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Billy Elliot - Merry Christmas Maggie Thatcher

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[Intro]
TONY
Can yDb6ou hear it in the distance?
Can you...D6sense it far away?
GEORGE
Is it Eb6old Rudolph the Reindeer?
Is it E7Santa on his sleigh?
TONY & GEORGE
It's Eheading up to Easington
It's Amcoming down the Tyne
Oh! It's D7bloody Maggie Thatcher and FMichael HeseltinG6e!
[Chorus 1]
G7So CMerry Christmas Maggie Thatcher
May C/BbGod's love be with you
AWe all sing togeA7ther in one Dmbreath
FmMerry Christmas Maggie Thatcher
CWe all celebrate today
Cos it's Abone day Bbcloser to your CdeathAm7  Dm7  G  
[Verse 1]
They've Ccome to raid your stockings
And to Amsteal your Christmas pud
But Fdon't be too downhearted
It's Gall for your own good
The E7economic infrastructure
AmMust be swept away
To D7make way for business parks and Dm7lower rates of paG6y;  G7So...
[Chorus 2]
CMerry Christmas, Maggie Thatcher
May C/BbGod's love be with you
AWe all sing togA7ether it one bDmreath
FmMerry Christmas, Maggie Thatcher
CWe all celebrate today
Cos it's Abone day Bbcloser to your Cdeath.Am7  Dm7  G  
[Verse 2]
And they've Cbrought their fascist bootboys
And they've Ambrought the boys in blue
And the Fwhole Trade Union Congress
will be Gat the party too
And they'll E7all hold hands together
All Amstanding in a line
Cos they're D7privatising Santa
This Dm7merry Christmas G6time; G7So...
[Chorus 3]
CMerry Christmas Maggie Thatcher
May C/BbGod's love be with you
AWe all sing togeA7ther in one Dmbreath
FmMerry Christmas Maggie Thatcher
CWe all celebrate today
Cos it's Abone day Bbcloser to your death
CMerry Christmas Maggie Thatcher
May C/BbGod's love be with you
AWe all sing togeA7ther in one Dmbreath
FmMerry Christmas Maggie Thatcher
CWe all celebrate today
Coo it's Abone day Bbcloser to your death.
[Finale]
LITTLE GIRLS
Oh my Ddarling, Oh my darling,
Oh my darling D/F#HeselAtine
You're a EmtossA7er, you're a Bmwanker
And you're G6just a A7Tory DSwine

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Billy Elliot - Merry Christmas Maggie Thatcher

by Misc Musicals

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Db6

Eb6

C/Bb

Am7

Dm7

D/F#

[Intro]

TONY

Db6

Can you hear it in the distance?

Can you...sense it far away?

GEORGE

Eb6

Is it old Rudolph the Reindeer?

Is it Santa on his sleigh?

TONY & GEORGE

It's heading up to Easington

It's coming down the Tyne

D7 F G6

Oh! It's bloody Maggie Thatcher and Michael Heseltine!

[Chorus 1]

G7 C

So Merry Christmas Maggie Thatcher

C/Bb

May God's love be with you

A A7 Dm

We all sing together in one breath

Merry Christmas Maggie Thatcher

We all celebrate today

Ab Bb C Am7 Dm7 G

Cos it's one day closer to your death

[Verse 1]

They've come to raid your stockings

And to steal your Christmas pud

But don't be too downhearted

It's all for your own good

The economic infrastructure

Must be swept away

D7 Dm7 G6 G7

To make way for business parks and lower rates of pay; So...

[Chorus 2]

Merry Christmas, Maggie Thatcher

C/Bb

May God's love be with you

A A7 Dm

We all sing together it one breath

Merry Christmas, Maggie Thatcher

We all celebrate today

Ab Bb C Am7 Dm7 G

Cos it's one day closer to your death.

[Verse 2]

And they've brought their fascist bootboys

And they've brought the boys in blue

And the whole Trade Union Congress

will be at the party too

And they'll all hold hands together

All standing in a line

Cos they're privatising Santa

Dm7 G6 G7

This merry Christmas time; So...

[Chorus 3]

Merry Christmas Maggie Thatcher

C/Bb

May God's love be with you

A A7 Dm

We all sing together in one breath

Merry Christmas Maggie Thatcher

We all celebrate today

Ab Bb

Cos it's one day closer to your death

Merry Christmas Maggie Thatcher

C/Bb

May God's love be with you

A A7 Dm

We all sing together in one breath

Merry Christmas Maggie Thatcher

We all celebrate today

Ab Bb

Coo it's one day closer to your death.

[Finale]

LITTLE GIRLS

Oh my darling, Oh my darling,

D/F# A

Oh my darling Heseltine

Em A7 Bm

You're a tosser, you're a wanker

G6 A7 D

And you're just a Tory Swine

About Billy Elliot - Merry Christmas Maggie Thatcher Chords by Misc Musicals

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