Written by Mary Chapin Carpenter/John Jennings
Intro: G D/F# A/D D
verse 1
G D/F# A D
Well I walked to town in the pouring rain
G A/D D
Paid my fare and I rode that train
G A D
To the station under the avenue
G/D D
Hit the air at the stroke of noon
G D/F# A D
At the cross streets where I staked my claim
G G/D A D
I played in tune with the winter rain
G A D
Collecting dimes and dollar bills
G G/D A D
While the noisy traffic played the fills
G D/F# A
And its Christmas time in the city
G D/F# A
When the air is filled with cheer
G D/F# A D G
And the storefronts look this pretty only once a year 
G D/F# A/D D
verse 2
G D/F# A D
Well the vendors huddled and the taxis honked
G A/D D
As I played for change beneath the neon clock
G A D
I was dressed up looking like a Christmas tree
G/D D
Blinking down on that busy street
G D/F# A D
When the crowd thinned out and the rain had quit
G G/D A D
And my fingers felt cold and stiff
G A D
I took their money and I closed my case
G G/D A D
And I headed back towards home again
G D/F# A
And its Christmas time in the city
G D/F# A
When the air is filled with cheer
G D/F# A D G
And the storefronts look this pretty only once a year
D/F# A/D D
verse 3
G D/F# A D
As I walked back to the subway stairs
G A/D D
I had twenty eight dollars in change for fare
G A D
There was an old bag lady with an outstretched hand
G/D D
And a small Salvation Army band
G D/F# A D
Playing Angels We Have Heard on High
G G/D A D
The First Noel and O Holy Night
G A D
I folded up one dollar bill
G D/F# A D
And I tucked it down into the till
G D/F# A
And its Christmas time in the city
G D/F# A
When the air is filled with cheer
G D/F# A D G
And the storefronts look this pretty only once a year
G D/F# A/D D
G D/F# A
And its Christmas time in the city
G D/F# A
When the air is filled with cheer
G D/F# A D G
And the storefronts look this pretty only once a year
G D/F# A/D D
Outro
G D/F# A D
And its Christmas time in the city
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