BbWhat (x1333x@1)do I hear, what do I hear?
GmChit-chat, (355333@1)and clinking glass
AbCheap (xx1114@1)talk, a lady's laugh
FAfter (133211@1)hours

BbWhat (x1333x@1)do I see, what do I see?
GmSome (355333@1)sunken hideaway
AbWhere (xx1114@1)people go to play
FAfter (133211@1)hours

EbThere (x43121@3)I'll spend the night
BbMeeting (x1333x@1)fancy things
GmAt (355333@1)bistros and old haunts
Trying very hard to 
Fsin (133211@1)
BbThen (x1333x@1)it is day end in a way
GmThe (355333@1)pattern's much the same
AbIn-spots, (xx1114@1)a matinee
FEvery (133211@1)day

BbBlend (x1333x@1)with the crowd, blend with the loud
GmHypnotic (355333@1)ebb and flow
AbUntil (xx1114@1)the day goes slowly
FInto (133211@1)night

EbSee (x43121@3)the same old crowd
BbAt (x1333x@1)bistros and old haunts
Gm'Til (355333@1)the lights grow dim,
The not-so-subtle hint to be 
Fgone (133211@1)
Chorus:
C#Thank (x43121@1)God it's not Christmas
When there is 
Ebonly (x43121@3)you, and nothing else to do
C#Thank (x43121@1)God it's not Christmas
Where there's just 
Ebyou (x43121@3)to do. The rest is closed to public 
Fview (133211@1)
BbCaroling (x1333x@1)kids, caroling kids
GmA (355333@1)trifle premature, 
Abin (xx1114@1)tones so rich and pure and 
Fcrystalline (133211@1)
BbCall (x1333x@1)for the day, the popular day
GmIt's (355333@1)fast approaching now
AbBut (xx1114@1)will the mood allow
FOne (133211@1)dissent

EbIf (x43121@3)this were the Seine
BbWe'd (x1333x@1)be very suave
GmBut (355333@1)it's just the rain washing down the 
     Fboulevard (133211@1)
[Chorus]

BbPopular (x1333x@1)days, the popular ways
GmAre (355333@1)for the chosen few
AbNot (xx1114@1)meant for me and you
FObviously (133211@1)
BbPopular (x1333x@1)nights, poplar rites
GmGreat (355333@1)things to say and do
AbAren't (xx1114@1)said or done by you
FObviously (133211@1)
EbIf (x43121@3)this were Seine
BbWe'd (x1333x@1)be very suave
GmBut (355333@1)it's just the rain washing down the 
     Fboulevard (133211@1)