Key: C ♫ Intro: C ♫ Verse 1: C There is a box in the attic F C We take it down each year F C G And pass through generations, lights and souvenirs C From the ones who came before us F C The reason why we're here F C G Singing all these carols and spreading all this cheer
♫ Pre-Chorus 1: Am Em Don't forget, never lose D G All the joy that's made for you ♫ Chorus 1: F C So come on, girl, let's sit by the fire G Am I want to tell you a story about my mother F G C C/B Am How she would give up everything for her daughter's drеams D7 G Yeah, a mother's love is еvergreen ♫ Post-Chorus: F C For all the weight she carried, she ain't tired G Am I spend my whole life trying to be more like her F G So on every Christmas Eve C C/B Am I thank my family tree D7 G Yeah, a mother's love gave us everything F F/E F/D F/D C Oh, a mother's love is evergreen ♫ Verse 2: C There were hard times we struggled F C She'd never let me see F C G Kept food on the table, and gifts under the tree C F C Now that I'm a little older, it isn't lost on me F C G The magic of tradition, and the memories we keep ♫ Pre-Chorus 2: Am Em So don't forget, as time goes on D G All the joy is never gone ♫ Chorus 2: F C So come on, boy, let's sit by the fire G Am I want to tell you a story about my mother F G How she would give up everything C C/B Am For her little boy's dreams D7 G Yeah, a mother's love is evergreen ♫ Post-Chorus: F C For all the weight she carried, she ain't tired G Am I spend my whole life trying to be more like her F G So on every Christmas Eve C C/B Am I thank my family tree D7 G Yeah, a mother's love gave us everything F F/E F/D F/D C Oh, a mother's love is evergreen ♫ Interlude: C F C F C G C F C F C G C ♫ Post-Chorus: F C For all the weight she carried, she ain't tired G Am I spend my whole life trying to be more like her F G So on every Christmas Eve C C/B Am We gather round the family tree D7 G Yeah, a mother's love gave us everything F F/E F/D F/D C Oh, a mother's love is evergreen