Graham Parker - Christmas is for mugs

^AI bought a candel^Aabra made of ^F#mglass from Petticoat ^DLane It cost ^Atwice as much as ^Ausual but ^F#mI did not comp^Dlain ^AI walked back to our ^Acold water flat ^F#min the pouring ^Drain But the ^C#mwrapping got ^C#mruined and the ^Dglass looked ^Dstained And the ^C#mtree I picked up ^C#mcheap shed its ^Dneedles down the ^Edrain

Now ^Aeverybody's ^Atalking about the ^F#mkisses and the ^Dhugs and ^Aall the little ^Aheartstrings that the ^F#mfestive season ^Dtugs But ^Aall I see are ^Alager louts, ^F#mshoplifters and ^Dthugs So fill mine ^Aup cause ^EChristmas is for ^Amugs ^A

I^A took a bus to ^ACamden town, be^F#mgan to shop a^Dround I ^Alooked for some new ^Asex shop that I ^F#mread of in Time ^DOut I ^Abought a gadget ^Athat the man said would ^F#mmake you scream and ^Dshout But it ^C#mdid not come with ^C#mbatteries and we ^Dcould not find the ^Dspout ^C#mLike so many ^C#mChristmas presents ^D we threw it ^Eout

Now ^Aeverybody's ^Atalking about the ^F#mkisses and the ^Dhugs and ^Aall the little ^Aheartstrings that the ^F#mfestive season ^Dtugs But ^Aall I see are ^Alager louts, ^F#mshoplifters and ^Dthugs So fill mine ^Aup cause ^EChristmas is for ^Amugs, ^A yes it is

Now ^Aall the crepe and ^Atinsel is left ^F#mlying on the ^Dfloor And the ^Awreath we hung up ^Aweeks ago is ^F#mrotting on the ^Ddoor And ^AI'd like to punch the ^Alights out of that ^F#mcrooked tree then ^Ddoor ^C#mIf I saw Saint ^C#mNick tonight, there'd ^Dbe a scene of ^Dgore I'd ^C#mthrow a match in^C#mto the fire and ^Dmake the chimney ^Eroar

Now every^Abody's talki^Ang about the kisse^F#ms and the hugs ^D and ^Aall the little ^Aheartstrings that the ^F#mfestive season ^Dtugs But ^Aall I see are ^Alager louts, ^F#mshoplifters and ^Dthugs So fill mine ^Aup cause ^EChristmas is for ^Amugs ^A So fill mine ^Aup cause ^EChristmas is for ^Amugs ^A So fill mine ^Aup cause ^EChristmas is for ^Dmugs ^A