Intro
[Bb] [Eb] [F] [Eb] (x2)
Verse 1
[Bb] [Eb]
Bring out all the old decorations
[Bb] [Eb]
Some of them, they're older than us
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
To my new neighbors, I say salutation
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
Come shelter in here from the dust
Verse 2
[Bb] [Eb]
Take your cellphone off of the table
[Bb] [Eb]
And look your father straight in the eye
[Ab] [Eb]
Could this stranger become an angel?
[Ab] [Eb] [F]
Could the winter brighter your sky?
Chorus
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
Somebody, hold out their hand
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [F#dim]
Well, somebody, count off the band
[Gm7] [C]
Come on, let's light up the town
[E] [F] [Bb]
And, Christmas, don't let me down
... [Eb] [F] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] [F] [Eb]
Verse 3
[Bb] [Eb]
Well, the bars are stuffed to the rafters
[Bb] [Eb]
And all the children lie awake in their beds
[Ab] [Eb]
But can ya fill up the houses with laughter?
[Ab] [Eb] [F]
Shall we dance and honor our dead?
Chorus
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
Somebody, hold out their hand
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [F#dim]
Well, somebody, count off the band
[Gm7] [C]
Come on, let's light up the town
[E] [F] [Bb]
And, Christmas, don't let me down
Verse 4
[Bb] [Eb]
Well, another Christmas Eve is upon us
[Bb] [Eb]
Can we go gentle into that cold, cold night
[Ab] [Eb]
Well, I know you can't grant all my wishes
[Ab] [Eb]
Yet I pray for the world to be kind
Chorus
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb] [Ab]
Now, hold out your hand
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb] [Bdim]
Well, somebody, count off the band
[Cm7] [F]
Come on, let's light up the town
[Ab] [Bb] [Eb]
And, Christmas, don't let me down
[Eb] [Ab] [Bb] [Ab] (x3)
Don't let me down
Don't let me down
