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, G?d 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 ]