C I road up in those hills Dm Dm7 Like when we all used to go F Cut a tree like the one C That we used to alone Behind the old sorrel mare Dm I drag it down off the slopes F Trimmed it up in the corner C With tinsel and hoped Am I ain't heard from my son Em And I won't I expect F The other's flight It was cancelled D At least that's what he said C My daughter's takin' the kids again G To Maui this year F I guess don't blame em' C It's pretty cold round here [Chorus] Gm Thank Christ for these horses F Or I'd be here at home C Eighty years old spending Christmas alone Gm7 A blizzard is howling Dm7 And night it grows near F It's just me and the ponies C For Christmas this year Dm7 G C Dm It's bitterly cold with three feet of snow F And this wouldn't be home Dm Dm7 If the wind didn't blow C Can't get out of the yard Dm I'm snowed in with the drifts F C And no one is coming to open these gifts Am D If I were my father I'd hitch up a team Em F D Take the sleigh to the neighbour's for brandy and cream C But that world is gone G It's all dissappeared F It's just me and the ponies C For Christmas this year [Chorus] Gm Thank Christ for these horses F Or I'd be here at home C Eighty years old spending Christmas alone Gm A blizzard is howling Dm And night it grows near F It's just me and the ponies C For Christmas this year A F Em F G C This old barn is still standing Dm7 Dm Not much longer I think F I can see the north star C Through the holes in the chink Tonight it's oats for my pals Dm And me a bottle of cheer F It's just me and the ponies C For Christmas this year