude] Dm Dm/F Em Em/G E7/G# A A Asus2 Asus4 A [Guitar Solo] D E A F#m D E A C#7 D E F#m E D#dim D Dm [Pre-Chorus]

But it’s ^AChristmas I’ll go through the m^C#motions ^Cm Aton^Bming for mistakes I haven’t^Esus4 made ^E

[Chorus]

^FJust bec^Gause it’s ^EChristma^E7s doesn’t ^Ammean I’^Gm having f^Dun ^FDespite all ^Gmy amb^Eition^E7, what exa^Amctly ^Ghave I d^Done?

[Outro]

^FI keep hoping maybe next year ^Gthings will change ^CThen when nothing’s different I try ^Amto assuage and s^Fmile As t^Gime passes me b^Amy ^G

I s^Fend more prayers than postcards despite ^Gall I lack Yet ^Amevery movement f^Gorward brings me t^F#dimwo steps back It’s t^Fime for c^Emheer, may^Gmbe next y^A7ear

^DmAnd I won’t find anything I need ben^Geath the tree Or a^E7nyone around it that might d^Aisagree That j^Dmust because it’s Christmas doesn’t m^Gean I’m having ^Abfun ^Am ^Bbdim7 ^E7/B

^FJust because it’s Christmas ^Fm6doesn’t mean I’m having ^Cmaj7fun.

Misc Your Songs - Rob carroll - just because its christmas