Christmas Was Better In The 80s chords by The Futureheads

Chords with lyrics

Intro:
C majorC FF FF E MajorE C majorC

Verse:
C majorC            FF
On Christmas Eve in the Eighty’s
C majorC           A minorAm
My Mother would say to me
FF          E MajorE
"Upstairs and go to sleep
E MajorE      FF
Wake up in a dream"

Chorus:
   C majorC    FF         C majorC
Christmas, was better in the Eighty’s
C majorC       Bb majorBb
Better in the Nine-teen Eighty’s

RIFF: x2 - C majorC Barre chord on 8th fret
  C majorC     C majorC
E MajorE|------------8----8----8---|
BB|------------8----8----8---|
G+G|------------9----9----9---|
D MajorD|------------10---10---10--|
A augmentedA|------------10---10---10--|
E MajorE|--8--8--8---xx---xx---x---|

Verse:
C majorC FF C majorC A minorAm
FF E MajorE E MajorE C majorC  C majorC Bb majorBb

ACAPELLA:
N.C.
La, La-la-la-la-la
La, La-la-la-la-la
N.C.
La – La – La

Verse:
  C majorC          FF
On Christmas Day in the Eighty’s
C majorC         A minorAm
Everybody used to sing
C majorC   FF   C majorC  FF     C majorC FF C majorC
"Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hal-le-lu-jah!"

Bridge:
G+G
We'd be wishing on a star (wishing on a star)
G+G
We were wishing on a star
G+G
We were wishing on a star (wishing on a star)
G+G
We were wishing for a star

Chorus:
   C majorC    FF         C majorC
Christmas, was better in the Eighty’s
C majorC       Bb majorBb
Better in the Nine-teen Eighty’s
   C majorC    FF         C majorC
Christmas, was better in the Eighty’s
C majorC       Bb majorBb          Bb majorBb
Better in the Nine-teen Eigh-ty’s, Nine-teen Eigh-ty’s

Verse:
  C majorC           FF
The snow was deeper in the Eighty’s
C majorC           A minorAm
And everybody used to play
FF         E MajorE
Outside on Santa's sleigh
E MajorE           A minorAm
Living dreams and holidays
   C majorC     FF
And I won't, forget those
C majorC       A minorAm
Tiny flashing lights
     FF         E MajorE
Plastics trees and snowball fights
E MajorE           A minorAm
Happy Days and Silent Nights

Chorus:
   C majorC    FF         C majorC
Christmas, was better in the Eighty’s
C majorC       Bb majorBb
Better in the Nine-teen Eighty’s
   C majorC    FF         C majorC
Christmas, was better in the Eighty’s
C majorC       Bb majorBb
Better in the Nine-teen Eighty’s

RIFF: x2 - C majorC Barre chord on 8th fret
  C majorC     C majorC
E MajorE|------------8----8----8---|
BB|------------8----8----8---|
G+G|------------9----9----9---|
D MajorD|------------10---10---10--|
A augmentedA|------------10---10---10--|
E MajorE|--8--8--8---xx---xx---x---|

C majorC
La, La-la-la-la-la
N.C.
La, La-la-la-la-la
La – La – La

Instrumental:
G+G  G+G  G+G  G+G

Verse:
  C majorC           FF
On Christmas Eve in the Eighty’s
C majorC          A minorAm
Mother would say to me
FF          E MajorE
"Upstairs and go to sleep
E MajorE      FF
Wake up in a dream"

Chorus:
   C majorC    FF         C majorC
Christmas, was better in the Eighty’s
C majorC       Bb majorBb
Better in the Nine-teen Eighty’s
   C majorC    FF         C majorC
Christmas, was better in the Eighty’s
C majorC       Bb majorBb          Bb majorBb
Better in the Nine-teen Eigh-ty’s, Nine-teen Eigh-ty’s

Outro:
C majorC            FF
On Christmas Eve in the Eighty’s
C majorC            FF
On Christmas Eve in the Eighty’s
C majorC            G+G  C majorC