Christmas Comes But Once A Year Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[A][D][A][G][A][D][Bm][D][G]

[Verse 1]
[D]Christmas
[Bm]comes but once a [D]year
[Bm]But you'[D]re not here [A]with me
The holidays bring heartaches now
Painful memor[D]ies[Bm][D][Bm]
[D]You and I [A]were [D]so [A]in [D]love
[Bm]Or so it seem to me[G]
Christmas comes but [D]once a [A]year
[Bm]But that[A]'s too much for
me
[D][Bm][D][A]

[Verse 2]
[G]
[Bm]Last [G]Christ[Bm]mas e[G]ve you
[D]left [Bm]me[D][Bm][G]
With just two words you were [D]free
[Bm]So l[D]ong, so lo[G]ng
Sent back that ring that I
[D]bought [Bm]you[E]
That was your present to me
[A]

[Verse 3]
[G][A]
[G]I did[D]n't send out[Bm] Chri[D]st
[Bm]mas [A]card[Bm]s
Or [D]decor[A]ate the tree
Nothing seems to matter now
Since you're not [G]here [Em]with
[D]me[Bm][D][Bm][D]
[Bm]I'll[D] spend my holi[Bm]
[D]day [Bm]at h[D]ome
[Bm]With thoug[D]hts of used to b[G]e
Christmas comes but [D]once a [Bm]year
And [A]that's too much for [D]me
[G]

[Interlude 1]
[D][F#m][A][D][G][D][G]

[Verse 4]
Last Christmas [G]eve you left [D]me[Bm][D][G]
With just two words you were [D]free
[Bm]So l[D]ong, s[Bm]o lon[A]g[Bm]
[G]Sent back that ring that I
[D]bought [Bm]you[E]
That was your present to me
[A][G]

[Verse 5]
[A][G][A]
There [D]is no wreath [Bm]on my f[D]ront d[G]oor
[D]No garland on [Bm]my t[A]ree
But it could still be Christmas dear
If you'd come back to
[D]me[Bm][D][Bm][A]
[Bm]I kept[D] your ring, I ke[Bm]pt our vows
I'm [D]waiting here [Bm]to se[G]e
Christmas comes but [D]once a year
When [A]you come back to [D]me
Darling, [G]Christmas comes
but [D]once a year
When [A]you come back to me

[Outro 1]
[D]
[Bm][G][Bm][D][F#m][Aaug][D]