Intro: C Csus C G E7 F I'm lighting a candle, as I'm looking through my window C G F To the town square, the snow covered streets are lonely and bare, C yeah C E7 F The town Christmas tree, winks mockingly at me, Fmin G Dmin G Cause I should be spending Christmas with you. F G Amin G F I wrapped my last gift and put the cellotape away, Dmin G Amin Amin/G Amin Amin Amin/G Checked the answering machine F G Amin G F And in the distance, a choir sings G About the joy that Christmas brings C G F And it's making me feel blue, C G F Cause I should be spending Christmas with you, C E7 Amin G F But it breaks my heart that that's the place I just can't be, G F F/E F F/E F F/E F F/E F F/E F F/E F F/E G C Cause I hate your family. C G The day I met you, E7 F I knew you could get me through. C G F C When we're alone, my world is complete, you're all that I need. C G But when your family call, E7 F they shit me up the wall, F G C Spending time with them just makes my brain bleed. G F And it's making me feel blue, C G F Cause I should be spending Christmas with you, C E7 Amin G F But I'd rather string my nuts up to a Christmas tree, G Cause I hate your family. Dmin G The night I first met them , Amin G F The dog was drunk, Dmin G Amin Amin/G Amin Amin Amin/G And your father threatened me with a knife. F G Your sister showed me Amin G F Her collection of eels, G C G And what she did then will stay with me for life. F F F/G F F/G F F/G G And it's making me spu, C G F Cause I should be spending Christmas with you, C E7 Amin G F But I'd rather drink a tumbler full of walrus wee, G Cause I hate your family. C G F With your brother doing dick tricks at the table, C G F I can't believe your mum asked me to play spin the bottle. C E7 Amin G D7 Yeah I'd rather be enclosed in a box of killer bees, C E7 Amin G D7 Yeah I'd rather be attacked by giant chimpazees, C E7 Amin G F Fmin Yeah I'd rather wear a suit designed by Jenny Keye C G F Your mum is dumb C G F And your dad is mad G C F F/G F F/G F F/G G And that's why I'm so sad Spoken Part: C G F (repeat as many times as desired) G C