I Was Thinking I Could Clean Up for Christmas
by Aimee Mann
from The Forgotten Arm

Capo: 1st Fret

Intro:
A (x02220@1)  G (320003@1)  Bm (x24432@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A    G (320003@1)  Bm (x24432@1)A (x02220@1)                               G (320003@1)                          BmI (x24432@1)was thinking I could clean up for Christmas
               A (x02220@1)            F#m (244222@1)      DAnd (xx0232@1)then, baby, I'm through
A (x02220@1)                                           G (320003@1)                       BmFour (x24432@1)more weeks that couldn't make any difference
          A (x02220@1)            F#m (244222@1)      DExcept (xx0232@1)maybe to you

F (133211@1)                    D (xx0232@1) 
But I've tried to use that trick
         F (133211@1)             D (xx0232@1)   B (x2444x@1)      
Like a carrot on a stick

A (x02220@1)                               G (320003@1)                          BmSo (x24432@1)I was thinking I could clean up for Christmas
                        A (x02220@1)     G (320003@1)AThen, (x02220@1)baby, I'm through

A (x02220@1)                               G (320003@1)                          BmI (x24432@1)was thinking I could clean up for Christmas
              A (x02220@1)            F#m (244222@1)      DAnd (xx0232@1)then, baby, I'm done
A (x02220@1)                                  G (320003@1)                       BmOne (x24432@1)less fucker trying to get in the business
          A (x02220@1)        F#m (244222@1)     DOf (xx0232@1)the prodigal son

F (133211@1)                    D (xx0232@1) 
Where I know I can't compete
             F (133211@1)                    D (xx0232@1)    B (x2444x@1) 
Once I'm off of Hastings Street
A (x02220@1)                                  G (320003@1)                          BmSo (x24432@1)I was thinking I could clean up for Christmas
                         A (x02220@1)     G (320003@1)AThen, (x02220@1)baby, I'm done

D (xx0232@1)                                                   A (x02220@1)E'Cause (022100@1)I can't live loaded and I can't live sober
            D (xx0232@1)                                                    A (x02220@1)EAnd (022100@1)I've been this way since the end of October
         DAnd (xx0232@1)I know enough to know
        F#m (244222@1)                              G (320003@1)           
That, baby, when it's over, it's over
              DAnd (xx0232@1)it's over
                           A (x02220@1)    G (320003@1)   Bm'Cause, (x24432@1)baby, I'm done
                           A (x02220@1)    G (320003@1)   Bm (x24432@1)A (x02220@1)                               G (320003@1)                          BmI (x24432@1)was thinking I could clean up for Christmas
              A (x02220@1)            F#m (244222@1)      DAnd (xx0232@1)then call it a day
A (x02220@1)                                  G (320003@1)                       BmTell (x24432@1)you I'm sorry that I made you a witness
          A (x02220@1)        F#m (244222@1)     DTo (xx0232@1)my moral decay

F (133211@1)                     DAnd (xx0232@1)that, once upon a time
    F (133211@1)                    D (xx0232@1)            BI (x2444x@1)believed it was a victimless crime
A (x02220@1)                               G (320003@1)                          BmI (x24432@1)was thinking I could clean up for Christmas

A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) BmThen (x24432@1)call it a day
                   A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) BmThen (x24432@1)call it a day
                   A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) BmThen (x24432@1)call it a day

A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) Bm (x24432@1)                  A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) Bm (x24432@1)                  A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) Bm (x24432@1)                  A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) Bm (x24432@1)--------------------------

-koping