Intro: Flute, Mandolin Guitar and Base. (Capo 1st Fret) [D] [A] [Bm] [F#m] [G] [D] [A] [G] [A] [D] The snow is gently [A] falling now, And [Bm] I am sadly [F#m] dreaming Of [G] times of old and [D] happy days gone [A] by, Of [D] Christmas cheers, songs [A] of the past, When [Bm] Irish reels were [F#m] ringin' a- [G] round the kitchen [D] table all the [A] night. May those [G] days never [A] trickle from your [D] mind. Love it fills the [A] air so full, as [Bm] children's faces [F#m] glisten, While [G] old friends sing us [D] tales about the [A] sea Of [D] wives at home with [A] hands embraced, [Bm] waiting for men's re- [F#m] turning, With [G] eyes arced from the [D] wild and stormy [A] seas. May those [G] days never [A] trickle from your [D] mind. Interlude: Flute, Mandolin Guitar and Base. (Normal Chord Progression) Everyone is [A] happy now With [Bm] drinkin' songs and [F#m] dancing, While [G] Danny sings a [D] song of old and [A] new, My [D] father tells a [A] tale of ships, My [Bm] mother sings of [F#m] Ireland, And [G] I pipe up a [D] reel which stirs the [A] room. My [D] sister plays a [A] merry tune, And [Bm] Kevin beats the [F#m] bodhran, It [G] airs a Celtic [D] soul sound throughout the [A] room; My [D] nanny sits and [A] listens while [Bm] drinkin hot- [F#m] totties And [G] thinking back on [D] days I never [A] knew. May those [G] days never [A] trickle from your [D] mind. Interlude: Flute, Mandolin Guitar and Base. [D] [G] [Bm] [G] [A] [D] The wind is blowing [A] harder now, And [Bm] people must be [F#m] leavin' To [G] get back to their [D] homes around the [A] shore; We [D] wish them all good [A] night, God bless, a [Bm] quick and safe re- [F#m] turning To [G] nice warm beds and [A] children's waiting [D] arms. May those [G] days never [A] trickle from your [D] mind. May those [G] days never [A] trickle from your [D] mind. Outro: Flute, Mandolin Guitar and Base. [D] [A] [Bm] [F#m] [G] [D] [A] [G] [A] [D]