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Capo at 1st, transpose +1,(or leave like this to sing with baritones!) Ask if you want chord fingering help. G C G/B Am D G C Am D Amber called her uncle, said "We're up here for the holiday, G C Am D D Jane and I were having Solstice, now we need a place to stay." G C Am D And her Christ-loving uncle watched his wife hang Mary on a tree, G C Am D D He watched his son hang candy canes all made with red dye number three. G C Am D He told his niece, "It's Christmas Eve, I know our life is not your style," G C Am D D She said, "Christmas is like Solstice, and we miss you and it's been awhile," G C Am D So the Christians and the Pagans sat together at the table, G C Am D Finding faith and common ground the best that they were able, G C Am D And just before the meal was served, hands were held and prayers were said, G C Am D D Sending hope for peace on earth to all their gods and goddesses. [ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/d/dar-williams/353725.html ] G C Am D The food was great, the tree plugged in, the meal had gone without a hitch, G C Am D D Till Timmy turned to Amber and said, "Is it true that you're a witch?" G C Am D His mom jumped up and said, "The pies are burning," and she hit the kitchen, G C Am D D And it was Jane who spoke, she said, "It's true, your cousin's not a Christian," G C Am D "But we love trees, we love the snow, the friends we have, the world we share, G C Am D D And you find magic from your God, and we find magic everywhere." G C Am D So the Christians and the Pagans sat together at the table, G C Am D Finding faith and common ground the best that they were able, G C Am D And where does magic come from? I think magic's in the learning, G C Am D D 'Cause now when Christians sit with Pagans only pumpkin pies are bur-ning. G C Am D When Amber tried to do the dishes, her aunt said, "Really, no, don't bother." G C Am D D Amber's uncle saw how Amber looked like Tim and like her father. G C Am D He thought about his brother, how they hadn't spoken in a year, G C Am D D He thought he'd call him up and say, "It's Christmas and your daughter's here." G C Am D He thought of fathers, sons and brothers, saw his own son tug his sleeve, saying, G C Am D D "Can I be a Pagan?" Dad said, "We'll discuss it when they leave." G C Am D So the Christians and the Pagans sat together at the table, G C Am D Finding faith and common ground the best that they were able, G C Am D Lighting trees in darkness, learning new ways from the old, and G C Am D D Making sense of history and drawing warmth out of the cold. G C G/B Am D G |