Written by Tommie Connor/Jimmy Kennedy/Jimmy Leach
verse 1 Bbmaj7 Bb6 G7 Cm Christmas comes but once a year for every girl and boy Ebmaj7 Cm F7 Bb The laughter and the joy they find in each new toy Bbmaj7 Bb Eb Bb I'll tell you of a little boy who lives across the way Gm7 C9 F#7 F7 This little fella's Christmas is just another day verse 2 Bb Bbmaj7 Eb G7 Cm G7 Cm He's the little boy that Santa Claus forgot Eb F7 Eb F7 Bb Dm7 Cm7 F7 And goodness knows, he didn't want a lot Bb Bbmaj7 Bb He sent a note to Santa Bbmaj7 Eb G7 Cm For some soldiers and a drum Eb G7 Cm It broke his little heart Bb Cm F7 When he found Santa hadn't come verse 3 Bb Bbmaj7 Bb Eb G7 Cm G7 Cm In the street he envied all those lucky boys Eb Cm Eb Bb Bb7 Then wandered home to last year's broken toys Eb Ebm6 I'm so sorry for that laddie Bb A7 G7 He hasn't got a daddy Eb Cm F7 Bb The little boy that Santa Claus forgot