Capo V (Original key F)
C
I really like Christmas
F C
It's sentimental, I know, but I just really like it
C
I am hardly religious
F C
I'd rather break bread with Dawkins than Desmond Tutu, to be honest
G G7
And yes, I have all of the usual objections to consumerism
F
To the commercialisation of an ancient religion to the westernisation of a dead Palestinian
C
Press-ganged into selling Playstations and beer
G G6 G7
But I still really like it
C
I'm looking forward to Christmas
F C
Though I'm not expecting a visit from Jesus
G
I'll be seeing my dad
G7 E7/F Am
My brother and sisters, my gran and my mum
Am/G Fmaj7/F
They'll be drinking white wine in the sun
G
I'll be seeing my dad
G7 E7/F Am
My brother and sisters, my gran and my mum
Am/G Fmaj7/F F
They'll be drinking white wine in the sun
C
I don't go in for ancient wisdom
F C
I don't believe just 'cos ideas are tenacious it means they're worthy
C
I get freaked out by churches
F Fm C
Some of the hymns that they sing have nice chords but the lyrics are dodgy
G
And yes I have all of the usual objections
G7 F
To the mis-education of children who, in tax-exempt institutions,
Are taught to externalise blame
C
And to feel ashamed and to judge things as plain right and wrong
G G6 G7
But I quite like the songs
C
I'm not expecting big presents
F C
The old combination of socks, jocks and chocolate's is just fine by me
G
Cos I'll be seeing my dad
G7 E7/F Am
My brother and sisters, my gran and my mum
Am/G Fmaj7/F
They'll be drinking white wine in the sun
G
I'll be seeing my dad
G7 E7/F Am
My brother and sisters, my gran and my mum
Am/G Fmaj7/F
They'll be drinking white wine in the sun
Fadd2 C/E
And you, my baby girl my jetlagged infant daughter
Dm7 G11
You'll be handed round the room like a puppy at a primary school
Fadd2 C/E
And you won't understand but you will learn someday
Dm7
That wherever you are and whatever you face
G11 E7 Am Am/G
These are the people who'll make you feel safe in this world
Fadd2
My sweet blue-eyed girl
Fadd2 C/E
And if my baby girl when you're twenty-one or thirty-one
Dm7 G11
And Christmas comes around and you find yourself nine thousand miles from home
Dm7 C/E F Am G
You'll know what - e - ver comes
G7 E7/F Am
Your brothers and sisters and me and your mum
Am/G Fmaj7/F
Will be waiting for you in the sun
G
Girl when Christmas comes
G11
Your brothers and sisters, your aunts and your uncles
E7 Am
Your grandparents, cousins and me and your mum
Am/G F
We'll be waiting for you in the sun
C/E Dm7
Drinking white wine in the sun
G11 F
Darling, when Christmas comes
C/E Dm7
We'll be waiting for you in the sun
C/E F
Drinking white wine in the sun
C/E Dm7
Waiting for you in the sun
G11
Waiting...
E--5--3--1-
C F B--6--5--3- C
I really like Christmas it's sentimental, I know...
SUNSPENSION CHORDS:
(t)= Thumb
G G6 G7 E7/F Fmaj7/F Fadd2 Dm7 G11
--3---x--3---(t)1----(t)1-----(t)1-----x---3-----
--2---x--2------2-------3--------0-----x---2-----
--0---0--0------0-------3--------3-----0---0-----
--0---0--0------1-------2--------0(2)--2---0-----
--0---0--0------0-------1--------1-----1---1-----
--3---0--1------0-------0--------3-----1---1-----
This is a beautiful song to both listen to and play along to, however, being that it is the key of F, it is
hard work on the wrist, as you'd know, to play constant barre chords. So I decided to transpose what I had
worked out using a capo in the 5th fret. I stole this idea from Tim himself as there is a YouTube video of
him performing this song with Brian Cox on piano and Tim on guitar using a capo.
I find it much more enjoyable to play along to this way. Hope you enjoy. Please let me know if there's
anything you think might be wrong with it as I'm always grateful for constructive critisism. Cheers!
