Father Christmas The Kinks
[Intro]
F F5 C C5 x3
(6/8 time) C F G x4
[Verse 1]
[C]When I was [Em]small I [Am]believed in [G]Santa Claus
[C]'Though I [Em]knew it [Am]was my [G]dad
[C]And I would [Em]hang up my [Am]stocking at [G]Christmas
[C]Open my [Em]presents and [Am]I'd be [G]glad
[Bridge 1]
[Am]But the [G]last time I [F]played Father [Em/B]Chris[Em]tmas
[Am]I stood out[G]side a de[F]partment [E]store
[C]A gang of [C9]kids [G/B]came [Am7addD]over and mugg[G]ed me
C G/B G G5 (Vamp 2 measures)
They knocked my reindeer to the floor...
[Cborus 1]
...and said: [F]Fat[F5]her [C]Christ[C5]mas [F]give [F5]us some [C]mo[C5]ney
Don't [F]mess [F5] a-[C]round [C5]with t[F]hose silly [G]toys
We'll [F]beat[F5] you [C]up if [C5]you [F]don't[F5] hand it[C] o[C5]ver
We wa[F]nt yo[F5]ur [C]bread [C5]so don't make us [G]annoyed
F G (hold)
Give all the toys
to the little rich [C]boys
[Solo 1]
(6/8 time) C F G x4
[Verse 2]
[C]Don't give [Em]my broth[Am]er a Steve A[G]ustin outfit
[C]Don't give [Em]my siste[Am]r a cuddly t[G]oy
[C]We don't wa[Em]nt a jig[Am]saw or monop[G]oly money
[C]We only wan[Em]t the re[Am]al McCoy[G]
[Cborus 2] (drop last two lines from Chorus above)
[F]Fat[F5]her [C]Christ[C5]mas [F]give [F5]us the [C]mo[C5]ney
We'll [F]beat [F5]you[C] up if[C5] you m[F]ake us an[G]noyed
Father[F] Chr[F5]istma[C]s give[C5] us [F]some [F5]money[C] [C5]
Don't [F]mess [F5]aro[C]und [C5]with those silly [G]toys
[Bridge 2]
[Am]But give[G] my daddy a [F]job 'cos he ne[Em/B]eds o[Em]ne
[Am]He's got lo[G]ts of mou[F]ths to[E] feed
[C]And if you[C9]'ve g[G/B]ot on[Am7addD]e I'll have a[G] machine gun
C G/B G G5 (Vamp 2 measures)
So I can scare all the kids on the street
[Cborus 3]
[F]Fat[F5]her [C]Christ[C5]mas [F]give [F5]us some [C]mo[C5]ney
We've [F]got n[F5]o t[C]ime fo[C5]r your [F]silly [G]toys
We'll [F]beat[F5] you [C]up if [C5]you [F]don't [F5]hand it [C]ov[C5]er
We wa[F]nt yo[F5]ur [C]bread [C5]so don't make us [G]annoyed
F G (hold)
Give all the toys
to the little rich [C]boys
[Interlude]
(6/8 time) C F G x6
[Verse 3] (Minimal accompaniment)
N.C.
Have yourself a merry merry Christmas
N.C.
Have yourself a good time
N.C.
But remember the kids who got nothing
N.C.
While you're drinking down your wine
[Vamp]
G (4 measures)
[F] [F5] [C] [C5]
[F] [F5] [C] [C5]
[Cborus 4]
[F]Fat[F5]her [C]Christ[C5]mas [F]give [F5]us some [C]mo[C5]ney
We've [F]got n[F5]o t[C]ime fo[C5]r your[F] silly t[G]oys
Father[F] Chr[F5]istma[C]s plea[C5]se h[F]and i[F5]t over[C] [C5]
We'll [F]beat [F5]you[C] up so [C5]don't make us [G]annoyed
[Refrain]
[F]Fat[F5]her [C]Christ[C5]mas [F]give [F5]us some [C]mo[C5]ney
Don't [F]mess [F5] a-[C]round [C5]with t[F]hose silly [G]toys
We'll [F]beat [F5]you [C]up if [C5]you [F]don't [F5]hand it [C]ov[C5]er
We wa[F]nt yo[F5]ur [C]bread [C5]so don't make us [G]annoyed
F G (hold)
Give all the toys
to the little rich [C]boys
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