Christmases Past Folk Mix chords by Mitchell Bolla

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Intro:

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La la Lie la la la la Lie die die Die die die Die

Verse 1:
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The last Customer leaves on this bleak Christmas Eve
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Dawn heaves a sigh and brushes the hair off her sleeve
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Maggie takes a broom to the barber shop floor
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Dawn pulls the cork and turns the Lock on the Door
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A quick glass of wine a chat about old times
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And then they'll be on their way  tomorrow's a very busy day, and Dawn says

Chorus:
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Let’s raise a glass to Christmases Past
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To days that went slowly and years that went way too fast
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They were the best times we wished they would last so let’s raise a glah-ass  to Christmases
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Pah ah-ah Ast to Christmases Past

Verse 2:
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We were glued to the box as we huddled round the fire
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Steve McQueen always caught up in barbed wire
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we watched Rodney and Delboy, Eric and Ernie, Gavin and Stacey, Angie and Den
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Hiding from daleks at the Back of the sofa
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Dancing to Strictly and falling asleep before Ten

Chorus:
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 So let’s raise a glass to Christmases Past
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To days that went slowly and years that went way too fast
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They were the best times we wished they would last so let’s raise a glah-ass  to Christmases
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Pah ah-ah Ast to Christmases Past

Bridge:
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And the elves all go Ho pretty ho pretty ho pretty Ho oh oh oh   Ho pretty ho pretty ho
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Ho pretty ho pretty ho oh oh Ho pretty ho pretty ho pretty Ho oh oh oh
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Ho pretty ho pretty Ho

Verse 3:
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Mum's Christmas pudding was always so filling
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the Meter's run out who's got the shilling
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Grandad would snore all the way through the Queens speech
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We shoulda kept his favourite bottle just out of his Reach

Bridge:
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 And the elves all go Ho pretty ho pretty ho pretty Ho oh oh oh   Ho pretty ho pretty ho
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Ho pretty ho pretty ho oh oh Ho pretty ho pretty ho pretty Ho oh oh oh
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Ho pretty ho pretty Ho

Chorus:
                 C        F           C
 So let’s raise a glass to Christmases Past
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To days that went slowly and years that went way too fast
Am            F             C                 G       Am            F    G
They were the best times we wished they would last so let’s raise a glah-ass  to Christmases
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Pah ah-ah Ast to Christmases Past     To Christmases Pah ah-ah Ast to Christmases
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Past    To Christmases Pahhhh Ast to Christmases Past