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Father Christmas

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4/4 time except where noted
[Intro]
  F    F5     C    C5x3
(6/8 time)   C    F    Gx4
[Verse 1]
CWhen I was Emsmall I Ambelieved in GSanta Claus
C'Though I Emknew it Amwas my Gdad
CAnd I would Emhang up my Amstocking at GChristmas
COpen my Empresents and AmI'd be Gglad
[Bridge 1]
AmBut the Glast time I Fplayed Father Em/BChrisEmtmas
AmI stood outGside a deFpartment Estore
         C     C9    G/BAm7addD      G  
A gang of kids came over and mugged me
               C        G/B         G    G5(Vamp 2 measures)
They knocked my reindeer to the  floor...
[Chorus 1]
...and said: FFatF5her CChristC5mas Fgive F5us some CmoC5ney
Don't Fmess  F5a-Cround C5with tFhose silly Gtoys
We'll Fbeat F5you Cup if C5you Fdon't F5hand it CoC5ver
We waFnt yoF5ur Cbread C5so don't make us Gannoyed
                          F   G(hold)
Give all the toys
to the little rich Cboys
[Solo 1]
(6/8 time)   C    F    Gx4
[Verse 2]
CDon't give Emmy brothAmer a Steve AGustin outfit
CDon't give Emmy sisteAmr a cuddly tGoy
CWe don't waEmnt a jigAmsaw or monopGoly money
CWe only wanEmt the reAmal McCoyG  
[Chorus 2] (drop last two lines from Chorus above)
FFatF5her CChristC5mas Fgive F5us the CmoC5ney
We'll Fbeat F5you Cup if C5you mFake us anGnoyed
Father FChrF5istmaCs give C5us Fsome F5moneyC  C5  
Don't Fmess F5aroCund C5with those silly Gtoys
[Bridge 2]
AmBut give Gmy daddy a Fjob 'cos he neEm/Beds oEmne
AmHe's got loGts of mouFths to Efeed
         C     C9    G/BAm7addD      G  
And if you've got one I'll have a machine gun
               C        G/B         G    G5(Vamp 2 measures)
So I can scare all the kids on the street
[Chorus 3]
FFatF5her CChristC5mas Fgive F5us some CmoC5ney
We've Fgot nF5o tCime foC5r your Fsilly Gtoys
We'll Fbeat F5you Cup if C5you Fdon't F5hand it CovC5er
We waFnt yoF5ur Cbread C5so don't make us Gannoyed
                          F   G(hold)
Give all the toys
to the little rich Cboys
[Interlude]
(6/8 time)   C    F     Gx6
[Verse 3] (Minimal accompaniment)
N.C.
Have yourself a merry merry Christmas
N.C.
Have yourself a good time
N.C.
But remember the kids who got nothing
N.C.
While you're drinking down your wine
[Vamp]
 G(4 measures)
F   F5   C    C5
F   F5   C    C5
[Chorus 4]
FFatF5her CChristC5mas Fgive F5us some CmoC5ney
We've Fgot nF5o tCime foC5r your Fsilly tGoys
Father FChrF5istmaCs pleaC5se hFand iF5t overC  C5  
We'll Fbeat F5you Cup so C5don't make us Gannoyed
[Refrain]
FFatF5her CChristC5mas Fgive F5us some CmoC5ney
Don't Fmess  F5a-Cround C5with tFhose silly Gtoys
We'll Fbeat F5you Cup if C5you Fdon't F5hand it CovC5er
We waFnt yoF5ur Cbread C5so don't make us Gannoyed
                          F   G(hold)
Give all the toys
to the little rich Cboys

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Father Christmas

by The Kinks

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em/B

G/B

4/4 time except where noted

[Intro]

F F5 C C5

C F G

(6/8 time) x4

[Verse 1]

C Em Am G

When I was small I believed in Santa Claus

C Em Am G

'Though I knew it was my dad

C Em Am G

And I would hang up my stocking at Christmas

C Em Am G

Open my presents and I'd be glad

[Bridge 1]

Am G F Em/B Em

But the last time I played Father Christmas

Am G F E

I stood outside a department store

C C9 G/B G

Am7addD

A gang of kids came over and mugged me

C G/B G G5

(Vamp 2 measures)

They knocked my reindeer to the floor...

[Chorus 1]

F F5 C C5 F F5 C C5

...and said: Father Christmas give us some money

F F5 C C5 F G

Don't mess a-round with those silly toys

F F5 C C5 F F5 C C5

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

F F5 C C5 G

We want your bread so don't make us annoyed

F G

(hold)

Give all the toys

to the little rich boys

[Solo 1]

C F G

(6/8 time) x4

[Verse 2]

C Em Am G

Don't give my brother a Steve Austin outfit

C Em Am G

Don't give my sister a cuddly toy

C Em Am G

We don't want a jigsaw or monopoly money

C Em Am G

We only want the real McCoy

[Chorus 2] (drop last two lines from Chorus above)

F F5 C C5 F F5 C C5

Father Christmas give us the money

F F5 C C5 F G

We'll beat you up if you make us annoyed

F F5 C C5 F F5 C C5

Father Christmas give us some money

F F5 C C5 G

Don't mess around with those silly toys

[Bridge 2]

Am G F Em/B Em

But give my daddy a job 'cos he needs one

Am G F E

He's got lots of mouths to feed

C C9 G/B G

Am7addD

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

C G/B G G5

(Vamp 2 measures)

So I can scare all the kids on the street

[Chorus 3]

F F5 C C5 F F5 C C5

Father Christmas give us some money

F F5 C C5 F G

We've got no time for your silly toys

F F5 C C5 F F5 C C5

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

F F5 C C5 G

We want your bread so don't make us annoyed

F G

(hold)

Give all the toys

to the little rich boys

[Interlude]

C F G

(6/8 time) x6

[Verse 3] (Minimal accompaniment)

N.C.

Have yourself a merry merry Christmas

N.C.

Have yourself a good time

N.C.

But remember the kids who got nothing

N.C.

While you're drinking down your wine

[Vamp]

(4 measures)

F F5 C C5

[Chorus 4]

F F5 C C5 F F5 C C5

Father Christmas give us some money

F F5 C C5 F G

We've got no time for your silly toys

F F5 C C5 F F5 C C5

Father Christmas please hand it over

F F5 C C5 G

We'll beat you up so don't make us annoyed

[Refrain]

F F5 C C5 F F5 C C5

Father Christmas give us some money

F F5 C C5 F G

Don't mess a-round with those silly toys

F F5 C C5 F F5 C C5

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

F F5 C C5 G

We want your bread so don't make us annoyed

F G

(hold)

Give all the toys

to the little rich boys

About Father Christmas Chords by The Kinks

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