A Cowboys Special Christmas

D D D7 Em Em7 Sittin’ in the bunkhouse feelin’ sorry for myself G E7 A A7 Christmas Eve can be a lonely time G A7 I started thinkin’ about Jim’s widowed wife F#m B7 And those kids without their dad tonight E7 A7 A7 D D He worked this ranch was a real good friend of mine D D7 Em Em7 Three weeks growth on my jaw an old red faded mackinaw G E7 A A7 I hitched a team and I went to cut a tree G A I don’t know if it was all the snow Bm G Or because I had a place to go E A D D7 I started feelin’ kinda Christmas Eve G Grabbed some can goods from the store F#m Left an IOU on Cookies door G A Bm D7 Unwrapped the lines and I drove the team away G A The harness bells rang out for miles Bm G They ran out on their porch all smiles Em A D D Said I looked like Santa on his sleigh D Em We read the Christmas story from the bible and we sang G E7 A A7 The kids took turns sittin’ on my knee G A We made paper chains and popcorn strings Bm G Heard the coyotes caroling Em A D D7 While mom crocheted a star to top the tree G F#m For the little girl a rope knot doll I fashioned on the fly G A Bm D7 My pocket knife I wrapped up for the boy G A I gave their mom a Christmas poem Bm G And they gave me a Christmas horn Em A D A7 That filled this cowboy’s empty heart with joy D D7 And to think I nearly spent this night Em Em7 All wrapped up in myself G E7 A A7 While headed home I felt a teardrop fall G A I took off my hat in the cold night air F#m Bm G B7 Offered up a simple cowboy prayer E A D D And thanked God for the greatest gift of all D D7 Em Em7 Three weeks growth on my jaw an old red faded mackinaw G E7 A A7 I hitched a team and I went to cut a tree G A I don’t know if it was all the snow Bm G Or because I had a place to go E A D G D I started feelin’ kinda Christmas Eve