A                                     D
The cars on the street are covered in snow
A                                             D
The world woke up white and we got nowhere to go
A                                      D                     
So we fill our coffee cups with another round
A                                             D
And watch the quiet streets outside as flakes fall to the ground

Bm                                              E
And we smile to each other as the record spins around


[Chorus 1]

A                                D
Merry Christmas    (ooo ooo ooo ooo)
A                                D
Merry Christmas    (ooo ooo ooo ooo)


[Verse 2]

A                                   D
We put our jackets on and go for a walk
A                                                   D
The neighbors are building a snowman just down the block
A                                        D
and people share our smiles as they can relate
A                                                      D
Yeah we're forced to accept the things that we cannot change

Bm                             E
So we smile to each other and say...


[Chorus 2]

A                                D
Merry Christmas    (ooo ooo ooo ooo)

A                                D
Merry Christmas    (ooo ooo ooo ooo)

Bm                               E
Merry Christmas    (ooo ooo ooo ooo)


[Bridge]

Bm
Yeah they called it Ice Storm 2008
E
And we were stuck on the hill and so we sledded all day
C#m
Pretended work didn't ever exist
D
And we laughed at all the trouble that we were in
Bm
And we watched the bold ones try to leave
E
Like the land rover on Lizzie's street
C#m
As it ping-ponged off parked cars
D
Before the driver abandoned all his chances at the bottom
Bm
And we drank hot whiskey apple cider
E
And took the bus down to the theater
C#m
Was the happiest bus load of people alive
D
As we white-knuckle laughed and prayed aloud we don't die
Bm
And there was this persuasive post-war feeling
E
Like a bomb had dropped and folks were reeling
C#m
But the damage was snow and ice
D
And it became the common ground that helped us see eye-to-eye

Bm                              E
So we smiled to each other and said...


[Chorus 3]

A                                 D
Merry Christmas!    (ooo ooo ooo ooo)
A                                 D
Merry Christmas!    (ooo ooo ooo ooo)
Bm                                E
Merry Christmas!    (ooo ooo ooo ooo)
A                                 D
Merry Christmas!    (ooo ooo ooo ooo)
A                                 D
Merry Christmas!    (ooo ooo ooo ooo)
Bm                                E
Merry Christmas!    (ooo ooo ooo ooo)
A
Merry Christmas