Capo 2

Intro: G C G C

Verse 1:
G                       C               G
Christmas is here but what do you care anyway
                            C                       G
War isn't over at all, you say, and walk away
     Dsus       D
and blind as a bat
     C        C9     G
you fire your echo at
        C   C9      G
the holy, bloody Mary

Chorus:
Am           D    D7             G              
and all you sing to salute your king
     G            C        G
is bye bye lullabye-byes
G                 C      G
bye bye lullabyebye
Dsus       D     C    Cadd9        G
no blackbirds sing in the dead of night

Verse 2:
Christmas is here but what do you care anyway
you say your heart was taken and given away
blind as a bat
you fire your echo at
the holy, bloody Mary

Chorus 2:
Am         D               C                   G
open your eyes! watch the sky turn white!
Am        D                  C     G
oh, dear friend, come to my house again..

Bridge/Outro(repeat chord pattern)
Cmaj7                      Cadd9
because you are still here
     G                                                  
and I'm still there for you

and christmas is here
        
and swans appear

like snow in the air

and suddenly we hear:

//:the kingdom is near
and christmas is here:// x4