Intro:
[C] [Csus]
[C]I'm lighting a candle[G], as I'm looking thro[E7]ugh my window[F]
To the town square, t[C]he snow covered streets are lonely and bare[G],[F]
yeah[C]
[C]The town Christmas tree, winks moc[E7]kingly at me,[F]
Cause I should [Fmin]be spending Christmas with yo[G]u.[Dmin][G]
[F]I wrapped my last gift[G] and put the cellotape away,[Amin][G][F]
[Dmin]Checked the answer[G]ing machine[Amin][Amin/G][Amin][Amin][Amin/G]
[F]And in the distan[G]ce, a choir s[Amin]ings[G][F]
Abo[G]ut the joy that Christmas brings
[C]And it's maki[G]ng me feel blue,[F]
Cause I should[C] be spending Christmas with you,[G][F]
But it br[C]eaks my heart that that's the place[E7] I just can't be,[Amin][G][F]
[G]Cause I hate your family.[F][F/E][F][F/E][F][F/E][F][F/E][F][F/E][F][F/E][F][F/E][G][C]
[C]The day I met [G]you,
I knew you c[E7]ould get me through.[F]
When we're alone, my wo[C]rld is complete, you're all [G]that I need.[F][C]
[C]But when your family call,[G]
they shi[E7]t me up the wall,[F]
Spending time wit[F]h them just makes my brain bleed.[G][C]
And it's makin[G]g me feel blue,[F]
Cause I should [C]be spending Christmas with you,[G][F]
But I'd rat[C]her string my nuts up to a[E7] Christmas tree,[Amin][G][F]
[G]Cause I hate your family.
[Dmin]The night I first me[G]t them,
The dog[Amin] was [G]drunk[F],
And your father [Dmin]threat[G]ened me with a knife.[Amin][Amin/G][Amin][Amin][Amin/G]
[F]Your sister showed m[G]e
Her coll[Amin]ection of e[G]els[F],
And what[G] she did then will stay with me for life.[C][G]
And it's makin[F]g me spu,[F][F/G][F][F/G][F][F/G][G]
Cause I should [C]be spending Christmas with you,[G][F]
But I'd rath[C]er drink a tumbler fu[E7]ll of walrus wee,[Amin][G][F]
[G]Cause I hate your family.
[C]With your broth[G]er doing dick tricks at the table,[F]
[C]I can't belie[G]ve your mum asked me to play spin the bottle.[F]
Yeah I'd rather[C] be enclosed in a b[E7]ox of killer bees,[Amin][G][D7]
Yeah I'd rathe[C]r be attacked by g[E7]iant chimpazees,[Amin][G][D7]
Yeah I'd rather[C] wear a suit designed[E7] by Jenny Keye[Amin][G][F][Fmin]
Your mum[C] is dumb[G][F]
And your[C] dad i[G]s mad[F]
[G]And that's why I'm so sad[C][F][F/G][F][F/G][F][F/G][G]
Spoken Part:
C G F (repeat as many times as desired)
[G] [C]
[C] [Csus]
[C]I'm lighting a candle[G], as I'm looking thro[E7]ugh my window[F]
To the town square, t[C]he snow covered streets are lonely and bare[G],[F]
yeah[C]
[C]The town Christmas tree, winks moc[E7]kingly at me,[F]
Cause I should [Fmin]be spending Christmas with yo[G]u.[Dmin][G]
[F]I wrapped my last gift[G] and put the cellotape away,[Amin][G][F]
[Dmin]Checked the answer[G]ing machine[Amin][Amin/G][Amin][Amin][Amin/G]
[F]And in the distan[G]ce, a choir s[Amin]ings[G][F]
Abo[G]ut the joy that Christmas brings
[C]And it's maki[G]ng me feel blue,[F]
Cause I should[C] be spending Christmas with you,[G][F]
But it br[C]eaks my heart that that's the place[E7] I just can't be,[Amin][G][F]
[G]Cause I hate your family.[F][F/E][F][F/E][F][F/E][F][F/E][F][F/E][F][F/E][F][F/E][G][C]
[C]The day I met [G]you,
I knew you c[E7]ould get me through.[F]
When we're alone, my wo[C]rld is complete, you're all [G]that I need.[F][C]
[C]But when your family call,[G]
they shi[E7]t me up the wall,[F]
Spending time wit[F]h them just makes my brain bleed.[G][C]
And it's makin[G]g me feel blue,[F]
Cause I should [C]be spending Christmas with you,[G][F]
But I'd rat[C]her string my nuts up to a[E7] Christmas tree,[Amin][G][F]
[G]Cause I hate your family.
[Dmin]The night I first me[G]t them,
The dog[Amin] was [G]drunk[F],
And your father [Dmin]threat[G]ened me with a knife.[Amin][Amin/G][Amin][Amin][Amin/G]
[F]Your sister showed m[G]e
Her coll[Amin]ection of e[G]els[F],
And what[G] she did then will stay with me for life.[C][G]
And it's makin[F]g me spu,[F][F/G][F][F/G][F][F/G][G]
Cause I should [C]be spending Christmas with you,[G][F]
But I'd rath[C]er drink a tumbler fu[E7]ll of walrus wee,[Amin][G][F]
[G]Cause I hate your family.
[C]With your broth[G]er doing dick tricks at the table,[F]
[C]I can't belie[G]ve your mum asked me to play spin the bottle.[F]
Yeah I'd rather[C] be enclosed in a b[E7]ox of killer bees,[Amin][G][D7]
Yeah I'd rathe[C]r be attacked by g[E7]iant chimpazees,[Amin][G][D7]
Yeah I'd rather[C] wear a suit designed[E7] by Jenny Keye[Amin][G][F][Fmin]
Your mum[C] is dumb[G][F]
And your[C] dad i[G]s mad[F]
[G]And that's why I'm so sad[C][F][F/G][F][F/G][F][F/G][G]
Spoken Part:
C G F (repeat as many times as desired)
[G] [C]
