Christmas Time In The City(Chords)

	        
 

Intro: G  D/F#   A/D   D 


verse 1 
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Well I walked to town in the pouring rain 
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Paid my fare and I rode that train 
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To the station under the avenue 
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Hit the air at the stroke of noon 
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At the cross streets where I staked my claim 
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I played in tune with the winter rain 
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Collecting dimes and dollar bills 
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While the noisy traffic played the fills 


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And its Christmas time in the city 
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When the air is filled with cheer 
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And the storefronts look this pretty only once a year 


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verse 2 
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Well the vendors huddled and the taxis honked 
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As I played for change beneath the neon clock 
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I was dressed up looking like a Christmas tree 
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Blinking down on that busy street 
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When the crowd thinned out and the rain had quit 
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And my fingers felt cold and stiff 
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I took their money and I closed my case 
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And I headed back towards home again 

 
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And its Christmas time in the city 
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When the air is filled with cheer 
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And the storefronts look this pretty only once a year 

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verse 3 
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As I walked back to the subway stairs 
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I had twenty eight dollars in change for fare 
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There was an old bag lady with an outstretched hand 
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And a small Salvation Army band 
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Playing Angels We Have Heard on High 
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The First Noel and O Holy Night 
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I folded up one dollar bill 
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And I tucked it down into the till 

 
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And its Christmas time in the city 
         G        D/F#        A 
When the air is filled with cheer 
         G        D/F#        A           D       G 
And the storefronts look this pretty only once a year 

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         G        D/F#        A 
And its Christmas time in the city 
         G        D/F#        A 
When the air is filled with cheer 
         G        D/F#        A           D       G 
And the storefronts look this pretty only once a year 


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Outro 
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And its Christmas time in the city
	        

Written by Mary Chapin Carpenter/John Jennings