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The Day After Thanksgiving

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[Intro]
There's still Dm7plenty of G7leaves
Em7Golden on the Fmaj7trees
Dm7Hoodies, G7blue jeans and Cmaj7football
F#m7Bonfires and B7school nights
AmScarecrows and D7hayrides
It's Dm7fall everywhere except the Gmall
[Verse 1]
CI don't want to Amhear about DmSanta Claus Gcoming
CNo silver Ambells or a Dmdozen drummers Gdrumming
CI don't want to Amsee an infFlatable Fmnothing
Till the Dm7day aftGer ThanksCgivingAm  
(And not Dma day eGarly)
[Verse 2]
CDon't plug Amin those eDmlectric Gcandles
Or Cdangle those sAmtockings from the Dmliving room Gmantle
Those Ctangled up Amlights are mFore than I can Fmhandle
Till the Dmday aftGer ThanksCgivingDm  
[Chorus 1]
Then Foh let it Emsnow
Go and Dm7tell everyoGne you Cknow
That AmChristmas is E7here
Every Dmday between now and new Gyear
[Verse 3]
CDon't deck the Amhalls with the Dmtinsel or the Gholly
CYou can make me Amgrumpy but you Dmcan't make me G7jolly
CElves don't Ameven make Fcurly-haired Fmdollies
Till the Dm7day aftGer ThanksCgivingAm  Dm  G7  
[Interlude]
C  Am  Dm7  G
C  Am  F   Fm
Dm  G  C
[Chorus 2]
Then Foh let it Emsnow
Christmas Dm7card, everyoGne you Cknow
Then Ampour on the Echeer
Every Dm7day between now and Gnew year
[Verse 4]
CI want the Amcookies and the Dm7mistletoe Gkissing
CAngel on Atop of a Dm7tall tree G7glistenin
CWrap it all Amup in a Fpretty red Fmribbon
The Dm7day aftGer ThanksCgivingAm  
Dm7(You can put antlers G7on your car for all CI care)Am  
As Dm7long as its the G7day after ThanksgivingC  

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The Day After Thanksgiving

by Brandon Heath

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

Em7

Fmaj7

Cmaj7

F#m7

[Intro]

Dm7 G7

There's still plenty of leaves

Em7 Fmaj7

Golden on the trees

Dm7 G7 Cmaj7

Hoodies, blue jeans and football

F#m7 B7

Bonfires and school nights

Am D7

Scarecrows and hayrides

Dm7 G

It's fall everywhere except the mall

[Verse 1]

C Am Dm G

I don't want to hear about Santa Claus coming

C Am Dm G

No silver bells or a dozen drummers drumming

C Am F Fm

I don't want to see an inflatable nothing

Dm7 G C Am

Till the day after Thanksgiving

Dm G

(And not a day early)

[Verse 2]

C Am Dm G

Don't plug in those electric candles

C Am Dm G

Or dangle those stockings from the living room mantle

C Am F Fm

Those tangled up lights are more than I can handle

Dm G C Dm

Till the day after Thanksgiving

[Chorus 1]

F Em

Then oh let it snow

Dm7 G C

Go and tell everyone you know

Am E7

That Christmas is here

Dm G

Every day between now and new year

[Verse 3]

C Am Dm G

Don't deck the halls with the tinsel or the holly

C Am Dm G7

You can make me grumpy but you can't make me jolly

C Am F Fm

Elves don't even make curly-haired dollies

Dm7 G C Am Dm G7

Till the day after Thanksgiving

[Interlude]

C Am Dm7 G

C Am F Fm

Dm G C

[Chorus 2]

F Em

Then oh let it snow

Dm7 G C

Christmas card, everyone you know

Am E

Then pour on the cheer

Dm7 G

Every day between now and new year

[Verse 4]

C Am Dm7 G

I want the cookies and the mistletoe kissing

C A Dm7 G7

Angel on top of a tall tree glistenin

C Am F Fm

Wrap it all up in a pretty red ribbon

Dm7 G C Am

The day after Thanksgiving

Dm7 G7 C Am

(You can put antlers on your car for all I care)

Dm7 G7 C

As long as its the day after Thanksgiving

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