he Comforter has Come!/ O Spread the Tidings ‘Round

6 6 -6 5 6 7 7 -8 7 -6 7
Oh, spread the tidings ’round, wherever man is found

-6 6 -6 6 5 6 5 5 5 -4 4 -4
Wherever human hearts and human woes abound;

6 6 -6 5 6 7 7 -8 7 -6 7
Let every Christian tongue proclaim the joyful sound:

-6 6 7 8 -8 7
The Comforter has come!

Chorus

7 8 -8 7 -8 8
The Comforter has come,

7 7 -8 7 -6 7
The Comforter has come!

-6 6 -6 6 5 6
The Holy Ghost from heav’n,

5 5 5 -4 4 -4
The Lord’s dear promise giv’n;

6 6 -6 5 6
Oh, spread the tidings ’round,

7 7 -8 7 -6 7
Wherever man is found:

-6 6 7 8 -8 7
The Comforter has come!

The long, long night is past, the morning breaks at last;
And hushed the dreadful wail and fury of the blast,
As o’er the golden hills the day advances fast!
The Comforter has come!
Chorus

Lo, the great King of kings, with healing in His wings,
To every captive soul a full deliv’rance brings;
And through the vacant cells the song of triumph rings:
The Comforter has come!
Chorus

O boundless love divine! how shall this tongue of mine
To wond’ring mortals tell the matchless grace divine—
That I, a child of hell, should in His image shine!
The Comforter has come!
Chorus

American folk song
Key: D

6 6 6 -6 6 5
9 9 9 -10 9 8
Weep, all ye lit-tle rains

-4 4 5
-8 7 8
Wail, wind, wail

6 -6 7 -6 6 5 -4
9 -10 10 -10 9 8 -8
All a-long a-long a-long

4 -4 4 4 4 4
7 -8 7 7 7 7
The Col-o-rad-o Trail

6 6 6 -6 6 5
9 9 9 -10 9 8
Eyes like a morn-ing star

-4 4 -4 5
-8 7 -8 8
Lips like a rose

6 6 6 6 -6 6 5
9 9 9 9 -10 9 8
Jen-ny was a pret-ty gal

4 -3” -3” 4 -4
7 -6 -6 7 -8
God Al-might-y knows

6 6 6 -6 6 5
9 9 9 -10 9 8
Weep, all ye lit-tle rains

5 4 3
8 7 6
Wail, wind, wail

6 -6 7 -6 6 5 -4
9 -10 10 -10 9 8 -8
All a-long a-long a-long

4 -4 4 4 4 4
7 -8 7 7 7 7
The Col-o-rad-o Trail

American folk song
Key: D

-7 -7 -7 -8 -7 -6*
Weep, all ye lit-tle rains
6 -5 -6*
Wail, wind, wail
-7 -8 -9 -8 -7 -6* 6
All a-long a-long a-long
-5 6 -5 -5 -5 -5
The Col-o-rad-o Trail
-7 -7 -7 -8 -7 -6*
Eyes like a morn-ing star
6 -5 6 -6*
Lips like a rose
-7 -7 -7 -7 -8 -7 -6*
Jen-ny was a pret-ty gal
-5 -4 -4 -5 6
God Al-might-y knows
-7 -7 -7 -8 -7 -6*
Weep, all ye lit-tle rains
-6* -5 -6*
Wail, wind, wail
-7 -8 -9 -8 -7 -6* 6
All a-long a-long a-long
-5 6 -5 -5 -5 -5
The Col-o-rad-o Trail

(Start With Music)
7 7 7 7 -7 7 6 -5 5 -5 6___
7 7 7 -7 7 6 5 -3 -3 5 -5__
7 7 7 7 -7 7 6 -5 5 -5 6__
7 -7 9 -7 7 6 -5 5 -5 5 5 5 5__
(Repeat)

7* 7* 7* 7* -7* 7* -6___ -5* 5* -5* -6__
7* 7* 7* -7* 7* -6 5*__ -3* -3* 5* -5*__
7* 7* 7* 7* -7* 7* -6__ -5* 5* -5* -6__
7* -7* 9* -7* 7* -6 -5* 5* -5* 5* 5* 5* 5*__

Eyes like the morning star, cheeks like the rose,
Laura was a pretty girl everybody knows.

Chorus:
Weep, all ye little rains. Wail, winds, wail.
All along, along, along the Colorado Trail.

Laura was a laughin’ girl, joyful in the day.
Laura was my darling girl. Now she’s gone away.
(Chorus)

Sixteen years she graced the Earth and all of life was good.
Now my life lies buried ‘neath a cross of wood.
(Chorus)

This plays with an instrumental arrangement, same Artist, run time
2:26.

American folk song
Key: D
Harp: G

-4 -4 -4 5 -4 -3
-8 -8 -8 8 -8 -7
Weep, all ye lit-tle rains

-3” 3 -3
-6 6 -7
Wail, wind, wail

-4 5 6 5 -4 -3 -3”
-8 8 9 8 -8 -7 -6
All a-long a-long a-long

3 -3” 3 3 3 3
6 -6 6 6 6 6
The Col-o-rad-o Trail

-4 -4 -4 5 -4 -3
-8 -8 -8 8 -8 -7
Eyes like a morn-ing star

-3” 3 -3” -3
-6 6 -6 -7
Lips like a rose

-4 -4 -4 -4 5 -4 -3
-8 -8 -8 -8 8 -8 -7
Jen-ny was a pret-ty gal

3 2 2 3 -3”
6 5 5 6 -6
God Al-might-y knows

-4 -4 -4 5 -4 -3
-8 -8 -8 8 -8 -7
Weep, all ye lit-tle rains

-3 3 -3
-7 6 -7
Wail, wind, wail

-4 5 6 5 -4 -3 -3”
-8 8 9 8 -8 -7 -6
All a-long a-long a-long

3 -3” 3 3 3 3
6 -6 6 6 6 6
The Col-o-rad-o Trail

16th C. English sea chantey
Key: G
Time: 6/8

2 2 -3” -3”-3 4
5 5 -6 -6 -7 7
Look a-head, look a-starn

-3 3 -3” 4 -3 3 -3”
-7 6 -6 7 -7 6 -6
Look the weath-er and the lee

-4 5 4 -4 -3 -3”-3 4 -4 5
-8 8 7 -8 -7 -6-7 7 -8 8
Blow high blow low and so sail-ed we

5 5 5 5 4 -4 -4
8 8 8 8 7 -8 -8
I see a wreck to wind-ward

-44 -3 4 -4 5 -3” 3
-87 -7 7 -8 8 -6 6
And a lof-ty ship to lee

3 -3” -3” -3” -3” -3”-3 4
6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -7 7
A sail-ing down all on the coasts

-4 5 -3” 3 -3”
-8 8 -6 6 -6
Of High Bar-ba-ry

16th C. English sea chantey
Key: G
Time: 6/8

-4 -4 6 6 -6* 7
Look a-head, look a-starn
-6* -5 6 7 -6* -5 6
Look the weath-er and the lee
-7 -8 7 -7 -6* 6-6* 7 -7 -8
Blow high blow low and so sail-ed we
-8 -8 -8 -8 7 -7 -7
I see a wreck to wind-ward
-77-6* 7 -7 -8 6 -5
And a lof-ty ship to lee
-5 6 6 6 6 6 -6* 7
A sail-ing down all on the coasts
-7 -8 6 -5 6
Of High Bar-ba-ry

Minstrel folk song
Key: G
Time: 2/4

2 3 -2”-3” 2 3 -1
5 6 -5 -6 5 6 -4
8 9 -9 -10 8 9 -8
Lub-ly Ro-sa’ Sam-bo cum,

2 2 3 3 -2”-3”
5 5 6 6 -5 -6
8 8 9 9 -9 -10
Don’t you hear de ban-jo

2 -1 1
5 -4 4
8 -8 7
Tum, tum, tum

2 3 -2” -3” 2 3 -1
5 6 -5 -6 5 6 -4
8 9 -9 -10 8 9 -8
Lub-ly Ro-sa’ Sam-bo cum,

2 2 3 3 -2” -3”
5 5 6 6 -5 -6
8 8 9 9 -9 -10
Don’t you hear de ban-jo

2 -1 1
5 -4 4
8 -8 7
Tum, tum, tum

2 -2” -2” 2 -1 1
5 -5 -5 5 -4 4
8 -9 -9 8 -8 7
Oh Rose de coal black Rose

-1 2 2 2 2 -2”
-4 5 5 5 5 -5
-8 8 8 8 8 -9
I wish I may be covtch’d

-3”-2” 2 -1 1
-6 -5 5 -4 4
-10-9 8 -8 7
If I don’t lub Rose

2 -2” -2” 2 -1 1
5 -5 -5 5 -4 4
8 -9 -9 8 -8 7
Oh Rose de coal black Rose

Minstrel folk song
Key: G
Time: 2/4

-4 -5 5 6 -4 -5 -3
Lub-ly Ro-sa’ Sam-bo cum,
-4 -4 -5 -5 5 6
Don’t you hear de ban-jo
-4 -3 3
Tum, tum, tum
-4 -5 5 6 -4 -5 -3
Lub-ly Ro-sa’ Sam-bo cum,
-4 -4 -5 -5 5 6
Don’t you hear de ban-jo
-4 -3 3
Tum, tum, tum
-4 4 4 -4 -3 3
Oh Rose de coal black Rose
-3 -4 -4 -4 -4 5
I wish I may be covtch’d
6 5 -4 -3 3
If I don’t lub Rose
-4 4 4 -4 -3 3
Oh Rose de coal black Rose

Minstrel folk song
Key: G
Time: 2/4

-3  -4 4  5   -3  -4 -3″
-7  -8 7  8   -7  -8 -6
Lub-ly Ro-sa’ Sam-bo cum,

-3   -3   -4  -4  4  5
-7   -7   -8  -8  7  8
Don’t you hear de ban-jo

-3   -3″   3
-7   -6    6
Tum, tum, tum

-3  -4 4  5   -3  -4 -3″
-7  -8 7  8   -7  -8 -6
Lub-ly Ro-sa’ Sam-bo cum,

-3   -3   -4  -4  4  5
-7   -7   -8  -8  7  8
Don’t you hear de ban-jo

-3   -3″   3
-7   -6    6
Tum, tum, tum

-3  4   4   -3   -3″   3
-7  7   7   -7   -6    6
Oh Rose de coal black Rose

-3″-3 -3 -3  -3    4
-6 -7 -7 -7  -7    7
I wish I may be covtch’d

5  4  -3   -3″  3
8  7  -7   -6   6
If I don’t lub Rose

-3  4   4   -3   -3″   3
-7  7   7   -7   -6    6
Oh Rose de coal black Rose

This is a segment/chorus (well known part)
of a katie Melua Song
Any Key (E & C sounds best)

Slow Ballad

3 4 -4 5 -4 -4 4 -3 4
This is the closest thing to crazy
2 3 -3 4 -3
I have ever been
2 3 -3 4 -3 2 3 -4 5 -4
Feeling twenty two, acting seventeen
3 4 -4 5 -4 -4 4 -3 4
This is the nearest thing to crazy
2 3 3 4 -3
I have ever known
2 3 4 -4 4 2 5 -5 5
I was never crazy on my own
-4 6 -6 4 -3b -3 4 -5
And now I know that there’s a link
5 -4 -3b 4
Beween the two
-5 5 5 -5 -5 4 2
Being close to craziness
3 -4 4 4 -3 -3
And being close to you …..

By: James Mtume & Reggie Lucas
Donnie Hathaway, Roberta Flack
Key: A

3 -3 4 -3 3 2 3
6 -7 7 -7 6 5 6
The clos-er I get to you

3 -4 4 -3 3-3” 3
6 -8 7 -7 6-6 6
The more you make me see

3 -3 4 -3 3 2 -3”3
6 -7 7 -7 6 5 -66
By giv-ing me all you’ve got

-4 -4 4 -3 3 -3”3
-8 -8 7 -7 6 -6 6
Your love has cap-tured me

5 -4 4 5 -4 4 -4
8 -8 7 8 -8 7 -8
O-ver and o-ver a-gain

3 3 3 -5 -5 6 6 5
6 6 6 -9 -9 9 9 8
I try to tell my-self that we

4 5 -4 4 5 4 -4 -4
7 8 -8 7 8 7 -8 -8
Could nev-er be more than friends

3 3 3 -5 -5 6
6 6 6 -9 -9 9
And all the while in-side

6 5 5 5 4 -4
9 8 8 8 7 -8
I knew it was real

3 3 -3” 4 4 -4
6 6 -6 7 7 -8
The way you make me feel

4 -3 4 -3 3 2 3
7 -7 7 -7 6 5 6
The clos-er I get to you

By: James Mtume & Reggie Lucas
Donnie Hathaway, Roberta Flack
Key: A

2 3* -3 3* 2 1* 2
The clos-er I get to you
2 -4 -3 3* 2-2* 2
The more you make me see
2 3* -3 3* 2 1* -2*2
By giv-ing me all you’ve got
-4 -4 -3 3* 2 -2* 2
Your love has cap-tured me

4* -4 -3 4* -4 -3 -4
O-ver and o-ver a-gain
2 2 2 -5 -5 6 6 5*
I try to tell my-self that we
-3 4* -4 -3 4*-3 -4 -4
Could nev-er be more than friends
2 2 2 -5 -5 6
And all the while in-side
6 5* 5* 5*-3 -4
I knew it was real
2 2 -2* -3 -3 -4
The way you make me feel
-3 3* -3 3* 2 1* 2
The clos-er I get to you

This is tabbed for a 24 hole Echo Celeste tremolo

3 3 3 4 5 4
I can almost see it
3 3 4 -5 5
That dream I’m dreaming
4 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 4 -2
But there’s a voice inside my head
4 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 4
Saying you’ll ne-ver reach it
3 3 3 4 5 4
Every step I’m taking
3 3 4 -5 5 4 -3
Every move I make feels lost
-3 -3 4 4 -2
With no direction
-3 -3 4 4 -2 -3
My faith is shaking but
6 5 -5 6 6 6
I got to keep trying
5 6 7 -6 6 -5 -5
Got to keep my head held high
4 6 6 6 -5 -5 6 -5 5 5 4
There’s always gonna be another mountain
4 6 6 6 -5 -5 6 -5 5 6
I’m always gonna wanna make it move
6 6 6 -5 -5 6 -5 5 5 4
Always gonna be an uphill battle
6 6 -5 -5 6 -5 5 6
Sometimes I’m gonna have to lose
6 6 6 -5 -5 5 5 4
Ain’t about how fast I get there
6 6 6 -5 -5 5 5 5 -5 6
Aint about what’s waiting on the other
7 -6 6 5 -6 6 6
Side It’s the climb
3 3 3 4 5 4
The troubles I’m facing
3 3 3 4 -5 5
The chances I’m taking
-3 -3 4 4 -2 -2
Sometimes might knock me down
2 5 -3 4 -3 4
But no I’m not breaking
3 3 4 5 4
I may not know it
3 3 3 4 -5 5
But these are the moments
-3 -3 -3 -3 -3 4 -2 -3
I’m gonna remember most yeah
-3 -3 -3 -3 -3 4 3
Just gotta keep going
-3 6 5 -5 6 6
And I got to be strong
6 7 -6 6 -5 -5
Just keep pushing on cause
4 6 6 6 -5 -5 6 -5 5 5 4
There’s always gonna be another mountain
4 6 6 6 -5 -5 6 -5 5 6
I’m always gonna wanna make it move
6 6 6 -5 -5 6 -5 5 5 4
Always gonna be an uphill battle
6 6 -5 -5 6 -5 5 6
Sometimes I’m gonna have to lose
6 6 6 -5 -5 5 5 4
Ain’t about how fast I get there
6 6 6 -5 -5 5 5 5 -5 6
Aint about what’s waiting on the other
7 -6 6 5 -6 6 6
Side It’s the climb

4 6 6 6 -5 -5 6 -5 5 5 4
There’s always gonna be another mountain
4 6 6 6 -5 -5 6 -5 5 6
I’m always gonna wanna make it move
6 6 6 -5 -5 6 -5 5 5 4
Always gonna be an uphill battle
6 6 -5 -5 6 -5 5 6
Sometimes I’m gonna have to lose
6 6 6 -5 -5 5 5 4
Ain’t about how fast I get there
6 6 6 -5 -5 5 5 5 -5 6
Aint about what’s waiting on the other
7 -6 6 5 -6 6 6
Side It’s the climb
7 -6 6 -5 5
Yeah

2 2 2 3 4 3
I can almost see it
2 2 3 -4 4
That dream I’m dreaming
3 -3” -3” -3” -3”-3” 3 -2”
But there’s a voice inside my head
3 -3” -3” -3” -3” -3” 3
Saying you’ll ne-ver reach it
2 2 2 3 4 3
Every step I’m taking
2 2 3 -4 4 3 -3”
Every move I make feels lost
-3” -3” 3 3 -2”
With no direction
-3” -3” 3 3 -2” -3”
My faith is shaking but
5 4 -4 5 5 5
I got to keep trying
4 5 6 -5 5 -4 -4
Got to keep my head held high
3 5 5 5 -4 -4 5 -4 4 4 3
There’s always gonna be another mountain
3 5 5 5 -4 -4 5 -4 4 5
I’m always gonna wanna make it move
5 5 5 -4 -4 5 -4 4 4 3
Always gonna be an uphill battle
5 5 -4 -4 5 -4 4 5
Sometimes I’m gonna have to lose
5 5 5 -4 -4 4 4 3
Ain’t about how fast I get there
5 5 5 -4 -4 4 4 4 -4 5
Aint about what’s waiting on the other
6 -5 5 4 -5 5 5
Side It’s the climb
2 2 2 3 4 3
The troubles I’m facing
2 2 2 3 -4 4
The chances I’m taking
-3” -3” 4 4 -2” -2”
Sometimes might knock me down
1 4 -3” 3 -3” 3
But no I’m not breaking
2 2 3 4 3
I may not know it
2 2 2 3 -4 4
But these are the moments
-3” -3” -3” -3”-3” 3 -2” -3”
I’m gon-na re-mem-ber most yeah
-3” -3” -3” -3” -3” 3 2
Just got-ta keep going
-3” 5 4 -4 5 5
And I got to be strong
5 6 -5 5 -4 -4
Just keep pushing on cause
3 5 5 5 -4 -4 5 -4 4 4 3
There’s always gonna be another mountain
3 5 5 5 -4 -4 5 -4 4 5
I’m always gonna wanna make it move
5 5 5 -4 -4 5 -4 4 4 3
Always gonna be an uphill battle
5 5 -4 -4 5 -4 4 5
Sometimes I’m gonna have to lose
5 5 5 -4 -4 4 4 3
Ain’t about how fast I get there
5 5 5 -4 -4 4 4 4 -4 5
Aint about what’s waiting on the other
6 -5 5 4 -5 5 5
Side It’s the climb

3 5 5 5 -4 -4 5 -4 4 4 3
There’s always gonna be another mountain
3 5 5 5 -4 -4 5 -4 4 5
I’m always gonna wanna make it move
5 5 5 -4 -4 5 -4 4 4 3
Always gonna be an uphill battle
5 5 -4 -4 5 -4 4 5
Sometimes I’m gonna have to lose
5 5 5 -4 -4 4 4 3
Ain’t about how fast I get there
5 5 5 -4 -4 4 4 4 -4 5
Aint about what’s waiting on the other
6 -5 5 4 -5 5 5
Side It’s the climb
6 -5 5 -4 4
Yeah

6 6 -6. -7 -8 -7. -6 6 5 4 5 -4

-7 7 -8. 8 -8 -7 -4. 6 6 -6 6 -6 -7

-7 7 -8. 8 -8 -7 -4. 6 -6. 6 -6 -7

-7 -6 6. -6 -7 -8 -7. -6 6 5 4 5 -4

AM
|7 -7 -6 6 -6 -7 -6 -7 |7 -7 7 -8 7 -6 |

G
|6 5 4 4 -3 4 |5 -4 4 5 -5 6 |

AM G
|-6 6 -6 -7 -6 -7 7 -7 7 -8 7 -6| 6 5 6 7 6 5|

AM AM
|-4 5 -4 -4 7 -7|-4 5 -4 -4 -6|

AM G
|-6 -7 7 -8 8 -8 -8 8 -8 -8 7 -6|6 5 6 7 -7 7 7 8 -8 7 -6 6|

AM G
|-6 -7 7 -8 8 -8 -8 8 -8 -8 7 -6|6 5 6 7 6 5|

AM AM
|-4 5 -4 -4 -6|-4 5 -4 -4|

And Again:

AM
|7 -7 -6 6 -6 -7 -6 -7 |7 -7 7 -8 7 -6 |

G
|6 5 4 4 -3 4 |5 -4 4 5 -5 6 |

AM G
|-6 6 -6 -7 -6 -7 7 -7 7 -8 7 -6| 6 5 6 7 6 5|

AM AM
|-4 5 -4 -4 7 -7|-4 5 -4 -4 -6|

AM G
|-6 -7 7 -8 8 -8 -8 8 -8 -8 7 -6|6 5 6 7 -7 7 7 8 -8 7 -6 6|

AM G
|-6 -7 7 -8 8 -8 -8 8 -8 -8 7 -6|6 5 6 7 6 5|

AM AM
|-4 5 -4 -4 -6|-4 5 -4 -4|

5 6 5 6 6 -6 5 -4 4 4 4 4

5 6 5 6 6 -6 5 -4 4 4 4 -4

6 7 -6 6 7 -6 6 -6 6 5 6

6 7 -6 6 7 -6 6 -7 -6 6 -6

5 6 5 6 6 -6 5 -4 4 4 4 4

5 6 5 6 6 -6 7 -8 7 -8 -8 8

RRR 6 -5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 -5 -5 5 RRRR
| Dealing | card games with the | old men in the club | car. |
|
5 5 5 5 4 -6 -6 -6 6 6 6 —-> R RRRR
| Penny a point, ain’t | no one keeping score. | | |
6 6 6 6 6 —> 6 6 -5 -5—> 5 RRR 5 5 5 4
r 5 6
| Pass the paper bag | that holds the bot | tle. | Feel the | wheels
a rum |
6 6 6 -3 4——> R RRR
| blin’ beneath the floor. | |

RRR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5—>
| And the | sons of Pullman | por r ters and | the sons of en n |
-> 5 5 r 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 -6-5# R RRRR
| gineers ride | their fathers ma | gic carpets made of steel. |
|

6 6 6 6 6 6 6 -5 -5 5 5 5 5 5 4
| Riding on the | City of New Or | leans. | Illinois Central, |
-6 -6 -6 6 6 6 —-> R RRRR
| Monday mor orning rail. | | |
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 -5 -5 5 RRR 5 5
| Fifteen cars and fif | teen restless riders, | three con |
5 4 r 5 6 6 6 6 -3 4 R RRR 5 5 5 5 5
5
| ductors and | twenty five sacks of mail. | All a | long a
southbound |
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 r 5 6 6 6 6
| odyssey, the | train pulls out of Kan | kakee. It | rolls along past
|
6 6 6 6 -6 -5# R RRRR 5 5 5 5 5
| houses, farms and | fields. | | Passing trains that have |
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6
-4 5
| no name, frei | ght yards full of old | black men, and the |
graveyards of the |
-5 -5 -5 5-4 4 ——> 5 456 -4-5-6 567
| rusted automobiles. | | (And I’m sing in’) |

7 7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -6 6 —> 4 R RRR -4
| Good morn | ing Am er i ca, how are | you? | Say’n, |
5 5 5 4 -6 -6 -6 6 6 R R 6 -5 5 5
5 5
| don’t you know me, | I’m your native | son? | I’m the | train they
call the |
6 6 6 -6 5-4 4 RRr 4 4 -7 -> -7 -6 -6 6—> 6
6 6-5 5
| City of New | Orleans. | I’ll be gone | five hundred miles | when
the day is |
4 R RRRR RRRR
| done. | | |

RRR 6 —

Trad. Czech-Bohemian Christmas Carol
Key: D

-1 -1 -2* -3 -2* -3 -5 -4 -3 -2*
The Christ-mas tree with its can-dles gleam-ing
-3 -4 -3 3 2 2 -3 -33 -2*
A glow is kin-dling in all our hearts
-2* -2* -3 3 2 3 3 -4 -3 -2*
It speaks of God’s pure love light stream-ing
-2* -2* -3 3 2 -3 -33 -2*
It brings us hope and joy im-parts.

(chorus)
5 -5 6 6 6 6 -6 6 6 -5
When I die I may not go to heaven
5 6 6 6 6 -4 5 -4 4
I don’t know if they let cowboys in
5 6 6 6 6 6 -6 6 6 -5 4
If they don’t just let me go to Texas, Boy!
5 6 6 6 -4 5 -4 4
Texas is as close as I’ve been.

5 6 6 6 6 5 -4 4 -5
New York couldn’t hold my attention
-6 6 -5 -5 5 -5 5 -4 4
Detroit City couldn’t sing my song
5 6 6 6 6 6 -6 6 5 -4 -4 -5
If tomorrow finds me busted flat in Dallas
-6 6 -5 -5 -5 -5 -4 4 -4 4
I won’t care, ’cause at least I’ll know I’m home.

(chorus)
5 -5 6 6 6 6 -6 6 6 -5
When I die I may not go to heaven
5 6 6 6 6 -4 5 -4 4
I don’t know if they let cowboys in
5 6 6 6 6 6 -6 6 6 -5 4
If they don’t just let me go to Texas, Boy!
5 6 6 6 -4 5 -4 4
Texas is as close as I’ve been.

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I’d ride through all of Hell and half of Texas
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Just to hear Willie Nelson sing a country song
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Beer just ain’t as cold in old Milwaukee
-6 6 5 -5 -5 -5 -4 4 -4 4
My body’s here, but my soul’s in San Antone.

(chorus)
5 -5 6 6 6 6 -6 6 6 -5
When I die I may not go to heaven
5 6 6 6 6 -4 5 -4 4
I don’t know if they let cowboys in
5 6 6 6 6 6 -6 6 6 -5 4
If they don’t just let me go to Texas, Boy!
5 6 6 6 -4 5 -4 4
Texas is as close as I’ve been.

(chorus one last time)

Trad. Czech-Bohemian Christmas Carol
Key: D

1 1 2 3 2 3 4 -3” 3 2
7 7 8 9 8 9 10 -10 9 8
4 4 5 6 5 6 7 -6 6 5
The Christ-mas tree with its can-dles gleam-ing

3 -3” 3 -2” -1 -1 -2” 3-2” 2
9 -10 9 -9 -8 -8 -9 9-9 8
6 -6 6 -5 -4 -4 -5 6-5 5
A glow is kin-dling in all our hearts

2 2 -2”-2”-1 -2” -2” -3” 3 2
8 8 -9 -9-8 -9 -9 -10 9 8
5 5 -5 -5-4 -5 -5 -6 6 5
It speaks of God’s pure love light stream-ing

2 2 3 -2* -1 3 3-2” 2
8 8 9 -9 -8 9 9-9 8
5 5 6 -5 -4 6 6-5 5
It brings us hope and joy im-parts.

Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire
By Mel Torme’ and Robert Wells
Key of Eb Major

-1* -5* -5 4 -3* 3*
3 4 -3* 3* 3 -2
3 -2 -1*
3 -1 -.4 3

-1* -5* -5 5 -3* 3* 3 3 3
Chest-nuts roast-ing on an op-en fire,
-1* 4 -3* 3* 3 -2 -1*
Jack Frost nip-ping at your nose,
-1* -1* -2 -2 -1* -2 3 -3* 4 -5
Yule-tide car-ols be-ing sung by a choir
4 -4 -3* 4* -4 -3* 3* -3*
And folks dressed up like Es-ki-mos.

-3* -3* 3*-2 2 -5* -5 5 -3* 3*
Ev-‘ry-bo-dy knows a tur-key and some
3 3 3
mis-tle-toe___
-1* 4 -3* 3* 3 -2 -1*
Help to make the seas-on bright.
-2* -2* -2 -1* -2 3 -3* 4 -5
Ti — ny tots with their eyes all a-glow
4 -3* 3 4 -3* -2 -1 -1* -1
Will find it hard to sleep to-night.__

-1* -1 -1* 5* 5 -3* -3 -3*
They know that San-ta’s on his way;
-1* -1 -1* -5* 5 -5* 5 -5* 5
He’s load-ed lots of toys and good-ies
-3* 3* -3*
on his sleigh.
-1* -1 -1* -4 -3* -4 -3* 3* -2* 3*
And ev-‘ry moth-er’s child is gon-na spy____
-2* 3* -2*-2 -2 -2 -2 -2
To see if rein-deer real-ly know
-2 -2 -2
how to fly.

3 -1* -5* -5 5 -3* 3* 3 3 3
And so, I’m of-fer-ing this sim-ple phrase
3 -1* 4 -3* 3* 3 -2 -1*
To kids from one to nine-ty-two.
-1 -1* -1 -1* -2
Al-tho’ it’s been said
-1* -2 3 -3* 4 -5
Ma — ny times, ma — ny ways;
-5* 5 -3* -1* -2 -1*
“Mer-ry Christmas to you.”

Musical interlude

3 -1* -5* -5 5 -3* 3* 3 3 3
And so, I’m of-fer-ing this sim-ple phrase
3 -1* 4 -3* -3 3 -2 -1*
To kids from one to nine-ty-two.
-1 -1* -1 -1* -2
Al-tho’ it’s been said
-1* -2 3 -3* 4 -5
Ma — ny times, ma — ny ways;
-5* 5 -3* -1* -2 -1*
“Mer-ry Christmas to you.”

4 7 -7 -6 7 -5 5 6 5
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire,

4 -6 6 -5 5 -4 4
Jack Frost nipping at your nose.

4 4 -4 4 -4 5 6 -6 -7
Yuletime carols being sung by a choir

-6 6 5 -6 6 -5 -3 4
And folks dressed up like Eskimoes.

6 -5 5 -4 4 7 -7-6 6 -5 5 6 5
Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe

-4 4 -6 6-55-4 4
Helps make the season bright.

4 4 -4 4 -4 5 6 -6-7
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow

-6 6 5 -6 6 -5 -3 4
Will find it hard to sleep tonight.

4 4 4 -7 -6 6 -5 6
They know that Santa’s on his way.

4 4 4 -7 -6 6 -5 6 -5 5 -6
He’s loaded lots of toys and goodies on his

6 4 4 4 7 -7 6 5 -4 4 -4
sleigh. And ev’ry mother’s child is gonna spy

4 -4 4 -3-3 4 3 -3 -3 -3 6
To see if reindeer really know how to fly.

4 4 7 -7 -6 6 -5 5 6 5
And so I’m offering this simple phrase

-4 4 -7 7 -5 5 -4 4
To kids from two to ninety-two—

4 4 4 4 -4 4 -4 5 6 -6 -7
Although it’s been said many times, many ways—

7 -6 6 4 -4 4
Merry Christmas to you.

By: Wallace Irwin
Key: E
Time: 6/8

3 3 4 4 4 4 -4 4 -3 3
6 6 7 7 7 7 -8 7 -7 6
The most chiv-al-rous fish of the o-cean

3 -4 -4 -4 -4 5 -4 4
6 -8 -8 -8 -8 8 -8 7
To la-dies for-bear-ing and mild

4 4 -5 -5 -5 -3”
7 7 -9 -9 -9 -6
‘Though his rec-ord be dark

-5 -5 5 5 5 3
-9 -9 8 8 8 6
Is the man-eat-ing shark

5 5 -4 -4 -4 3 -3”-3 4
8 8 -8 -8 -8 6 -6 -7 7
Who will eat nei-ther wom-an nor child

By: Wallace Irwin
Key: E
Time: 6/8

-4 -4 6 6 6 6 -6* 6 -5* -4
The most chiv-al-rous fish of the o-cean
-4 -6* -6* -6* -6* 7* -6* 6
To la-dies for-bear-ing and mild
6 6 -7 -7 -7 5*
Though his rec-ord be dark
-7 -7 7* 7* 7* -4
Is the man-eat-ing shark
7* 7* -6* -6* -6* -4 5* -5* 6
Who will eat nei-ther wom-an nor child

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(Christmas, Don’t Be Late)
By: Ross Bagdasarian
Alvin & The Chipmunks
Key: C
Tine: 3/4

2 3 -3” 4 -3 -2” -3”
5 6 -6 7 -7 -5 -6
Christ-mas, Christ-mas time is near

-3 -2” -3” 4 -3 -3” -3”
-7 -5 -6 7 -7 -6 -6
Time for toys and time for cheer

-2” -3” -3 -4 4 -3” -3
-5 -6 -7 -8 7 -6 -7
We’ve been good but we can’t last

4 -3” -3 -4 4 -3” -3”
7 -6 -7 -8 7 -6 -6
Hur-ry Christ-mas, hur-ry fast

2 3 -3” 4 -3 3 -3”
5 6 -6 7 -7 6 -6
Want a plane that loops the loop

3 -3” 4 5 5 -4 -4
6 -6 7 8 8 -8 -8
Me, I want a hu-la-hoop

5 -4 -5 5 -4 4 5
8 -8 -9 8 -8 7 8
We can hard-ly stand the wait

-3 -3” -3 3 -4 4
-7 -6 -7 6 -8 7
Please Christ-mas, don’t be late

(Christmas, Don’t Be Late)
By: Ross Bagdasarian
Alvin & The Chipmunks
Key: C
Tine: 3/4

2 3 -3 4 -4 -2 -3
Christ-mas, Christ-mas time is near
-4 -2 -3 4 -4 -3 -3
Time for toys and time for cheer
-2 -3 -4 -5 4 -3 -4
We’ve been good but we can’t last
4 -3 -4 -5 4 -3 -3
Hur-ry Christ-mas, hur-ry fast
2 3 -3 4 -4 3 -3
Want a plane that loops the loop
3 -3 4 6 6 -5 -5
Me, I want a hu-la-hoop
6 -5 -6 6 -5 5 6
We can hard-ly stand the wait
-4 -3 -4 3 -5 5
Please Christ-mas, don’t be late