GROWN-UP CHRISTMAS LIST

Do (Bb)you re mem ber (Gm)me?

I sat up on your knee.

I (Eb)wrote to you with child hood fan ta (F7sus)sies.

Well, (Bb)I’m all grown up (Gm)now,

and still need (Dm7)help some (Eb)how.

I’m (Eb)not a child but (Cm7)my heart still can (Fsus)dream.

So (Bb)here’s my (F)life long (Gm)wish,

my grown up (Dm7)Christ mas (Eb)list,

not (Eb)for my self, but (Cm7)for a world in (Cm7)need.

(G)No more (Bm7)lives (Em)torn a part,

and (Am9)wars would nev er start,

and (Em)time would heal all (Csus2)hearts.

And ev ’ry (Bm7)one would have a friend,

and (Am7)right would al ways (Bm7)win,

and (Em7)love would nev er (C#)end.

This (Em)is my grown up Christ mas (G)list.

As (Bb)chil dren we be (Gm)lieved

the grand est (Dm7)sight to (Eb)see

was (Eb)some thing love ly (Cm7)wrapped be neath our (Fsus)tree.

Well, (Bb)heav en (F)sure ly (Gm)knows

that pack ag (Dm7)es and (Eb)bows

can (Eb)nev er heal a (Cm7)hurt ing hu man (Cm7)soul.

(G)No more (Bm7)lives (Em)torn a part,

and (Am9)wars would nev er start,

and (Em)time would heal all (Csus2)hearts.

And ev ’ry (Bm7)one would have a friend,

and (Am7)right would al ways (Bm7)win,

and (Em7)love would nev er (C#)end.

This (Em)is my grown up Christ mas (G)list.

As (G)list.

What is this il lu sion called?

The in no cence of youth.

May be (Em7)on ly in our (Em7)blind be lief (D)can we ev er find the (F#sus)truth.

(Ab)No more (Cm7)lives (Fm)torn a part,

and (Bbm7)wars would nev er (Cm7)start,

and (Fm7)time would heal all (Db)hearts.

And ev ’ry (Cm7)one would have a friend,

and (Bbm7)right would al ways (Cm7)win,

and (Fm7)love would nev er (D)end,

(Db)oh.