Biography:
Roy Zimmerman is a guitarist/songwriter/satirist who founded the Southern California folk quartet The Foremen. The quartet pulled off the remarkable feat of performing at the national conventions of both major American political parties in 1996. The Foremen continued on for a short time after Zimmerman went on to become a solo act, writing and performing topical songs on subjects ranging from Martha Stewart to supermodels to television to religious fundamentalism to the state of the country and the world.
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Capo 2
D F#m
The cattle are lowin'
G A
Are we're eating beef
D F#m
And we turned off the TV
G A
And that's a relief
G A
And we're countin' our blessings
Bm E7
And prayin' for more
G A G D/F# Em D
Christmas in Crawford, 2004
D F#m
Now we're pettin' our puppies
G A
And clearin' the trees
D F#m
And we're ridin' and ropin'
G A
And droppin' our "g's"
G A
And the world on the outside
Bm E7
Is hard to ignore
(But we manage)
G A G D/F# Em D
Christmas in Crawford, 2004
A
And all is calm
G D
All is bright
A
So pound the piano
G A
And sing "Silent Night"
D F#m
The lights are a-blazin'
G A
And loved ones are near
D F#m
And bad things don't happen
G A
In my hemisphere
G A
So pass me a pretzel
Bm E7
And, "Hey, what's the score?"
G A G D/F# Em D
Christmas in Crawford, 2004
A
And all are calm
G D
And some are bright
A G A
And days are merry and airy and white
D F#7
And I'm proud of my country
G E7/G#
Where I gotta right
A Bbdim7 Bm
To sleep in Heavenly Peace
D F#m
The world's full of people
G A
Who aren't so well blessed
D F#m
We say "Let 'em eat fruitcake
G A
And God Bless the West"
G A
And it's two weeks vacation
Bm E7
Then back to the war
G A G D/F# Em D
Christmas in Crawford, 2004
G A
And we clear the table
Bm E7
Like a wave clears the shore
G A G D/F# Em D
Christmas in Crawford, 2004
D F#m
The cattle are lowin'
G A
Are we're eating beef
D F#m
And we turned off the TV
G A
And that's a relief
G A
And we're countin' our blessings
Bm E7
And prayin' for more
G A G D/F# Em D
Christmas in Crawford, 2004
D F#m
Now we're pettin' our puppies
G A
And clearin' the trees
D F#m
And we're ridin' and ropin'
G A
And droppin' our "g's"
G A
And the world on the outside
Bm E7
Is hard to ignore
(But we manage)
G A G D/F# Em D
Christmas in Crawford, 2004
A
And all is calm
G D
All is bright
A
So pound the piano
G A
And sing "Silent Night"
D F#m
The lights are a-blazin'
G A
And loved ones are near
D F#m
And bad things don't happen
G A
In my hemisphere
G A
So pass me a pretzel
Bm E7
And, "Hey, what's the score?"
G A G D/F# Em D
Christmas in Crawford, 2004
A
And all are calm
G D
And some are bright
A G A
And days are merry and airy and white
D F#7
And I'm proud of my country
G E7/G#
Where I gotta right
A Bbdim7 Bm
To sleep in Heavenly Peace
D F#m
The world's full of people
G A
Who aren't so well blessed
D F#m
We say "Let 'em eat fruitcake
G A
And God Bless the West"
G A
And it's two weeks vacation
Bm E7
Then back to the war
G A G D/F# Em D
Christmas in Crawford, 2004
G A
And we clear the table
Bm E7
Like a wave clears the shore
G A G D/F# Em D
Christmas in Crawford, 2004
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