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25Th December

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Here's "25th December" by the vastly underrated duo of
Everything But the Girl off their "Amplified Heart" CD.  Only a
handful of chords but a beautiful song.  On the B and F# I have
written some chords next to them also - sometimes Ben uses these
instead of the full bar.  Also, try adding on an F# on the high E
string on the E chord.  Listen to the song to get the phrasing
right - sometimes he sings fast and overruns the melody.
Chords  B   799877   799800
          F#244322   244300
           E022100
         C#mx46600
[Intro]
B  F#  E
And I see Bforest, it's the F#25th of December
And my Eold man plays the piano for Christmas
He plays the Bpiano for ChristmasF#  E  
And we're Ball there, all the F#Aunties and Uncles
And the Eangel on top of the tree
Up there on Btop of the treeF#  E  
And I Bnever, no I F#never ever realisEed
And I Bnever, no I F#never ever realisEed
*same*
Have I enough time  Have I just enough time
To revisit, to go back, to return
To open my mouth again
And say something different this time
And I see bags of newspaper and a car in the carport
and you're a grown up and still unsure
And I'm thirty and I don't know nothing anymore
And I never, no I never ever realised
And I never, no I never ever realised
*solo*
C#m   E    B
C#m   E    B
   C#m   E(hold)
*same as other verses*
And I'm sitting, sitting at the top of the stairs
And you're crying out by the towpath but the river
With all the swans and people walking by
And all of a sudden I'm struck with an urge to
Unlock a door with a key thats too big for my hands
and I drop it and it falls at your feet
Come on, come on it's there at your feet
And I Bnever, no I F#never ever realisEed
ECome on, come on it's there at your feet
And I Bnever, no I F#never ever realised
ECome on, come on it's there at your feet

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25Th December

by Everything but the Girl

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

Here's "25th December" by the vastly underrated duo of

Everything But the Girl off their "Amplified Heart" CD. Only a

handful of chords but a beautiful song. On the B and F# I have

written some chords next to them also - sometimes Ben uses these

instead of the full bar. Also, try adding on an F# on the high E

string on the E chord. Listen to the song to get the phrasing

right - sometimes he sings fast and overruns the melody.

Chords B 799877 799800

244322 244300

022100

C#m

x46600

[Intro]

B F# E

B F#

And I see forest, it's the 25th of December

And my old man plays the piano for Christmas

B F# E

He plays the piano for Christmas

B F#

And we're all there, all the Aunties and Uncles

And the angel on top of the tree

B F# E

Up there on top of the tree

B F# E

And I never, no I never ever realised

B F# E

And I never, no I never ever realised

*same*

Have I enough time Have I just enough time

To revisit, to go back, to return

To open my mouth again

And say something different this time

And I see bags of newspaper and a car in the carport

and you're a grown up and still unsure

And I'm thirty and I don't know nothing anymore

And I never, no I never ever realised

*solo*

C#m E B

C#m E

(hold)

*same as other verses*

And I'm sitting, sitting at the top of the stairs

And you're crying out by the towpath but the river

With all the swans and people walking by

And all of a sudden I'm struck with an urge to

Unlock a door with a key thats too big for my hands

and I drop it and it falls at your feet

Come on, come on it's there at your feet

B F# E

And I never, no I never ever realised

Come on, come on it's there at your feet

B F#

And I never, no I never ever realised

Come on, come on it's there at your feet

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