The Christmas Shoes Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][Em][G][Am][G][Csus2][Dsus4][D]

[Verse 1]
[G]It was almost [D]Christmas [G]time,
[Em]there I stood in another[G] line
[Csus2]Tryin' to buy that last gift or[D] two,
not really in the [Dsus4]Christmas [D]mood
[G]Standing right in front of me was[D] a
[Em]little boy waiting [G]anxiously[C]
Pacing 'round like little [D]boys do
And in his hands he held
[Dsus4]a pair of[D] shoes[G]
His [Em]clothes were worn and old,

[Verse 2]
[G]
[D]he was dir[Em]ty from head to [G]toe[D]
And [Am]when it came [G]his time to pay
I [Csus2]couldn't believe what I [G]heard him [D]say

[Verse 3]
Sir, I want to [A]buy these [E]shoes for my [F#m]mama,
please
It's [D]Christmas Eve and these
[Esus4]shoes are jus[E]t her siz[A]e[F#m]
[E]Could you hur[A]ry, sir[E],
daddy says there's [F#m]not much time
[A]You [D]see she's been sick [Esus4]for quite a while
[E]And I k[D]now these shoes
[E]would make her smile
[D]And I want her to [Esus4]look beautiful [E]if mam[Bm]a
[A]meets Jes[D]us ton[Esus4]ight[A][F#m][D]
[Esus4]He counted

[Verse 4]
[A]pennies for
what seemed like [E]years
Then [F#m]the cashier said,
"son, there's [A]not enough here"
[D]He searched his pockets [Esus4]frantically
[E]The[Bm]n he turned and he looked a[Esus4]t me
[E]He [A]said mama made Christmas
[E]good at our house
[F#m]Though most years she just [Esus4]did without
[E]Tell me Sir[D], what am I going[Esus4] to do,
[E]Somehow[Bm] I've got to buy
[Esus4]her these[E] Christmas shoes[A]

[Verse 5]
So I [F#m]laid the money d[A]own,
I just [F#m]had to help hi[E]m out
[Esus4]And I'll never for[Bm]get the look
[A]on his face when he said
[D]Mama's gonna look so [Esus4]great[E]

[Verse 6]
Sir, I want to [B]buy these [F#]shoes
for my [G#m]mama, please
[B]It's Chr[E]istmas Eve and these
[F#]shoes are just her [B]size[G#m]
[F#]Could you hurr[B]y, sir,
[F#]daddy says there's not m[G#m]uch time
[B]You [E]see she's been sick
[F#]for quite a while
[E]And I know these shoes
[F#]would make her smile
[E]And I want her to [F#sus4]look beautiful[F#]
if [C#m]mama m[B]eets Jesu[E]s toni[F#sus4]ght[B]

[Verse 7]
I knew I'd [C#m]caught a glimpse
[B]of heaven's love
As he [F#]thanked me and ran [G#m]out
I knew that [A]God had sent that little [E]boy
[G#m]To rem[F#sus4]ind me just wh[F#]at
[C#m]Christmas is all [F#sus4]about[F#]
Sir, [B]I want to buy these

[Verse 8]
shoes for [G#m]my mama,
please
It's [E]Christmas Eve and these
[F#]shoes are just her [B]size
[F#]Could you hurr[B]y, sir,[F#]
daddy says there's [G#m]not much time
[F#]You [E]see she's been
sick [F#]for quite a while
And [E]I know these shoes
[F#]would make her smile
[E]And I want her to [F#]look beautiful if
[C#m]mama m[D#m]eets Jesus t[E]o nigh[F#]t[B]

[Verse 9]
I [E]want 'er to [B]look beautiful [F#]if ma[C#m]ma
[B]meets Je [E]sus[F#] tonight[B]
[F#][G#m][E]