Capital Lights - His Favorite Christmas Story Chorus 1: G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)DHe (xx0232@1)met her up in Delaware in 1937 G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) DShe (xx0232@1)was wearing red lipstick to match her pretty dress G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) December 24th at a quarter till eleven is when he finally gained the Dcourage (xx0232@1)to ask her to dance G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)D (xx0232@1) (4X) Verse 1: G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) GIt (320003@1)was the night before Christmas, it was love at first sight G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) D (xx0232@1) The carolers sang as they danced through the night G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) GShe (320003@1)was a small town girl, he was a traveling guy G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) GHe (320003@1)never caught her name before they said their goodbyes G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) GA (320003@1)couple years later he was out on the road G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) DHaving (xx0232@1)Christmas dinner in a diner alone G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) GWhen (320003@1)he saw a young waitress with a gleam in her eye G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) GHer (320003@1)favorite day of the year she showed her spirits were high C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) DShe (xx0232@1)said sir can you share a little holiday cheer G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) DA (xx0232@1)simple Christmas story was all she wanted to hear G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) G (320003@1) He looked prepared with a smile as he started to say here's my favorite DChristmas (xx0232@1)story about a girl with no name Chorus 2: G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)D (xx0232@1)He said I met her up in Delaware in 1937 G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) DShe (xx0232@1)was wearing red lipstick to match her pretty dress G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) GDecember (320003@1)24th at a quarter till eleven is when I D (xx0232@1) Gfinally (320003@1)gained the courage to ask her to dance Verse 2: G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Every holiday season as he traveled he'd G (320003@1) Gtell (320003@1)about his Christmas dance D (xx0232@1) D (xx0232@1)partner that he never knew well G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) GHe'd (320003@1)share his favorite story with the locals he met G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) He was called the Christmas story tellin traveling man G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) By age 53 he had done settled down G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) D (xx0232@1) All the neighborhood kids liked to gather around G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Just to listen to his stories about his life on the road G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) GAll (320003@1)he had now were these children he told G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) And every Christmas eve they showed up before dark G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) D (xx0232@1) He'd tell them all the story but they knew it by heart G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) They could quote it word for word, he always told it the same. G (320003@1) DIt (xx0232@1)was his favorite Christmas story called the girl with no name Chorus 2: G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)D (xx0232@1)He said I met her up in Delaware in 1937 G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) DShe (xx0232@1)was wearing red lipstick to match her pretty dress G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) GDecember (320003@1)24th at a quarter till eleven is when I D (xx0232@1) Gfinally (320003@1)gained the courage to ask her to dance Verse 3: G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) GTwenty (320003@1)years later as he took his last breath G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) DIt (xx0232@1)was on a cold Christmas morning on a hospital bed G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) GThe (320003@1)children were grown, he had nobody left G (320003@1) DExcept (xx0232@1)the little old nurse who was holding his hand C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) He said Ma'am can you share a little holiday cheer G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) D (xx0232@1) A simple Christmas story was all he wanted to hear G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1)But his eyes filled with tears at the words that she spoke G (320003@1) DBecause (xx0232@1)his favorite Christmas story was the one that she told Chorus 3: G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1)She said I met him up in Delaware in 1937 G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1)Though I never caught his name he was a traveling man G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1)December 24th at a quarter till eleven G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) GI'm (320003@1)so glad he got the courage to ask me to dance.