Sparks - Thank god its not christmas
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Unlike prior chords on this website, this one is in the right key, the chords are correct, and all the bits of
it are here--even the riffs and such. Just in time to learn for you to bring out your inner misanthrope in the
festive season. Enjoy.
[Intro]
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D|-----------------|---------7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4---------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------5-5-5-5-|
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
A|-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
Play above riff thrice.
[Verse]
DWhat do I hear, what do I hear?
BmChit-chat, and clinking glass
AmCheap talk, a lady's laugh
AAfter hours
DWhat do I see, what do I see?
BmSome sunken hideaway
AmWhere people go to play
BAfter hours
[Bridge]
EmThere I'll spend the night A5
DMeeting fancy things A5
EmAt bistros and old haunts
EmTrying very hard to sin
Play the following chord progression as octaves on the A/G strings, with the final A an octave higher than the
initial one:
A B C D E F G A
[Verse]
DThen it is day, and in a way
BmThe pattern's much the same
AmIn spots, a matinee
AEvery day
DBlend with the crowd, blend with the loud
BmHypnotic ebb and flow
AmUntil the day goes slowly
BInto night
[Bridge]
EmSee the same old crowd A5
DAt bistros and old haunts A5
Em'Til the lights grow dim,
EmThe not-so-subtle hint to be gone
A B C D E F G A
[Chorus]
FThank God it's not Christmas
When there is oGnly you, and nothing else to do
FThank God it's not Christmas
Where there's just yGou to do
The rest is closed to puAblic view
[Guitar Solo]
A
[Verse]
(play intro riff throughout rather than chords)
Carolling kids, carolling kids
A trifle premature
In tones so rich and pure and crystalline
Call for the day, the popular day
It's fast approaching now
But will the mood allow
One dissent
[Bridge]
EmIf this were Seine A5
DWe'd be very suave A5
EmBut it's just the rain
EmWashing down the boulevard
A B C D E F G A
[Chorus]
FSo thank God it's not Christmas
When there is onGly you, and nothing else to do
FThank God it's not Christmas
When there's just yGou to do
The rest is closed to puAblic view
[Guitar Solo]
A
[Piano Break]
D Bm Am A
[Verse]
DPopular days, popular ways
BmAre for the chosen few
AmNot meant for me and you
AObviously
DPopular nights, popular rites
BmGreat things to say and do
AmThey aren't said or done by you
AObviously
[Bridge]
EmIf this were Seine A5
DWe'd be very suave A5
EmBut it's just the rain
EmWashing down the boulevard
[Outro]
ADoo Bdoo Cdoo Ddoo Edoo Fdoo Gdoo Adoo Ddoo...