CHRSITMAS SHOES by Newsong

INTRO: G D Em C D G


G                   Bm
It was almost Christmas time, there I stood in another line
C                 Em               D
TTryin' to buy that last gift or two, not really in the Christmas mood

G          Bm
Standing right in front of me was a little boy
             C
waiting anxiously pacing 'round like little boys do
D                G
And in his hands he held a pair of shoes

Em                    D           Em                 D
His clothes were worn and old, he was dirty from head to toe
   C                D
And when it came his time to pay
 Em                      C         D
I couldn't believe what I heard him say


Chorus:

            A         E            A      F#m
Sir, I wanna buy these shoes for my Mama, please
    D                       E                  A
It's Christmas Eve and these shoes are just her size
         F#m    A                          F#m      A
Could you hurry, please, Daddy says there's not much time
       D                   E
You see she's been sick for quite a while
D                     E
know these shoes would make her smile
D                E            D          E       A
want her to look beautiful if Mama meets Jesus tonight



            A                E
He counted pennies for what seemed like years
        F#m                        A
Then the cashier "Son, there's not enough here"
  D                    E
He searched his pockets frantically
       A                       E
Then he turned and he looked at me
       A                    E
He said Momma Mama made Christmas good at our house Though
F#m                 A
most years she just did without
       D              E
Tell me Sir, what am I going to do,
D                   E                       A
Somehow I've got to buy her these Christmas shoes



    F#m            E            F#m             E
So I laid the money down, I just had to help him out
        D                E
and I'll never forget the look on his face when he said
D                    E
Mama's gonna look so great



            B         F#           B      F
Sir, I wanna buy these shoes for my Mama, please
    E                       F#                 B
It's Christmas Eve and these shoes are just her size
         B      F#                         B        F#
Could you hurry, Daddy says there's not much time
       E                   F#
You see she's been sick for quite a while
E                     F#
know these shoes would make her smile
E                F#           E          F#    B
want her to look beautiful if Mama meets Jesus tonight




          A                   E
I knew I'd caught a glimpse of heaven's love
     A                  E
As he thanked me and ran out
           D                 E
I knew that God had sent that little boy
    A            E                F#
To remind me just what Christmas is all about.



           
 B         F#           B      F
Sir, I wanna buy these shoes for my Mama, please
    E                       F#                 B
It's Christmas Eve and these shoes are just her size
         B      F#                         B        F#
Could you hurry, Daddy says there's not much time
       E                   F#
You see she's been sick for quite a while
E                     F#
know these shoes would make her smile
E                F#           E          F#    B
want her to look beautiful if Mama meets Jesus tonight