Decemberists - Please Daddy Dont Get Drunk This Christmas

chorus/verse 1
A D
please , Daddy , don’t get drunk this christmas
A E E7
i don’t wanna see my momma cry
A D
please , Daddy , don’t get drunk this christmas
A E A
i don’t wanna see my momma cry

verse 2

E A
just last year when i was only seven
E A
now i’m almost 8 as you can as you can see
A D B7
you came home a quarter past eleven
A E A
and fell down underneath our christmas tree

chorus

A D
please , Daddy , don’t get drunk this christmas
A E E7
i don’t wanna see my momma cry
A D
please , Daddy , don’t get drunk this christmas
A E A
i don’t wanna see my momma cry

verse 3

E A
momma smiled and looked outside the window
E A
she told me , “son you better go upstairs”
A D B7
then you laughed and hollered merry christmas
A E A
i turned around and saw my momma’s tears

chorus

A D
please , Daddy , don’t get drunk this christmas
A E E7
i don’t wanna see my momma cry
A D
please , Daddy , don’t get drunk this christmas
A E A
i don’t wanna see my momma cry

chorus

A D
please , Daddy , don’t get drunk this christmas
A E E7
i don’t wanna see my momma cry
A D
please , Daddy , don’t get drunk this christmas
A E A
i don’t wanna see my momma cry

outro

E D A
no , i don’t wanna see my momma cry