Once A Year

G                           C
Christmas eve, mom and dad
Am7                         D/F#
Load the car with grocery bags

G                              C
They take the kids and drive downtown
Am7                                 D/F#                                
                  C        D
And spend the night passing food out

C                     G
Once a year December’s here
Em                           D
And our hearts open up
C                              G
Once a year we give with cheer
Em                                   D
To those who don’t have enough
C                      G
Wouldn’t it be something
B                              Em                    C
If we all learned to love like it’s Christmas
D                              G
More than once a year

G                                      C
No one rings a bell at the mall in June
Am                             D/F#
But nobody said we can’t give then, too

G                                            C
And when autumn comes with its changing leaves
Am                                           D/F#
Could we spend more time with the least of these

C                     G
Once a year December’s here
Em                            D
And our hearts open up
C                              G
Once a year we give with cheer
Em                                   D
To those who don’t have enough
C                      G
Wouldn’t it be something
Bm                              Em                    C
If we all learned to love like it’s Christmas
D                              G
More than once a year

C
Love is patient, love is kind
D
Love will always find the time
C
Love is now and love is here
D        B
Love is more than once a year

C                     G
Once a year December’s here
Em                            D
And our hearts open up
C                              G
Once a year we give with cheer
Em                                   D
To those who don’t have enough
C                      G
Wouldn’t it be something
B                              Em                    C
If we all learned to love like it’s Christmas
D                              G
More than once a year