E
A studio apartment in a dull part of Seattle,
G#
A strand of light suspended,
A Asus4
By a thumb tack in the drywall,
E
The restaurants are closed,
E
So are the record shops,
G#
The banks, and bars, and Bartell drugs,
A Asus4 E
And so's the half price book store,
Asus4 A Asus2
But the movies are always open,
Asus4 A Am
And I always have to open.
E
A repertory movie house where life is not so wonderful,
G#
For 15 soggy patrons,
A Asus4 E
Who have no better place to be,
E
Not to mention me,
E
I'm working for a holiday wage,
G#
My family is two time zones away,
A Asus4
I'm supposed to call them,
Asus4 A Asus2
My vodka and snow is melting,
Asus4 A Am
The alcohol isn't helping.
E Asus4 A
Sometimes, you have to work on Christmas.
E Asus4 A
Sometimes, you have to work on Christmas.
E Asus4 A
Sometimes, you gotta work on Christmas;
Asus4 A
I doubt I'll miss this.
E G#
There's an artificial tree, blinking in the lobby,
A Asus4 E
Sitting on the coffee table, yeah,
E
Strangers and spare changers,
Stand in line like poor relations,
G#
At some kind of sad reunion,
A Asus4
And I'm selling the tickets,
Asus4 A Asus2
They come in out of the weather,
Asus4 A Am
For Christmas alone together.
E Asus4 A
Sometimes, you have to work on Christmas.
E Asus4 A
Sometimes, you have to work on Christmas.
E Asus4 A
Sometimes, you gotta work on Christmas;
Asus4 A
I doubt I'll miss this.
