Matthew West - One Last Christmas

verse 1 :
G
its the news that no one hopes for ,
Em
every parent’s greatest fear
C
finding out the child you love so much
G
might not make it through the year
G
now the thought of spending christmas
Em
without him just feels wrong
C
theyve been praying for a miracle ,
G
now they’re praying he can just hold on

chorus :
C2 Em
for one last christmas , one last time ,
C2 D
one last season when the world is right ,
Em
one more telling of the story ,
D Em
one more verse of silent night ,
C2 D
theyd give anything so he could have
G
one last christmas .

verse 2 :
G
middle of september
Em
still seventy degrees
C2
Daddy climbs up in the attic

brings down candles
G
hangs the lights on all the trees ,
G
then the neighbors started asking
Em
and pretty soon word got around
C2
first it was the neighborhood ,
G
before too long they lit up that whole town .

chorus :
C2 Em
for one last christmas , one last time ,
C2 D
one last season when the world is right ,
Em
one more telling of the story ,
D Em
one more verse of silent night ,
C2 D
theyd give anything so he could have
G
one last christmas .

verse 3 :
G
twenty – seventh of october ,
Em
his time was wearing thin
C2
friends and family , even strangers
G
that they didnt know brought presents in
G
he was weak but he was smiling
Em
like there was nothing even wrong
C2
they said he wouldnt make it ,
G
looks like he got to see it after all

chorus :
C2 Em
one last christmas , one last time ,
C2 D
one last season when the world is right ,
Em
one more telling of the story ,
D Em
one more verse of silent night ,
C2 D
theyd give anything so he could have
G
one last christmas .