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This Aint New Jersey

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Capo 2nd fret
Chords
G      320033
  Cadd9[x32033]
  Dsus4[xx0233]
      D[xx0232]
   G/F#[2x0033] or [2x0233]
 A7sus4[x02x33]
GI ain't laughiCadd9ng 
GI didn't hear the joke anCadd9yway
I got my Gfingers on the windows
The Cadd9snow makes this a prison
Dsus4Tomorrow will be Christmas DDay
I took you drinking
To say the things that I needed to say
You drank me under the table like you always do
The radio just plays away
Em7Those same G/F#old sGongs
Em7Every G/F#single Gyear
Em7We drink we G/F#sing and I Gforget the A7sus4things that I need you to Cadd9hear
Then we argue 
As the snow seals us in for the night
You say Santa Claus is coming
But I don't care what the song says
That's never going to sound quite right
Because this ain't New Jersey
Father Christmas is coming to town
You throw your drink in my face
Throw that look in my direction
And the radio plays on and on
Those same old songs
Every single year
We drink we sing oh the state we're in but it's Christmas my dear
Em7The workmen grit the roads as the Gbarman grits his teeth
He's Cadd9praying that the storm will ease Gup over G/F#London
Em7He knows he shouldn't drive
He'd be Gsleeping in his car
And that jusCadd9t ain't no goA7sus4od
Em7The floorboards of the pub they just Gbuckle with our love 
Because when wCadd9e fight I love you more like your Gfavourite G/F#film
Em7It's A Wonderful Life, you've seen it a Ghundred times
Cadd9But you don't get bored you don't A7sus4get boredCadd9  
11:30, Christmas Eve turning into Christmas Day
I ask you how you're feeling
You answer I'm ageing
I remember what I need to say
I'm Jimmy Stewart in that film you hold so dear
I may have had a bit to drink 
I may have done some dumb things
But I'm glad the storm has trapped me here
With you with you
 Em7   G   Cadd9   G  G/F#    
Em7 G Cadd9 A7sus4
The workmen grit the roads as the barman grits his teeth
He's praying that the storm will ease up over London
He knows he shouldn't drive
He'd be sleeping in his car
And that just ain't no good
The floorboards of the pub they just buckle with our love
Because when we fight I love you more like your favourite film
It's A Wonderful Life, you've seen it a thousand times
But you don't get bored you don't get bored
Still the same old songs   
They fill the air
We drink we sing oh the state we're in 
Here's to another year

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This Aint New Jersey

by Smith & Burrows

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Dsus4

G/F#

A7sus4

Em7

Capo 2nd fret

Chords

G 320033

Cadd9

[x32033]

Dsus4

[xx0233]

[xx0232]

G/F#

[2x0033] or [2x0233]

A7sus4

[x02x33]

G Cadd9

I ain't laughing

G Cadd9

I didn't hear the joke anyway

I got my fingers on the windows

Cadd9

The snow makes this a prison

Dsus4 D

Tomorrow will be Christmas Day

I took you drinking

To say the things that I needed to say

You drank me under the table like you always do

The radio just plays away

Em7 G/F# G

Those same old songs

Em7 G/F# G

Every single year

Em7 G/F# G A7sus4 Cadd9

We drink we sing and I forget the things that I need you to hear

Then we argue

As the snow seals us in for the night

You say Santa Claus is coming

But I don't care what the song says

That's never going to sound quite right

Because this ain't New Jersey

Father Christmas is coming to town

You throw your drink in my face

Throw that look in my direction

And the radio plays on and on

Those same old songs

Every single year

We drink we sing oh the state we're in but it's Christmas my dear

Em7 G

The workmen grit the roads as the barman grits his teeth

Cadd9 G G/F#

He's praying that the storm will ease up over London

Em7

He knows he shouldn't drive

He'd be sleeping in his car

Cadd9 A7sus4

And that just ain't no good

Em7 G

The floorboards of the pub they just buckle with our love

Cadd9 G G/F#

Because when we fight I love you more like your favourite film

Em7 G

It's A Wonderful Life, you've seen it a hundred times

Cadd9 A7sus4 Cadd9

But you don't get bored you don't get bored

11:30, Christmas Eve turning into Christmas Day

I ask you how you're feeling

You answer I'm ageing

I remember what I need to say

I'm Jimmy Stewart in that film you hold so dear

I may have had a bit to drink

I may have done some dumb things

But I'm glad the storm has trapped me here

With you with you

Em7 G Cadd9 G G

/F#

Em7 G Cadd9 A7sus4

The workmen grit the roads as the barman grits his teeth

He's praying that the storm will ease up over London

He knows he shouldn't drive

He'd be sleeping in his car

And that just ain't no good

The floorboards of the pub they just buckle with our love

Because when we fight I love you more like your favourite film

It's A Wonderful Life, you've seen it a thousand times

But you don't get bored you don't get bored

Still the same old songs

They fill the air

We drink we sing oh the state we're in

Here's to another year

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