Kinks - Father christmas
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Tim Harris, tim@wordsrus.demon.co.uk
KINKS
FATHER CHRISTMAS Ray Davies
(The *G thru *D sequences could probably be played as something more
like: G Bm7 Em D G Bm7 Em D - but it's all in the bass)
C G C G C G C G
G C D G C D G C D G C D
*G
When I was small I believed in Santa Claus
*D
'Though I knew it was my dad
GAnd I would hang up my stocking at Christmas
Open my presents and DI'd be glad
EmBut the last time I Bmplayed Father Christmas
EmI stood outside a depB7artment store
GA gang of kids came over and mugged me
They knocked my reindeer Dto the floor
And said FCather GChristmas Cgive us some Gmoney
CDon't mess aGround with those C silly tDoys
We'll Cbeat you Gup if you Cdon't hand it Gover
CWe want your bGread so don't mCake us annDoyed
Give all the tCoys D -
to the little rich bGoys C D G C D
GDon't give my brother a Steve Austin outfit
Don't give my sister a cDuddly toy
We dGon't want a jigsaw or monopoly money
We only want the rDeal Macoy
CFather GChristmas Cgive us the Gmoney
CWe'll beat you Gup if you mCake us annoDyed
CFather GChristmas Cgive us some Gmoney
CDon't mess Garound with thCose silly tDoys
EmBut give my daddy a Bmjob 'cos he needs one
EmHe's got lots of mB7ouths to feed
GAnd if you've got one I'll have a machine gun
So I can scare all the Dkids on the street
C G C G
CFather CGhristmas gCive us some mGoney
CWe've got no tGime for your sCilly Dtoys
We'll Cbeat you Gup if you dCon't hand it Gover
CWe want your Gbread so don't mCake us anDnoyed
Give all the tCoys D -
to the little rich bGoys C D
G C D G C D
GHave yourself a merry merry Christmas
Have yourself a Dgood time
GBut remember the kids who got nothing
While you're drinking dDown your wine
CFather CGhristmas gCive us some mGoney
CWe've got no tGime for your sCilly Dtoys
Cfather CGhristmas plCease hand it oDver
CWe'll beat you uGp so don't Cmake us aDnnoyed
CFather CGhristmas gCive us some mGoney
CDont mess aGround with those siClly tDoys
We'll Cbeat you Gup if you dCont hand it ovDer
CWe want your Gbread so don't mCake us anDnoyed
Give all the toCys D - to the little rich bGoys C D
G C D C G D ... fade out