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Holiday

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[Chords]
        Ax02220
       A7x02020
       F#244322
       B7x24242
       E7022130
        E022100
        Dxx0232
   D#dim7xx1212
       C#x43121
[Intro]
A  F#  B7  E7
[Verse]
AHolidaF#y,B7  
Oh what a E7lovely Aday toF#day,
B7I'm oh so E7glad they Asent me F#away,
To B7have a little E7holidAay toF#day, B7holiE7day.
[Verse]
AHolidaF#y,
B7And I'm just E7standing on the Aend of a F#pier,
B7Hoping and dE7reaming Ayou were F#here,
B7To share my E7little holiAday.
[Verse]
ALookin' in the F#sky for a B7gap in the E7clouds,
ASometimes I F#think that sun ain't nB7ever coming E7out,
ABut I'd rather be A7here than in that Ddirty old D#dim7town,
I Ehad to leave the city cos it really brought me down.
[Verse]
Oh AholidF#ay, B7oh what a E7lovely Aday todF#ay,
B7I think I'll get E7down on my little ol' Aknees and pray, thanF#k you Lord,
Thank B7heaven for this E7holiAday toF#day, B7holiE7day.
[Bridge]
I'm Dleaving D#dim7insecurity Abehind me,
The Denvironmental D#dim7pressures got me Adown,
C#I don't need no sedatives to Dpull me D#dim7round,
EI don't need no sleeping pills to help me sleep sound.
[Verse]
Oh AholiF#day,
B7Oh what a E7lovely Aday toF#day,
B7I think I'll E7get down on my little ol' Aknees and pray,
That's F#what I'll do,
Thank B7heaven for this E7holiAday.
[Verse]
ALying on the F#beach with my B7back burned E7rare,
AThe salt gets iF#n my blisters and the B7sand gets in my E7hair,
And the Asea's an open A7sewer,
But I Dreally couldn't D#dim7care,
EI'm breathing through my mouth so I don't have to sniff the air.
[Verse]
Oh AholiF#day,
B7Oh what a E7lovely Aday toF#day,
B7I'm so E7glad they Asent me F#away,
To B7have a little E7holiAday. 

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Holiday

by The Kinks

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D#dim7

[Chords]

x02220

x02020

244322

x24242

022130

022100

xx0232

D#dim7

xx1212

x43121

[Intro]

A F# B7 E7

[Verse]

A F# B7

Holiday,

E7 A F#

Oh what a lovely day today,

B7 E7 A F#

I'm oh so glad they sent me away,

B7 E7 A F# B7 E7

To have a little holiday today, holiday.

[Verse]

A F#

Holiday,

B7 E7 A F#

And I'm just standing on the end of a pier,

B7 E7 A F#

Hoping and dreaming you were here,

B7 E7 A

To share my little holiday.

[Verse]

A F# B7 E7

Lookin' in the sky for a gap in the clouds,

A F# B7 E7

Sometimes I think that sun ain't never coming out,

A A7 D D#dim7

But I'd rather be here than in that dirty old town,

I had to leave the city cos it really brought me down.

[Verse]

A F# B7 E7 A F#

Oh holiday, oh what a lovely day today,

B7 E7 A F#

I think I'll get down on my little ol' knees and pray, thank you Lord,

B7 E7 A F# B7 E7

Thank heaven for this holiday today, holiday.

[Bridge]

D D#dim7 A

I'm leaving insecurity behind me,

D D#dim7 A

The environmental pressures got me down,

C# D D#dim7

I don't need no sedatives to pull me round,

I don't need no sleeping pills to help me sleep sound.

[Verse]

A F#

Oh holiday,

B7 E7 A F#

Oh what a lovely day today,

B7 E7 A

I think I'll get down on my little ol' knees and pray,

That's what I'll do,

B7 E7 A

Thank heaven for this holiday.

[Verse]

A F# B7 E7

Lying on the beach with my back burned rare,

A F# B7 E7

The salt gets in my blisters and the sand gets in my hair,

A A7

And the sea's an open sewer,

D D#dim7

But I really couldn't care,

I'm breathing through my mouth so I don't have to sniff the air.

[Verse]

A F#

Oh holiday,

B7 E7 A F#

Oh what a lovely day today,

B7 E7 A F#

I'm so glad they sent me away,

B7 E7 A

To have a little holiday.

About Holiday Chords by The Kinks

Learn how to play Holiday by The Kinks with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Holiday chords”, “Holiday guitar chords”, or “The Kinks Holiday chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Holiday chords and for experienced players who want accurate Holiday lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include A, A7, F#, B7, E7, E.

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