Jimmy Boyd

The Little Match Girl(Chords)

Jimmy Boyd

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Intro 
D   |G   |D   |G 

verse 1 
    D       Bm      G         D 
A stranger came to old London town 
 A              D 
On a Christmas morn? 
         D         Bm          G           D 
And his eyes were soft as the snow coming down 
     A                  D 
His smile as gentle as dawn 

     Bm                                F#m 
All around there were bright Christmas windows 
         F#m     C#7          F#m 
But he scarcely noticed their glow 
           F#m         E        D           A 
?Cause his heart went out to a little match girl 
  E7                   A     (A7) 
Kneeling there in the snow 

D G D Em Oh merry Christmas, oh merry Christmas Bm F#7 Bm (A) Oh season of heavenly peace
verse 2 D Bm Her clothes were threadbare G D And many a patch A D Caught the wintery storm D Bm G D And her trembling fingers kept striking a match A D Trying so to keep warm Bm F#m From each house she could hear happy voices F#m C#7 F#m As the smoke from the chimneys would curl F#m E D A But the doors were (a) barred and the hearts were closed E7 A (A7) To the little match girl
D G D Em Oh merry Christmas, oh merry Christmas Bm F#7 Bm (A) Oh season of heavenly peace
verse 3 D Bm G D Her last match flickered due just a faint blow A D When heaven heard her despair D Bm G D And the stranger fashioned a gown from the snow A D A cape of sunbeams to wear Bm F#m Then he cried as he cried once before F#m C#7 F#m As he slowly took her away F#m E D A Oh forgive them they know not what they do E7 A (A7) But they will know some day
D G D Em Oh merry Christmas, oh merry Christmas Bm F#7 Bm Oh season of heavenly peace

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