Christmas Was Better In The 80s chords by The Futureheads

Intro:
C  F  F  E  C

Verse:
C                       F
On Christmas Eve in the Eighty’s
C                      Am
My Mother would say to me
F                   E
"Upstairs and go to sleep
E            F
Wake up in a dream"

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

RIFF: x2 - C Barre chord on 8th fret
    C         C
E|------------8----8----8---|
B|------------8----8----8---|
G|------------9----9----9---|
D|------------10---10---10--|
A|------------10---10---10--|
E|--8--8--8---xx---xx---x---|

Verse:
C  F  C  Am
F  E  E  C   C  Bb

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

Verse:
   C                    F
On Christmas Day in the Eighty’s
C                 Am
Everybody used to sing
C     F      C    F          C  F  C
"Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hal-le-lu-jah!"

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

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

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

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

RIFF: x2 - C Barre chord on 8th fret
    C         C
E|------------8----8----8---|
B|------------8----8----8---|
G|------------9----9----9---|
D|------------10---10---10--|
A|------------10---10---10--|
E|--8--8--8---xx---xx---x---|

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

Instrumental:
G   G   G   G

Verse:
    C                      F
On Christmas Eve in the Eighty’s
C                   Am
Mother would say to me
F                   E
"Upstairs and go to sleep
E            F
Wake up in a dream"

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

Outro:
C                       F
On Christmas Eve in the Eighty’s
C                       F
On Christmas Eve in the Eighty’s
C                       G   C