| D7 | |
| Twice upon a time in the valley of tears |
| C7 | |
| An | auctioneer is biding for a box of fading years |
| D7 | |
| And the | elephants are dancing on the graves of squearling mice |
| C7 | Cmaj7 | G | C | G | C | G | |
| Anyone for tennis | wouldn't that be n | ice. |
| D7 | |
| And the | ice-creams are all melting on the streets of bloody beer, |
| C7 | |
| While the | beggars stain the pavements with florescent Christmas cheer |
| D7 | |
| And the | Bentley driving guru is putting up his price |
| C7 | Cmaj7 | G | C | G | |
| Anyone for tennis | wouldn't that be n | ice. |
| D13 | E7 | D13 | E7 | |
| And the | prophets in the b | outiques give out | messages of h | ope |
| a | C | |
| With | jingle bells and fairy tales and b | lind colliding scopes |
| D7 | |
| and you can | tell they're all the same underneath the pretty lights |
| C7 | Cmaj7 | G | C | G | |
| Anyone for tennis | wouldn't that be n | ice. |
| D13 | E7 | D13 | E7 | |
| The | yellow Buddhist m | onk is burning | brightly at the | zoo |
| a | C | |
| You can | bring a bowl of rice and then a | glass of water too, |
| D7 | |
| and fate is | setting up the chess-board while death rolls out the dice |
| C7 | Cmaj7 | G | C | G | C | G | |
| Anyone for tennis | wouldn't that be | nice | . |
| C7 | Cmaj7 | D13 | E7 |
E -----0---------0---------2--------0-----| B -----1---------0---------0--------3-----| G -----3---------0---------2--------1-----| D -----2---------2---------0--------2-----| A -----3---------3---------0--------2-----| E -----0---------3---------0--------0-----|