C                                           Am
The branches have traded their leaves for white sleeves
    C                                                Am
All warm-blooded creatures make ghosts as they breathe
    C                                          Am
Scarves are wrapped tightly like gifts under trees
  C                                     Am
Christmas lights tangle in knots annually

  F
Our families huddle closely
  Am                                    (G)
Betting warmth against the cold
  F
But our bruises seem to surface
  G
Like mud beneath the snow

  C                                       Am
So we sing carols softly as sweet as we know
  C                                       Am
A prayer that our burdens will lift as we go
  C                            C/B                Am        G
Like young love still waiting under mistletoe
  Am               Am                    F               C
We'll welcome december with tireless hope

           Am
Let our bells keep on ringing
             C                   C/B
Making angels in the snow
              Am
May the melody disarm us
          G
When cracks begin to show

             Am
Like the petals in our pockets
             C
May we remember who we are
          Am
Unconditionally cared for
                     G
By those who share our broken hearts

       C                               Am
The table is set and our glasses are full
           C                                     Am
Though pieces go missing may we still feel whole
       Am                                     C         C/B
We'll build new traditions in place of the old
            Am             G             F                  C
Cause life without revision will silence our souls

           Am
Let our bells keep on ringing
             C                   C/B
Making angels in the snow
              Am
May the melody surround us
          G
When cracks begin to show

             Am
Like the petals in our pockets
             C
May we remember who we are
          Am
Unconditionally cared for
                     G
By those who share our broken hearts

     C                                  Am
As gentle as feathers, the snow piles high
       C                                                   Am
Our world gets rewritten and retraced every time
                C                                   Am
Like fresh plates and clean slates, our future is white
    Am             G             F            C
New year's resolutions will reset tonight