Mistletoe and wine    (intro)    (midi)

 

    G - D - D7 - G

 

              G

1. The child is a king, the carollers sing,

          Em                                     D

    the old has passed, there’s a new beginning.

C                              - G

    Dreams of Santa,         dreams of snow,

A                         D          D7

    fingers numb, faces aglow.

 

     G                       

Christmas time, mistletoe and wine,

                                D

children singing Christian rhyme.

        

With logs on the fire and gifts on the tree,

                  D7                G

a time to rejoice in the good that we see.

 

        G

2. A time for living, a time for believing,

       Em                       D

    a time for trusting, not deceiving.

C                                       G

    Love and laughter and joy ever after,

      A                                  D               D7

    ours for the taking, just follow the master.

 

+ CHORUS  + repeat CHORUS as instrumental

 

             G

3. It’s a time for giving, a time for getting,

       Em                              D

    a time for forgiving and for forgetting.

         C                          G

    Christmas is love, Christmas is peace,

        A                            D               D7

    a time for hating and fighting to cease.

 

+ CHORUS (3x) midi = capo 2nd)    (Cliff Richard)