On Christmas Eve John Hartford
On Christmas Eve(Lyrics from Harp Girl, mudcat)
Me Oh My How the Time Does Fly
Banjo tuned E, Capo 3, Key A
Note:(.....indicates repeat)
Bonfire[A] on the bank, hard bend to the [E]right
On the lower Mississippi, full moon to[A]night
Where the Spanish moss, hangs from the t[E]rees
Down in Louisiana on Christmas [A]Eve
That muddy w[D]ater, (that muddy wa[A]ter)
Never quite comes [E]clear, (never quite comes[E] clear)
When I try to give a r[A]eason, (when I try to give a[E] reason)
Why I wanta be he[A]re, (why I wanta be [A]here)
Ain't ya got no fam[E]ily, (ain't ya got no family)
No place to [A]be, (no place to be)
Out on the r[D]iver, (out on th[A]e river)
On Christmas [E]Eve, (on Christmas[A] Eve)
See y[A]our reflections on this clear black [E]night
Watchin the shoreline come into [A]sight
I wanta hear steam, I just wanta feel [E]wind
See the Pittman arm come around [A]again
That mud[D]dy water, that muddy [A]water
Never quite comes c[E]lear, never quite comes clear
When I try to give a r[A]eason, when I try to give a [E]reason
Why I wanta be [A]here, why I wanta be here
Ain't ya got no f[E]amily, ain't ya got no family
No place to [A]be, no place to be
Out on the r[D]iver, out on the ri[A]ver
On Christmas [E]Eve, on Christmas E[A]ve
That muddy water, that muddy water
Never quite comes clear, never quite comes clear
When I try to give a reason, when I try to give a reason
Why I wanta be here, why I wanta be here
Ain't ya got no family, ain't ya got no family
No place to be, no place to be
Out on the river, out on the river
On Christmas Eve, on Christmas Eve
Out on the river, out on the river
On Christmas Eve, on Christmas Eve
Can be found on John Hartford: " Headin Down into the Mystery Below"
1978, Flying Fish Records
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