Calling On Mary
Aimee Mann
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Tom : G
album version - ONE MOD DRIFTER IN THE SNOW
Capo on the 2nd fret
[INTRO]
Em C Em C Am
[VERSE ONE]
G C Am
I heard the sidewalk Santa say
Em C G D Am
Merry Christmas, merry Christmas
G C Am
Salvation's coming cheap today
Em C G D Am
Merry Christmas, merry Christmas
G C Am
I searched the skyline for a star
Em C G D Am
Merry Christmas, merry Christmas
G C Am
And, baby, I wondered where you are
Em C G D C
Merry Christmas, merry Christmas
Am C
'Cause comfort's not possible when
Am
You look past the joy to the end
[CHORUS]
G C Em Am
Calling on Mary is voluntary
G C Em D
Unless you're alone like me
Em C G D
If there's a star above, then it can look like love
Em C G Am
When they light up the Christmas tree
[VERSE TWO]
G C Am
When I was young, I couldn't see
Em C G D Am
Merry Christmas, merry Christmas
G C Am
All that my true love gave to me
Em C G D C
Merry Christmas, merry Christmas
Am C
She offered sight to the blind
Am
But I'm not the miracle kind
[CHORUS]
[BRIDGE]
F C G
And to all the lost souls down below
Em C G F
Merry Christmas, merry Christmas
C G
What's one more drifter in the snow?
Em C
Merry Christmas, merry Christmas
G D
Merry Christmas, merry Christmas
[OUTRO]
Em C G D
If there's a star above, then it can look like love
Em C G
When they light up the Christmas trees
Em C G D
If there's a star above, then it can look like love
Em C G
When they light up the Christmas tree
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