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Father Christmas

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[Intro]
G    C  D  G  C  D
G    C  D  G  C  D
[Verse]
GWhen I was D/F#small I beliEmeved in DSanta Claus
GThough I D/F#knew it wGas my dDad
GAnd  I  would  D/F#hang  up  my  Emstocking  at  DChristmas
GOpen  my  pD/F#resents  and  GI'd  be  Dglad
[Pre-chorus]
   EmBut  the  lDast  time  I  pClayed  Father  CBmhristmas
   EmI  stood  outsDide  a  depCartment  sB7tore
   GA  gang  of  kD/F#ids  came  oveEmr  and  mugDged  me
GAnd  knocked  my  D/F#reindeer  Gto  the  fDloor, they said
[Chorus]
CFather CGhristmas gCive us some Gmoney
CDon’t want no Gmore of yCour silly tDoys
We'll bCeat you Gup if you dCon't hand it oGver
CWe want your bGread so don't mCake us annDoyed
Give all the CtoyDs to  the  little  rich  boys
[Interlude]
G    C  D  G  C  D
G    C     D
[Verse]
GDon't give my D/F#brother a EmSteve Austin Doutfit
GDon't give my D/F#sister a cGuddly tDoy
GDon't want a jD/F#igsaw or mEmonopoly mDoney
GWe only D/F#want the rGeal McDCoy
[Chorus]
CFather CGhristmas gCive us some Gmoney
CDon’t want no Gmore of yCour silly tDoys
We'll bCeat you Gup if you dCon't hand it oGver
CWe want your bGread so don't mCake us annDoyed
Give all the CtoyDs to  the  little  rich  boys
[Interlude]
G    C  D   G  C  D
G    C      D
[Pre-chorus]
EmBut give my Ddaddy a jCob 'cause he Bmneeds one
EmHe's got a lDot of mCouths to fB7eed
GBut if you've D/F#got one, I'll Emhave a machDine gun
GSo I can sD/F#care all the kGids down the stDreet
[Chorus]
CFather CGhristmas gCive us some Gmoney
CDon’t want no Gmore of yCour silly tDoys
We'll bCeat you Gup if you dCon't hand it oGver
CWe want your bGread so don't mCake us annDoyed
Give all the CtoyDs to  the  little  rich  boys
[Interlude]
G    C  D   G  C  D
G    C      D
[Verse]
GHave yoursD/F#elf a MEmerry Merry DChristmas
GHave D/F#yourself a gGood tDime
GBut remD/F#ember the kEmids who got nDothin'
GWhile you're dD/F#rinkin' dGown your wDine
[Chorus]
CFather CGhristmas gCive us some Gmoney
CDon’t want no Gmore of yCour silly tDoys
We'll bCeat you Gup if you dCon't hand it oGver
CWe want your bGread so don't mCake us annDoyed
CFather CGhristmas gCive us some Gmoney
CDon’t want no Gmore of yCour silly tDoys
We'll bCeat you Gup if you dCon't hand it oGver
CWe want your bGread so don't mCake us annDoyed
Give all the CtoyDs to  the  little  rich  boys
[Outro]
G    C  D  G  C  D
G    C  D  G  C  D
G

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Father Christmas

by Dispatch

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

[Intro]

G C D G C D

[Verse]

G D/F# Em D

When I was small I believed in Santa Claus

G D/F# G D

Though I knew it was my dad

G D/F# Em D

And I would hang up my stocking at Christmas

G D/F# G D

Open my presents and I'd be glad

[Pre-chorus]

Em D C Bm

But the last time I played Father Christmas

Em D C B7

I stood outside a department store

G D/F# Em D

A gang of kids came over and mugged me

G D/F# G D

And knocked my reindeer to the floor, they said

[Chorus]

C G C G

Father Christmas give us some money

C G C D

Don’t want no more of your silly toys

C G C G

We'll beat you up if you don't hand it over

C G C D

We want your bread so don't make us annoyed

C D

Give all the toys to the little rich boys

[Interlude]

G C D G C D

G C D

[Verse]

G D/F# Em D

Don't give my brother a Steve Austin outfit

G D/F# G D

Don't give my sister a cuddly toy

G D/F# Em D

Don't want a jigsaw or monopoly money

G D/F# G D

We only want the real McCoy

[Chorus]

C G C G

Father Christmas give us some money

C G C D

Don’t want no more of your silly toys

C G C G

We'll beat you up if you don't hand it over

C G C D

We want your bread so don't make us annoyed

C D

Give all the toys to the little rich boys

[Interlude]

G C D G C D

G C D

[Pre-chorus]

Em D C Bm

But give my daddy a job 'cause he needs one

Em D C B7

He's got a lot of mouths to feed

G D/F# Em D

But if you've got one, I'll have a machine gun

G D/F# G D

So I can scare all the kids down the street

[Chorus]

C G C G

Father Christmas give us some money

C G C D

Don’t want no more of your silly toys

C G C G

We'll beat you up if you don't hand it over

C G C D

We want your bread so don't make us annoyed

C D

Give all the toys to the little rich boys

[Interlude]

G C D G C D

G C D

[Verse]

G D/F# Em D

Have yourself a Merry Merry Christmas

G D/F# G D

Have yourself a good time

G D/F# Em D

But remember the kids who got nothin'

G D/F# G D

While you're drinkin' down your wine

[Chorus]

C G C G

Father Christmas give us some money

C G C D

Don’t want no more of your silly toys

C G C G

We'll beat you up if you don't hand it over

C G C D

We want your bread so don't make us annoyed

C G C G

Father Christmas give us some money

C G C D

Don’t want no more of your silly toys

C G C G

We'll beat you up if you don't hand it over

C G C D

We want your bread so don't make us annoyed

C D

Give all the toys to the little rich boys

[Outro]

G C D G C D

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