Every Year Every Christmas Acoustic chords by Luther Vandross

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
A   Em   D   A


Verse 1:
A       Em
I don't know how love
D       E
could do this to me
A       Em      D     E
I've waited and waited for someone I never see
Em     Am         Em        Am
But I'm so sentimental and I'm so hopeful you'll be here
D          E         A
So here I am every year, every Christmas (yeah)

Verse 2:
A      Em     D      E
I've wished for you in my heart and in my head
A      Em     D      E
And I got my answer that first moment that we met
Am          E        Em
And, oh yes, I believed you as you told me, as you said
D         E     A
You'd be here every year, every Christmas


Chorus:
D        A     D    A
There must be a lesson for me to learn
A        Em     E      Am
If you don't trust in love, you'll get nothing in return
D        A       D      A
Why should I be lonely? Don't tell me it's fine (or right?)
A               D         E
I have my pride, but I'd rather be with you tonight


Verse:
A      Em   D     E   A
So much emotion, it's driving me mad, yeah
   Em         D          E
But I'll take my chances with these feelings that I have
Am          E     Em
And I'll come back to this same corner where we met
D       E         A
And I'll be here every year, every Christmas


Chorus:
 D             A       D
Mere words can't explain the pain and the fear
 A      Em            Am       A
'Cause, oh, I wonder, yes I wonder are you gonna leave me standing here?
D     A      D        A
Today's almost over but I don't wanna leave
A            D      E
Has my heart made a fool out of me? Aaand


Verse:
A         Em       D      E
My friends gather 'round me with holiday cheer, yeah
A         Em        D      E
They say to forget you, to let you go 'cause you're not here
Am          E     Em
Well, I can't keep explaining what they'll never understand
D      E        A
And why I'm here every year, every Christmas
D      E        A
I return every year, every Christmas


Outro:
D      E           A    Am
I come here every year, every Christmas