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Hanoi Rocks - Dead by X-Mas
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Intro
Verse 1
Chorus
Verse 2
Chorus
C-Part
Chorus
Outro
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Intro: |  A5|  A5|
AmFriday it's the Gthirteenth 'til the Dmtwentyfourth it's Emnot so long to Amgo
   Amtho' my face don't Gshow my Dmtemperature is Emgetting too Clow
CI've seen it all Gin a dream
   AmI know just how it's Emgonna feel alike
   Fnot to be alive GanyAmmore
|  Am|
CHORUS
AmI'll be Cdead by christmas now Ganyway
Amtell me will you reEmmember me that Fday
Fwhen you've found a new Gone who's better than I Amever was
AmI'll be Cdead by christmas now Ganyway
Amplease give all my Emthings aFway
Fthey will make christmas Gpresents for you and for Amall my friends
|  Am|
AmIt hurts so inGside to see you with Dmanother Emfrom the edge of a Amcloud
AmWhatever happened to the Gpromises that you Dmgave before the Emangels took me aCway.
CSo here I'm all Gdressed in white
Amwhile you're drinkin' up my Embest friends wine
and you   Fdon't realize that I'm Gwith you all the Amtime.
|  Am|
CHORUS
AmI'll be Cdead by christmas now Ganyway
Amtell me will you reEmmember me that Fday
Fwhen you've found a new Gone who's better than I Amever was
AmI'll be Cdead by christmas now Ganyway
Amplease give all my Emthings aFway
Fthey will make christmas Gpresents for you and for Amall my friends
|  Am   C|
DmIt's getting so lonely without Cyou
Dmand I'm sure - I am jCealous Amtoo
|  Am   C|
DmI see another man in my Cbed
                                           Dm   E(Come up, come up)
be sure that I can get no rest before you're up here with me
ECome up, come up, come up, come up, come up!
CHORUS
EI'll be Cdead this christmas now GanywaAmy
Amleave the flowers Emon my gravFe
Fsure a way you can Gjoin me anyAmday around honey 
AmYou'll be Cdead this christmas now GanywaAmy
Amyou'll lay beside Emme in our family gravFe
Fwe'll be making Glove eternally in a Amspiritual way
Outro:
(No guitar)(Repeat & fade out)
I'll be dead by Christmas,
dead and gone.
Christmas is forever.

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Dead By Xmas

by Hanoi Rocks

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Hanoi Rocks - Dead by X-Mas

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Intro

Verse 1

Chorus

Verse 2

Chorus

C-Part

Chorus

Outro

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A5 A5

Intro: | | |

Am G Dm Em Am

Friday it's the thirteenth 'til the twentyfourth it's not so long to go

Am G Dm Em C

tho' my face don't show my temperature is getting too low

C G

I've seen it all in a dream

Am Em

I know just how it's gonna feel alike

F G Am

not to be alive anymore

| |

CHORUS

Am C G

I'll be dead by christmas now anyway

Am Em F

tell me will you remember me that day

F G Am

when you've found a new one who's better than I ever was

Am C G

I'll be dead by christmas now anyway

Am Em F

please give all my things away

F G Am

they will make christmas presents for you and for all my friends

| |

Am G Dm Em Am

It hurts so inside to see you with another from the edge of a cloud

Am G Dm Em C

Whatever happened to the promises that you gave before the angels took me away.

C G

So here I'm all dressed in white

Am Em

while you're drinkin' up my best friends wine

F G Am

and you don't realize that I'm with you all the time.

| |

CHORUS

Am C G

I'll be dead by christmas now anyway

Am Em F

tell me will you remember me that day

F G Am

when you've found a new one who's better than I ever was

Am C G

I'll be dead by christmas now anyway

Am Em F

please give all my things away

F G Am

they will make christmas presents for you and for all my friends

Am C

| |

Dm C

It's getting so lonely without you

Dm C Am

and I'm sure - I am jealous too

Am C

| |

Dm C

I see another man in my bed

Dm E

(Come up, come up)

be sure that I can get no rest before you're up here with me

Come up, come up, come up, come up, come up!

CHORUS

E C G Am

I'll be dead this christmas now anyway

Am Em F

leave the flowers on my grave

F G Am

sure a way you can join me anyday around honey

Am C G Am

You'll be dead this christmas now anyway

Am Em F

you'll lay beside me in our family grave

F G Am

we'll be making love eternally in a spiritual way

Outro:

(No guitar)(Repeat & fade out)

I'll be dead by Christmas,

dead and gone.

Christmas is forever.

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