INTRO:
G G C C G G D G G
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B|---------0-|
G|---------0-|
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A|---0-2---2-|
E|-3-------3-|
VERSE:
G C G
Away in a manger that's the song that he hums
G D
Pitchin' hay for the cattle and he's got horses to run
G C
The snow on the pines is like tinsel that shines
G D G G
There's work to be done, but he doesn't mind
CHORUS:
Em D C G
His Christmas lights are stars in a Montna sky
G D D
His Christmas cookies are ham biscuits he fried
G C
No stockings by his fire, just his ole cattle dog Gus
G D G G
A glass raised to his Maker that's a cowboy Christmas
VERSE:
G C G
A strong cup of coffee, beans and corn bread
G D
No visions of sugarplums dance in his head
G C
Just dreams of an old love they twirl and they spin
G D G G
What he wouldn't give if he could hold her again
CHORUS:
Em D C G
Barbed wire wrapped fencepost like garland on trees
G D D
No mistletoe, no sweetheart, no presents he'll see
G C
Just the warmth of a fire and his ole cattle dog Gus
G D G G
A glass raised to his Maker that's a cowboy Christmas
INSTRUMENTAL:
G G C C G G D G G
VERSE:
G C G
The doggies are sleeping, the wind's whining low
G D
It's time to bed down but in the firelight's glow
G C
He opens his Bible the one his mama gave
G D G G
Reads the story of Jesus born on Christmas day
CHORUS:
Em D C G
His Christmas lights are stars in a Montana sky
G D D
His Christmas cookies are ham biscuits he fried
G C
No stockings by his fire, just his ole cattle dog Gus
G D G G
A glass raised to his Maker that's a cowboy Christmas
G D G G
He'll tip his hat to his Maker that's a cowboy Christmas
