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[Verse 1]
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Well, there's crying in the kitchen, there's running in the hall
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Daddy's Winchester wasn't hanging on the wall
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And it didn't seem like Christmas  very much at all


[Interlude]
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[Verse 2]
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Mama set me to choppin' wood before the snow
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She said, "Daddy's gone to Richmond and that's all you need to know"
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I said, "I want to know why Carla's got that blood on her clothes"


[Chorus]
Am           F    Am              F
  Carla came home,  middle of the night
Am           F      D
  Sunglasses on and tears in her eyes
C            G              F
  Carla came home but not just for Christmas time


[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
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When Carla met Tom Walker, Daddy said, "He ain't no count"
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He'd grab his gun and go hunting when she'd bring him to the house
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Now something tells me Tom Walker is out of the picture now


[Chorus]
Am           F    Am              F
  Carla came home,  middle of the night
Am           F      D
  Sunglasses on and tears in her eyes
C            G              F
  Carla came home but not just for Christmas time


[Instrumental]
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Am  F  D
C  G  F
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[Verse 4]
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 Well, they quit searching for my brother-in-law
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Gave him a week then they called in the dogs
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Well, there won't nobody miss him 'cept  maybe his ma


[Chorus]
Am           F    Am              F
  Carla came home,  middle of the night
Am           F      D
  Sunglasses on and tears in her eyes
C            G              F
  Carla came home but not just for Christmas time
Am           F    Am              F
  Carla came home,  middle of the night
Am           F      D
  Sunglasses on and tears in her eyes
C            G              F
  Carla came home but not just for Christmas time
C            G              Am
  Carla came home but not just for Christmas time