Song: Christmas Eve Can Kill You Artist: The Everly Brothers Written by Dennis Linde Intro: CFGCFCG FGCFCFG Verse 1: C F G C The winter's flaking snow is brushin' through the wiry trees F C G I stuff my hands down deep inside my coat F G C F I think of years ago and half remembered Christmas trees C F G And faces that still warm me with their glow C F G C The cold and empty evening hangs around me like a ghost F C G I listen to my footsteps in the snow F G C F The sound of one man walking through the snow can break your heart C F G But stopping doesn't help, so on I'll go Refrain: F Em And Christmas Eve can kill ya F G C When you're trying to hitch a ride to anywhere Verse 2: C F G C The icy air I'm breathin's all that keeps me on my feet F C G I feel like I've been walking all my life F G C F A car goes runnin' by; the man don't even turn his head C F G Guess he's busy bein' Santa Claus tonight C F G C The saddest part of all is knowin' if I switched with him F C G I'd leave him stumbling ragged by the road F G C F I'd ride that highway to the arms of my sweet family C F G And forget about the stranger in the cold Refrain: F Em And Christmas Eve can kill ya F G C When you're tryin' to hitch a ride to anywhere Verse 3: C F G C And as I walk I'm singing to myself, Oh Silent Night F C G Hopin' I can save those other souls F G C F Oh, God forgive the man that drives right by the other man C F G Take pity on the stranger in the cold Refrain: F Em Cause Christmas Eve can kill ya F G C When you're tryin' to hitch a ride to anywhere