I really like Christmas |
F |
It's sentimental, I know, but I just really like it |
Bb F |
I am hardly religious |
F |
I'd rather break bread with Dawkins than Desmond Tutu, to be honest |
Bb F |
And yes, I have all of the usual objections |
C C7 |
To consumerism, the commercialisation of an ancient religion |
Bb |
To the westernisation of a dead Palestinian |
|
Press-ganged into selling Playstations and beer |
F |
But I still really like it |
C |
I'm looking forward to Christmas |
F |
Though I'm not expecting a visit from Jesus |
Bb F |
I'll be seeing my dad |
C |
My brother and sisters, my gran and my mum |
C7 A Dm |
They'll be drinking white wine in the sun |
Dm/C Bb |
I don't go in for ancient wisdom |
C |
I don't believe just 'cause ideas are tenacious it means they're worthy |
C7 A Dm |
I get freaked out by churches |
Dm/C Bb |
Some of the hymns that they sing have nice chords |
F |
But the lyrics are dodgy |
Bb F |
And yes, I have all of the usual objections |
C |
To the mis-education of children who, in tax-exempt institutions |
C7 Bb |
Are taught to externalise blame |
|
And to feel ashamed and to judge things as plain right and wrong |
F |
But I quite like the songs |
C |
I'm not expecting big presents |
F |
The old combination of socks, jocks and chocolate's is just fine by me |
Bb F |
'Cause I'll be seeing my dad |
C |
My brother and sisters, my gran and my mum |
C7 A Dm |
They'll be drinking white wine in the sun |
Dm/C Bb |
I'll be seeing my dad |
C |
My brother and sisters, my gran and my mum |
C7 A Dm |
They'll be drinking white wine in the sun |
Dm/C Bb |
And you, my baby girl |
Bb |
My jetlagged infant daughter |
F/A |
You'll be handed round the room |
Gm7 |
Like a puppy at a primary school |
C Csus4 C |
And you won't understand |
Bb |
But you will learn someday |
F/A |
That wherever you are and whatever you face |
Gm7 |
These are the people who'll make you feel safe in this world |
C C7 A Dm |
My sweet blue-eyed girl |
Dm/C Bb |
And if my baby girl |
Bb |
When you're twenty-one or thirty-one |
F/A |
And Christmas comes around |
Gm7 |
And you find yourself nine thousand miles from home |
C Csus4 C |
You'll know what ever comes |
Bb F/A Gm7 C |
Your brothers and sisters and me and your mum |
C7 A Dm |
Will be waiting for you in the sun |
Dm/C Bb |
When Christmas comes |
C Csus4 C |
Your brothers and sisters, your aunts and your uncles |
C7 |
Your grandparents, cousins and me and your mum |
C7 A Dm |
We'll be waiting for you in the sun |
Dm/C Bb |
Drinking white wine in the sun |
F/A Gm7 |
Darling, whenever you come |
C Bb |
We'll be waiting for you in the sun |
F/A Gm7 |
Drinking white wine in the sun |
F/A Bb |
Waiting for you in the sun |
F/A Gm7 |
Darling, when Christmas comes |
C Bb |
We'll be waiting for you in the sun |
F/A Gm7 |
Waiting |
Gm7 C7 |
I really like Christmas |
F |
It's sentimental, I know. |
Bb F |