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Strawbs - Christmas Cheer
[Intro]
Em  C  Em  C  Em  C  Em  C
[Verse 1]
It was Emon the stroke of Cmidnight
On the Emfinal Christmas CEve
EmPeople all aCround were saying
"EmWhat do you beClieve?"
EmStreets were laid with Cburnished gold
EmStatues made of Cchrome
Up Emspoke the wicked Cmessenger
"You're Emwelcome to my Chome"
[Chorus]
GEverything's going to be alAmright
EmEverything's going to be alCright
GEverything's going to be alAmright
EmEverything's going to be alCright
[Instrumental]
C  Am  C    Em  C  Em  C  Em  C  Em  C
[Verse 2]
Then Emtempers started Cflaring
As the Emheat began to Crise
EmFields of corn and Crapeseed
Turned to Emdust before their Ceyes
EmPeople started Cblaming
The Emchanging weather Cmap
The Emchrome began to Ctarnish
The Emgold was sold for Cscrap
[Chorus]
GEverything's going to be alAmright
EmEverything's going to be alCright
GEverything's going to be alAmright
EmEverything's going to be alCright
[Instrumental]
C  Am  C    Em  C  Em  C  Em  C  Em  C
[Verse 3]
Then Emjust before the Cend of time
The Emsun began to Cdim
EmPeople of the Cworld began 
To Emsing a common Chymn
The EmMuslim kissed the CHindu
The EmHindu kissed the CJew
The EmJew kissed all the CBuddhists
And the EmChristians joined the Cqueue
[Chorus]
GEverything's going to be alAmright
EmEverything's going to be alCright
GEverything's going to be alAmright
EmEverything's going to be alCright
[Chorus]
GEverything's going to be alAmright
EmEverything's going to be alCright
GEverything's going to be alAmright
EmEverything's going to be alCright

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Christmas Cheer

by Strawbs

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Strawbs - Christmas Cheer

[Intro]

Em C Em C Em C Em C

[Verse 1]

Em C

It was on the stroke of midnight

Em C

On the final Christmas Eve

Em C

People all around were saying

Em C

"What do you believe?"

Em C

Streets were laid with burnished gold

Em C

Statues made of chrome

Em C

Up spoke the wicked messenger

Em C

"You're welcome to my home"

[Chorus]

G Am

Everything's going to be alright

Em C

Everything's going to be alright

G Am

Everything's going to be alright

Em C

Everything's going to be alright

[Instrumental]

C Am C Em C Em C Em C Em C

[Verse 2]

Em C

Then tempers started flaring

Em C

As the heat began to rise

Em C

Fields of corn and rapeseed

Em C

Turned to dust before their eyes

Em C

People started blaming

Em C

The changing weather map

Em C

The chrome began to tarnish

Em C

The gold was sold for scrap

[Chorus]

G Am

Everything's going to be alright

Em C

Everything's going to be alright

G Am

Everything's going to be alright

Em C

Everything's going to be alright

[Instrumental]

C Am C Em C Em C Em C Em C

[Verse 3]

Em C

Then just before the end of time

Em C

The sun began to dim

Em C

People of the world began

Em C

To sing a common hymn

Em C

The Muslim kissed the Hindu

Em C

The Hindu kissed the Jew

Em C

The Jew kissed all the Buddhists

Em C

And the Christians joined the queue

[Chorus]

G Am

Everything's going to be alright

Em C

Everything's going to be alright

G Am

Everything's going to be alright

Em C

Everything's going to be alright

[Chorus]

G Am

Everything's going to be alright

Em C

Everything's going to be alright

G Am

Everything's going to be alright

Em C

Everything's going to be alright

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