Tom: C
C F G7 C
The winter's flaking snow is brushin' through the wiry trees
F C G7
I stuff my hands down deep inside my coat
F G7 C F
I think of years ago and half remembered Christmas trees
C F G7
And faces that still warm me with their glow
C F G7 C
The cold and empty evening hangs around me like a ghost
F C G7
I listen to my footsteps in the snow
F G7 C F
The sound of one man walking through the snow can break your heart
C F G7
But stopping doesn't help so on I'll go
F Em
And Christmas Eve can kill ya
F G7 C
When you're trying to hitch a ride to anywhere
F G7 C
The icy air I'm breathin's all that keeps me on my feet
F C G7
I feel like I've been walking all my life
F G7 C F
A car goes runnin' by the man don't even turn his head
C F G7
Guess he's busy bein' Santa Claus tonight
C F G7 C
The saddest part of all is knowin' if I switched with him
F C G7
I'd leave him stumbling ragged by the road
F G7 C F
I'd ride that highway to the arms of my sweet family
C F G7
And forget about the stranger in the cold
F Em
And Christmas Eve can kill ya
F G7 C
When you're tryin' to hitch a ride to anywhere
F G7 C
And as I walk I'm singing to myself oh Silent Night
F C G7
Hoping I can save those other souls
F G7 C F
Oh God forgive the man that drives right by the other man
C F G7
Take pity on the stranger in the cold
F Em
Cause Christmas Eve can kill ya
F G7 C
When you're tryin' to hitch a ride to anywhere
