SAILING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS
Recorded by Doug Stone
Words and music by Lewis Anderson
[A] They looked out their windows
At the o-[D] cean that surrounds [A] them
In the service of their country
Sailin' to a foreign [E] shore
To-[A] morrow will be Christmas
And they [D] wish that they could be [A] home
Their wives and children need them
But their [E] country needs them [A] more.
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But, They'll Be [D] Sailin' Home For Christmas
[A] Sailin' Home For Christmas
Where a welcome candle in the window [E] gleams
They'll Be [D] Sailin' Home For Christmas
[A] Sailin' Home For Christmas
Sailin' home for [E] Christmas in their [D] dr-[A]eams.
Tomorrow they'll serve turkey
And they'll sing the Christmas carols
They'll talk about their family
Their mothers and their sons
It's the strangest contradiction
Singin' songs of peace and sharing
As they man the battle weapons
Hopin' war will never come.
Refrain
[E] Maybe someday they won't have to
Be there [D] any-[A] more
When they all [D] start to live the [A] things
We have Christmas [E] for;
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