CHRISTMAS WAS A FRIEND OF MINE - Fay Lovsky www.lovsky.com Capo on 1st Intro: D5 - Am7/D - Dsus2i - Dsus2 (Ahhhhhhh) D7 - Am7/D - Dsus2i - Dsus2 2x D Am/D Every year lasted too long, C with easter bunnies, G birthday cards, A A7 And seaside outings in the summer, D Am/D only to break the long C G Gap of time that stretched between A C9 the one and the other Christmas (C9) Gm7 Christmas in the sixties was fine C9 Gm7 With candles, goodies, presents and wine B9 E9 ?peace on earth? was real, it seemed B9 E6 A A13 A7 - D - And love a word as yet not ob - scene, no, no (D) Am/D Watching the season pa - rade C G Dying trees and neon spars A A7 and plastic santas for a penny D Am/D urging to cele - brate, C - G - A C9 Here comes another, Christmas (C9) Gm7 Christmas was a jolly old time C9 Gm7 With billy smart?s and auld lang syne B9 E9 ?peace on earth? was real, it seemed B9 E6 A A13 A7 - D - And love a word as yet not ob - scene, no, no Break: (D) - Am/D - C - G - A - A7 2x C9 - Gm7 2x B9 - E6 - B9 - E6 - A - A13 - A7 D (D) Christmas tree smell and those silvery bells (D) A D Christmas was a friend of mine/ Inter: Am/Di - Am7/D - F/D - Am7/D - Dsus2 D Em Pa pa pam pam paa D/F# A7sus4 dam, pa pam pam paa - dam D Em D/F# - Christmas was a friend, of mine A7sus4 D Em Merry-, Merry-, Merry-, Merry-, Merry Christmas D/F# A7sus4 Everybody All around the world D Em D/F# Christ - mas - time - and A7sus4 Everybody have a D Em - good time coming in top to me yeah D/F# Christmas time is here again A7sus4 Been around since you-know-when D Em Happy new year happy new year D/F# A7sus4 I hope that everyone all have a happy new year// D5 x577xx Am7/D x5758x Dsus2i x57755 Dsus2 x5775x D7 x57575 D xx0232 Am/D xx0210 C x32010 G 320003 A x02220 A7 x02020 C9 x3233x Gm7 353333 B9 x2122x E6 02212x A13 x02022 Am/Di x57555 F/D x57565 Em 0x2000 D/F# 2x0232
