Kinks - Father Christmas

father christmas by the kinks

i play all chords as power chords , ie E5 , D#5 , etc .
transpose so C takes the place of E for originial key .

intro
E A B ( 4x )

verse 1
E D# C# B
when i was small i believed in santa claus
E D# E B
’though i knew it was my dad
E G# C# B
and i would hang up my stocking at christmas
E D# E B
open my presents and i’d be glad

bridge 1
C# B A G#
but the last time i played father christmas
C# B A G#
i stood outside A department store
E D# C# B
A gang of kids came over and mugged me
E D# E B ( hold 2 measures )
they knocked my reindeer to the floor

chorus
A E A E
and said father christmas give us some money
A E B
don’t mess around with those silly toys
A E A E
we’ll beat you up if you don’t hand it over
A E B
we want your bread so don’t make us annoyed
A ( slide ) B
give all the toys –
E A B ( x4 )
to the little rich boys

verse 2
don’t give my brother A steve austin outfit
don’t give my sister A cuddly toy
we don’t want A jigsaw or monopoly money
we only want the real mccoy

short chorus ( drop last two lines fron chorus above )
father christmas give us the money
we’ll beat you up if you make us annoyed
father christmas give us some money
don’t mess around with those silly toys

bridge
but give my Daddy A job ’cos he needs one
he’s got lots of mouths to feed
and if you’ve got one i’ll have A machine gun
so i can scare all the kids on the street

chorus
father christmas give us some money
we’ve got no time for your silly toys
we’ll beat you up if you don’t hand it over
we want your bread so don’t make us annoyed
give all the toys –
to the little rich boys

verse 3 ( minimal accompaniment )
have yourself A merry merry christmas
have yourself A good time
but remember the kids who got nothing
while you’re drinking down your wine

short chorus
father christmas give us some money
we’ve got no time for your silly toys
father christmas please hand it over
we’ll beat you up so don’t make us annoyed

chorus
father christmas give us some money
don’t mess around with those silly toys
we’ll beat you up if you don’t hand it over
we want your bread so don’t make us annoyed
give all the toys
to the little rich boys