This was one take. Lots of notes that...  Maybe earphones is a way to listen to the tune.

I included the lyrics

A Real Christmas Tree by guitar boy | Free Listening on SoundCloud

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A REAL CHRISTMAS TREE

 

Date started: 11-27-1999

Date finished: 7-12-2000

Rewrite: 11-20-2013

Rewrite: 9-22-2014

 

(lead guitar riff ) ( chord intro E E A A E E B7 B7 E E )

 

E A

She said, “Daddy, let’s put up the Christmas Tree

E A

I know that Santa is still coming

E A

It’s OK, Daddy if there’s no presents under the tree

B7 E

Because you’re here with me

E A

And I know that’s how Mommy would want it to be tonight

 

 

E A E

She than said, “look Daddy, it’s snowing outside

A

Her eyes suddenly brighten up

E

And in the sparkle of her eyes

A ( A )

I could see now she was dreaming

E A

That Santa would bring to her, her mommy this Christmas Eve

E B7

And we all could be together

 

 

 

 

( lead guitar riff ) E E

E

Well, I took the Christmas tree out of the attic

A

And we searched for all the tree ornaments

E ( E )

That we’ll put on our tree this Christmas Eve

A

As I was taking the tree out of the box

E A

I looked up at my little girl and she was smiling at me

E A

She said, “let’s have A REAL CHRISTMAS TREE

E ( E )

A REAL CHRISTMAS TREE, Daddy”

A ( A )

That’s how Mommy would want it to be

E A

A REAL CHRISTMAS TREE, daddy, please

E

She said to me

 

( lead riff ) E E

E A

We found our real tree this Christmas Eve

E E

At an old country open-air market

A

Snow was covering it

E A

Like Christmas wrapping on a Santa’s present

 

 

E A

We soon brought our tree home and set it in front of the living room window

E

Where Santa would see it

A B7 E ( E E )

And I knew she secretly thought that her mommy would see it

 

 

E

After the tree was up and decorated

A ( A )

We turned the Christmas lights on

E A ( A )

She then softly said to me, “I know Mommy can see it now, Daddy”

E A A E B7

Yes, I too know that she now can see our REAL CHRISTMA TREE this

B7 ( E E )

Christmas Eve

 

( lead riff ) ( E E )

 

E A

But it was the peanut butter cookies that still had to be under the

A ( A A )

Christmas Tree

E A ( E E )

She said, “please Daddy, that’s how Mommy would want it to be”

E

We then looked up the o~ld family receipt

A E A B7 E

And she smiled at me and said, “let’s make’m for Mommy, Santa, you and me

 

 

 

E A

Well, I just couldn’t stop the tears from coming down

E A

She said, “Daddy, it’s all right, that’s how Mommy would want it to be

E B7 ( E E )

Mommy and you and me tonight

 

( lead riff ) E E

E

Well, it wasn’t too long afterwards

A

That I lit up the fireplace

E A

And she placed her warm peanut butter cookies and cups of hot chocolate

E

under the REAL CHRISTMAS TREE

A

A REAL CHRISTMAS TREE

E B7 E

Because I too know that’s how her mommy would want it to be

 

E A ( A )

She then gently laid her head upon my shoulder this Christmas Eve

E A ( A )

And well, she tried so hard not to close her eyes

E

Because she wanted to see Santa

A E ( E )

But most of all,　for Santa to bring back her mommy

A E E

I too stayed up for Santa to have her back

A E E~~~~

This Christmas Eve This Christmas Eve night

 

Copyright 1999 original

Copyright 2013 2014

 

the little girl in the song  "Michelle"