Biography:
Mary Chapin Carpenter (born February 21, 1958 in Princeton, New Jersey) is a highly successful country music singer-songwriter and guitarist. According to Songfacts, Carpenter had a fairly privileged upper middle class upbringing. Her father was at least partly responsible for her embarking on a musical career. The song "House of Cards" was inspired by the divorce of her parents when she was sixteen.
One of her most widely known singles is "Passionate Kisses" (written by fellow singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams)
Read more on Last.fm
Other songs:
- 10000 Miles
- A Keeper For Every Flame
- A Lot Like Me
- A Road Is Just A Road
- Capo Chart
- Christmas Time In The City
- Come Darkness Come Light
- Down At The Twist And Shout
- Down In Marys Land
- Downtown Train
- Grow Old With Me
- Halley Came To Jackson
- He Thinks Hell Keep Her
- Hot Buttered Rum
- House Of Cards
- I Am A Town
- I Feel Lucky
- I Put My Ring Back On
- I Want To Be Your Girlfriend
- Its Only Love
- John Doe No 2
- John Doe No 24
- Jubilee
- Keeping The Faith
- Let Me Into Your Heart
- Naked To The Eye
- Not Too Much To Ask
- Oh Rosetta
- Only A Dream
- Other Streets And Other Towns
- Outside Looking In
- Passionate Kisses
- Quittin Time
- Shut Up And Kiss Me
- Slave To The Beauty
- Slow Country Dance
- Stones In The Road
- Tender When I Want To Be
- Thanksgiving Song
- The Age Of Miracles
- The Blue Distance
- The Bug
- The Calling
- The End Of My Pirate Days
- The Hard Way
- The Last Word
- The Long Way Home
- The Longest Night Of The Year
- The Moon And St Christopher
- The More Things Change
- This Is Love
- Too Tired
- Walking Through Fire
- Wall Around Your Heart
- When Shes Gone
- Wherever You Are
- Why Walk When You Can Fly
- You
- You Win Again
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Christmas Time in the City
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Capo 3
[Intro]
G D/F# A/D D
[Verse 1]
G D/F# A D
Well I walked to town in the pouring rain
G A/D D
Paid my fare and I rode that train
G A D
To the station under the avenue
G/D D
Hit the air at the stroke of noon
G D/F# A D
At the cross streets where I staked my claim
G G/D A D
I played in tune with the winter rain
G A D
Collecting dimes and dollar bills
G G/D A D
While the noisy traffic played the fills
[Refrain]
G D/F# A
And its Christmas time in the city
G D/F# A
When the air is filled with cheer
G D/F# A D G
And the storefronts look this pretty only once a year
G D/F# A/D D
[Verse 2]
G D/F# A D
Well the vendors huddled and the taxis honked
G A/D D
As I played for change beneath the neon clock
G A D
I was dressed up looking like a Christmas tree
G/D D
Blinking down on that busy street
G D/F# A D
When the crowd thinned out and the rain had quit
G G/D A D
And my fingers felt cold and stiff
G A D
I took their money and I closed my case
G G/D A D
And I headed back towards home again
[Refrain]
G D/F# A
And its Christmas time in the city
G D/F# A
When the air is filled with cheer
G D/F# A D G
And the storefronts look this pretty only once a year
D/F# A/D D
[verse 3]
G D/F# A D
As I walked back to the subway stairs
G A/D D
I had twenty eight dollars in change for fare
G A D
There was an old bag lady with an outstretched hand
G/D D
And a small Salvation Army band
G D/F# A D
Playing Angels We Have Heard on High
G G/D A D
The First Noel and O Holy Night
G A D
I folded up one dollar bill
G D/F# A D
And I tucked it down into the till
[Refrain]
G D/F# A
And its Christmas time in the city
G D/F# A
When the air is filled with cheer
G D/F# A D G
And the storefronts look this pretty only once a year
G D/F# A/D D
[Refrain]
G D/F# A
And its Christmas time in the city
G D/F# A
When the air is filled with cheer
G D/F# A D G
And the storefronts look this pretty only once a year
G D/F# A/D D
[Outro]
G D/F# A D
And its Christmas time in the city
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Capo 3
[Intro]
G D/F# A/D D
[Verse 1]
G D/F# A D
Well I walked to town in the pouring rain
G A/D D
Paid my fare and I rode that train
G A D
To the station under the avenue
G/D D
Hit the air at the stroke of noon
G D/F# A D
At the cross streets where I staked my claim
G G/D A D
I played in tune with the winter rain
G A D
Collecting dimes and dollar bills
G G/D A D
While the noisy traffic played the fills
[Refrain]
G D/F# A
And its Christmas time in the city
G D/F# A
When the air is filled with cheer
G D/F# A D G
And the storefronts look this pretty only once a year
G D/F# A/D D
[Verse 2]
G D/F# A D
Well the vendors huddled and the taxis honked
G A/D D
As I played for change beneath the neon clock
G A D
I was dressed up looking like a Christmas tree
G/D D
Blinking down on that busy street
G D/F# A D
When the crowd thinned out and the rain had quit
G G/D A D
And my fingers felt cold and stiff
G A D
I took their money and I closed my case
G G/D A D
And I headed back towards home again
[Refrain]
G D/F# A
And its Christmas time in the city
G D/F# A
When the air is filled with cheer
G D/F# A D G
And the storefronts look this pretty only once a year
D/F# A/D D
[verse 3]
G D/F# A D
As I walked back to the subway stairs
G A/D D
I had twenty eight dollars in change for fare
G A D
There was an old bag lady with an outstretched hand
G/D D
And a small Salvation Army band
G D/F# A D
Playing Angels We Have Heard on High
G G/D A D
The First Noel and O Holy Night
G A D
I folded up one dollar bill
G D/F# A D
And I tucked it down into the till
[Refrain]
G D/F# A
And its Christmas time in the city
G D/F# A
When the air is filled with cheer
G D/F# A D G
And the storefronts look this pretty only once a year
G D/F# A/D D
[Refrain]
G D/F# A
And its Christmas time in the city
G D/F# A
When the air is filled with cheer
G D/F# A D G
And the storefronts look this pretty only once a year
G D/F# A/D D
[Outro]
G D/F# A D
And its Christmas time in the city
Mary Gauthier
Mary Glenn
Mary Isis
Mary J. Blige
Mary Jo Boco