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Capo I - Standard Tuning
CHORDS:
SOL 320003
DO 032010
LAm X02210
RE X00322
MIm 022000
Intro
SOL - SOL-C-Em-Am - RE -
SOL DO
Amber called her uncle
LAm RE
Said "We're up here for the holiday
SOL DO
Jane and I were having solstice
LAm RE -
Now we need a place to stay"
SOL DO
And her Christ-loving uncle
LAm RE -
Watched his wife hang Mary from the tree
SOL DO
He watched his son hang candy canes
LAm RE -
All made with Red Dye Number 3
SOL DO
He told his niece, "It's Christmas Eve
LAm RE
I know our life is not your style"
SOL DO
She said, "Christmas is like Solstice
LAm RE -
And we miss you, and it's been a while"
CHORUS
SOL DO LAm RE
So the Christians and the Pagans sat together at the table
SOL DO LAm RE
Finding faith and common ground the best that they were able
MIm DO
And just before the meal was served
LAm RE
Hands were held and prayers were said
MIm DO
Sending hope for peace on Earth
LAm RE
To all their gods and goddesses
(like first verse)
The food was great, the tree plugged in
The meal had gone without a hitch
'Till Timmy turned to Amber
And said, "Is it true that you're a witch?"
His mom jumped up and said, "The pies
Are burning," and she hit the kitchen
And it was Jane who spoke and said
"It's true your cousin's not a Christian
But we love trees, we love the snow
The friends we have, the world we share
And you find magic in your God
And we find magic everywhere
CHORUS: (like first chorus)
So the Christians and the Pagans sat together at the table
Finding faith and common ground the best that they were able
And where does magic come from?
I think magic's in the learning
'Cause now when Christians sit with Pagans
Only pumpkin pies are burning
When Amber tried to do the dishes
Her aunt said "Really, no, don't bother"
Amber's uncle saw how Amber
Looked like Tim and like her father
He thought about his brother
How they hadn't spoken in a year
He thought he'd call him up and say
"It's Christmas and your daughter's here"
He thought of fathers, sons and brothers
Saw his own son tug his sleeve
Saying, "Can I be a pagan?"
Dad said, "We'll discuss it when they leave"
CHORUS
So the Christians and the Pagans sat together at the table
Finding faith and common ground the best that they were able
Lighting trees in darkness
Learning new ways from the old
Making sense of history
And drawing warmth out of the cold
End like the intro but if it
doesn't sound right it's because this
time it's played with a mandolin. So
Unless you have a mandolin, forget it.
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