Every Year, Every Christmas Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][F][G][C]

[Verse 1]
I don't know [Am]how
love [F]could do this to [G]me[C]
I've waited and [Am]waited for
[F]someone I'll never [G]see[D]
But I'm so sentiment[Fdim]al and I'm
[Am]so hopeful you'll be there
Here I [F]am every [G]year, every Christ[C]mas

[Verse 2]
[C]I've wished [Am]for you in my
[F]heart and in [G]my [C]head
I got my [Am]answer that [F]first
moment we [G]met[D]
Oh yes, I be[Esus4]lieved yo[Fdim]u as you to[E]ld me,[Am]
as you said
You'd [F]be here every [G]year,
every [C]Christmas

[Verse 3]
[F]
There must [Fm]be a lesson for me to learn
If [C]you don't trust [Am]in love,
[Em]you'll get nothing in [F]return
Why should I [Fm]be lonely?
Don't tell me it's right
[D]Oh, I have my pride but
[F]I'd rather be with you [G]tonight

[Verse 4]
[C]So much emo[Am]tion, oo [F]h,
[G]it's driving [C]me mad
But I'll take [Am]my chances with
these [F]feelings that I [G]have[D]
And I'll come back [Fdim]to this same corner,
[E]to [Am]this corner where w[Em]e met[Am]
I'll be [F]here every [G]year, [C]every Christmas

[Verse 5]
Mere [F]words can't [Fm]explain the
pain and the fear
[C]'Cause oh, I won[Am]der, yes,
[Em]yes, I wonder
Are you gonna leave
me standing [F]here?
Today's almost [Fm]over
but I don't want to [D]leave
Has my heart, tell me,
has my [F]heart made a fool out of [G]me?[C]

[Verse 6]
[Am]My friends gather 'round me
[F]with holiday che[G]er[C]
They say, to [Am]forget you,
[F]to let you go 'cause you're not[G] her[D]e
Well, I can't keep ex[E]plaining
[Fdim]What they'll nev[E]er, oh[Am],
they'll never [Em]understand
[Am]'Cause [F]I'm gonna be
[C]here[Em]
They don't [Am]know

[Verse 7]
[F]why
I'm here [Em]every [Am]year
[Gb]Oh, they don't understand
[Fm]why I'm [Bbm]here[Gb]
[Fm]Oh, [Bbm]I'm wa[C]itin[F]g, oh yes, I waited[Em]
[Am]Oh, [F]every year
[Em][Am][Gb]

[Verse 8]
[Fm]
[Bbm]Oh, let me make it cl[Ebdim]ear
I'll be here every year,
[Absus4]every Christmas[Db][Bbm]
Yes, I will, [Gb]yes, I [Gbm]will, [Ebdim]oh, I will
Every [Db]Christmas, Christmas, [Bbm]Christmas
[Gb]Oh, [Ebdim]I'll be waiting for you
[Db]

[Verse 9]
Merry Christmas everyone
Mr. Luther Vandross, we love you