[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
C
There is a box in the attic
F C
We take it down each year
F C G
And pass through generations, lights and souvenirs
C
From the ones who came before us
F C
The reason why we’re here
F C G
Singing all these carols and spreading all this cheer
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Am Em
Don’t forget, never lose
D G
All the joy that’s made for you
[Chorus 1]
F C
So come on, girl, let’s sit by the fire
G Am
I want to tell you a story about my mother
F G C C/B Am
How she would give up everything for her daughter’s drеams
D7 G
Yeah, a mother’s love is еvergreen
[Post-Chorus]
F C
For all the weight she carried, she ain’t tired
G Am
I spend my whole life trying to be more like her
F G
So on every Christmas Eve
C C/B Am
I thank my family tree
D7 G
Yeah, a mother’s love gave us everything
F F/E F/D F/D C
Oh, a mother’s love is evergreen
[Verse 2]
C
There were hard times we struggled
F C
She’d never let me see
F C G
Kept food on the table, and gifts under the tree
C F C
Now that I’m a little older, it isn’t lost on me
F C G
The magic of tradition, and the memories we keep
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Am Em
So don’t forget, as time goes on
D G
All the joy is never gone
[Chorus 2]
F C
So come on, boy, let’s sit by the fire
G Am
I want to tell you a story about my mother
F G
How she would give up everything
C C/B Am
For her little boy’s dreams
D7 G
Yeah, a mother’s love is evergreen
[Post-Chorus]
F C
For all the weight she carried, she ain’t tired
G Am
I spend my whole life trying to be more like her
F G
So on every Christmas Eve
C C/B Am
I thank my family tree
D7 G
Yeah, a mother’s love gave us everything
F F/E F/D F/D C
Oh, a mother’s love is evergreen
[Interlude]
C F C F C G
C F C F C G C
[Post-Chorus]
F C
For all the weight she carried, she ain’t tired
G Am
I spend my whole life trying to be more like her
F G
So on every Christmas Eve
C C/B Am
We gather round the family tree
D7 G
Yeah, a mother’s love gave us everything
F F/E F/D F/D C
Oh, a mother’s love is evergreen
[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
C
There is a box in the attic
F C
We take it down each year
F C G
And pass through generations, lights and souvenirs
C
From the ones who came before us
F C
The reason why we’re here
F C G
Singing all these carols and spreading all this cheer
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Am Em
Don’t forget, never lose
D G
All the joy that’s made for you
[Chorus 1]
F C
So come on, girl, let’s sit by the fire
G Am
I want to tell you a story about my mother
F G C C/B Am
How she would give up everything for her daughter’s drеams
D7 G
Yeah, a mother’s love is еvergreen
[Post-Chorus]
F C
For all the weight she carried, she ain’t tired
G Am
I spend my whole life trying to be more like her
F G
So on every Christmas Eve
C C/B Am
I thank my family tree
D7 G
Yeah, a mother’s love gave us everything
F F/E F/D F/D C
Oh, a mother’s love is evergreen
[Verse 2]
C
There were hard times we struggled
F C
She’d never let me see
F C G
Kept food on the table, and gifts under the tree
C F C
Now that I’m a little older, it isn’t lost on me
F C G
The magic of tradition, and the memories we keep
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Am Em
So don’t forget, as time goes on
D G
All the joy is never gone
[Chorus 2]
F C
So come on, boy, let’s sit by the fire
G Am
I want to tell you a story about my mother
F G
How she would give up everything
C C/B Am
For her little boy’s dreams
D7 G
Yeah, a mother’s love is evergreen
[Post-Chorus]
F C
For all the weight she carried, she ain’t tired
G Am
I spend my whole life trying to be more like her
F G
So on every Christmas Eve
C C/B Am
I thank my family tree
D7 G
Yeah, a mother’s love gave us everything
F F/E F/D F/D C
Oh, a mother’s love is evergreen
[Interlude]
C F C F C G
C F C F C G C
[Post-Chorus]
F C
For all the weight she carried, she ain’t tired
G Am
I spend my whole life trying to be more like her
F G
So on every Christmas Eve
C C/B Am
We gather round the family tree
D7 G
Yeah, a mother’s love gave us everything
F F/E F/D F/D C
Oh, a mother’s love is evergreen
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