Brandon Davis - One More Christmas Eve

Capo: 1st fret

[Intro]
G C G
G C G

[Verse 1]
G
The trees are all lit up
C G/B
snow is on the ground
Am
Carolers sing Jingle Bells
G D/F#
and Santa comes to town
Em
the holidays are meant to be
C G/B
a time of peace and joy
Am
but they´re painted with a different hue
D
at the bedside of a boy

[Verse 2]
G
Now Christmas only came for him
C G/B
five times in his life
Am
the chemo stole his smile away
G D/F#
and the joy from in his eyes
Em
His momma she would pray to God
C G/B
reach down your healing hand
Am
my husband is fighting overseas
D
and I can´t lose my little man

[Chorus]
C D
And he said momma don´t you worry
G D/F# Em
I know just what to do
C G/B
I wrote Santa Claus a letter
Am D
and I know that he´ll pull through
Em D
And I told him to bring daddy home
C G
to be with you and me
Am D
and asked him if he´d help me stick around
C
for one more christmas eve

[Verse 3]
G
The christmas cards kept coming in
C G/B
day after day
Am
saying they were sending love
G D/F#
and prayers all their way
Em
His doctor said, there´s not much time
C G/B
he´s barely holding on
Am
but he just smiles as he holds
D
the hand of his mom

[Chorus]
C D
And he said momma don´t you worry
G D/F# Em
I know just what to do
C G/B
I wrote Santa Claus a letter
Am D
and I know that he´ll pull through
Em D
And I told him to bring daddy home
C G
to be with you and me
Am D
and asked him if he´d help me stick around
C
for one more christmas eve

[Bridge]
D
And his momma starts to cry
G D/F#
as the door swing wide open
Em
and his daddy steps inside
Am
and he tells them that he loves them
G Em
as he holds them in his arms
D
and they were talking through the night
D
till December 24th

[Verse 3]
G
Now christmas day has come and passed
C G/B
so has new years eve
Am
His mom and daddy dressed in black
G D/F#
Hearts filled with grief
Em
A postman with a white beard stands
C G/B
among the friends that mourn
Am
Hands his mom a letter,
D
says “I believe this is yours”

[Chorus – slightly different]
C D
And it read santa won´t you hurry
G D/F# Em
I don´t know what to do
C G/B
My momma´s scared to death
Am D
But I know that you´ll pull through
Em D
And I need you to bring daddy home
C G
to be with her and me
Am D
And Santa won´t you help me be with them
C
For one more christmas eve
G
Oh, one more christmas eve…