Capital Lights - His Favorite Christmas Story Chorus 1: G C D He met her up in Delaware in 1937 G C D She was wearing red lipstick to match her pretty dress G C D C December 24th at a quarter till eleven is when he finally gained the D courage to ask her to dance G C D (4X) Verse 1: G C G It was the night before Christmas, it was love at first sight G D D The carolers sang as they danced through the night G C G She was a small town girl, he was a traveling guy G D G He never caught her name before they said their goodbyes G C G A couple years later he was out on the road G D D Having Christmas dinner in a diner alone G C G When he saw a young waitress with a gleam in her eye G D G Her favorite day of the year she showed her spirits were high C G D She said sir can you share a little holiday cheer G D D A simple Christmas story was all she wanted to hear G C G G He looked prepared with a smile as he started to say here’s my favorite D Christmas story about a girl with no name Chorus 2: G C D He said I met her up in Delaware in 1937 G C D She was wearing red lipstick to match her pretty dress G C D G December 24th at a quarter till eleven is when I D G finally gained the courage to ask her to dance Verse 2: G C Every holiday season as he traveled he’d G G tell about his Christmas dance D D partner that he never knew well G C G He’d share his favorite story with the locals he met G D G He was called the Christmas story tellin traveling man G C G By age 53 he had done settled down G D D All the neighborhood kids liked to gather around G C G Just to listen to his stories about his life on the road G D G All he had now were these children he told G C G And every Christmas eve they showed up before dark G D D He’d tell them all the story but they knew it by heart G C G They could quote it word for word, he always told it the same. G D It was his favorite Christmas story called the girl with no name Chorus 2: G C D He said I met her up in Delaware in 1937 G C D She was wearing red lipstick to match her pretty dress G C D G December 24th at a quarter till eleven is when I D G finally gained the courage to ask her to dance Verse 3: G C G Twenty years later as he took his last breath G D D It was on a cold Christmas morning on a hospital bed G C G The children were grown, he had nobody left G D Except the little old nurse who was holding his hand C G He said Ma’am can you share a little holiday cheer G D D A simple Christmas story was all he wanted to hear G C G But his eyes filled with tears at the words that she spoke G D Because his favorite Christmas story was the one that she told Chorus 3: G C D She said I met him up in Delaware in 1937 G C D Though I never caught his name he was a traveling man G C D December 24th at a quarter till eleven G D G I’m so glad he got the courage to ask me to dance.