From: "Neil Wood" <neil.wood4@virgin.net>
Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2002 20:26:54 +0100


 Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses

[A] [D] [E] [A] [D] [E] [E] [A]

[A] "Bah, humbug!" No, that's too strong 'Cause it
[A] is my favorite holiday But [D] all this year's been a busy blur
Don't [C] think I have the [B] energy  To [A] add to my already mad rush
Just [A] 'cause it 'tis the season.
The [D] perfect gift for me would be Com[C]pletions and con[B]nections left
from
[A] Last year, ski shop, En[A]counter, most interesting.
[D] Had his number but never the time [C] Most of '81 passed a[B]long those
lines.
So [A] deck those halls, trim those trees [A] Raise up cups of Christmas
cheer,
[D] I just need to catch my breath, [E] Christmas by my[A]self this year.

[A] [A] [E] [A] [A] [A] [E] [A] [A]

Calendar picture, frozen landscape, [A] Chilled this room for twenty-four
days,
[D] Evergreens, sparkling snow [C] Get this winter over with!
[B] Flashback to
[A] springtime, saw him again,
[A] Would've been good to go for lunch,
[D] Couldn't agree when we were both free.
We [C] tried, we said we'd [B] keep in touch.
[A] Didn't, of course, 'til summertime, [A] Out to the beach to his boat
could I join him?
[D] No, this time it was me, [C] Sunburn in the [B] third degree.
[A] Now the calendar's just one page And, of [A] course, I am excited.
To[D]night's the night, I've set my mind Not to [E] do too much a[A]bout it.

[A] [A] [E] [A] [A] [A] [E] [A] [D] [D] [G] [G] [D] [D] [Bm] [A] [D] [D] [G]
[G] [D] [D] [Bm] [A] [D] [D] [G] [G] [D] [D] [Bm] [A] [D] [D] [G] [G] [D]
[D] [G] [Bm] [E] [Bm]

Merry [A] Christmas! Merry [A] Christmas! But I [E] think I'll miss this [A]
one this year. Merry [A] Christmas! Merry [A] Christmas! But I [E] think
I'll miss this [A] one this year. Merry [A] Christmas! Merry [A] Christmas!
But I [E] think I'll miss this [A] one this year. Merry [A] Christmas! Merry
[A] Christmas! But I [E] think I'll miss this [A] one this year.

[A] Hardly dashing through the snow [A] 'Cause I bundled up too tight.
[D] Last minute, had to do a few [C] cards, a few [B] calls,
Because it's [A] R. S. V. P.
[A] No thanks, no party lights.
It's [D] Christmas Eve, gonna relax, [C] Turned down all of [B] my invites.
Last [A] fall I had a night to myself, [A] Same guy called, Halloween party,

[D] Waited all night for him to show,
[C] This time his car [B] wouldn't go.
For[A]get it, it's cold, it's getting late,
[A] Trudge on home to celebrate
In a [D] quiet way, unwind [E]
Doing Christmas [A] right this time.

[A] [A] [E] [A] [A] [A] [E] [A] [A]

A&P has provided me With the [A] world's smallest turkey
Al[D]ready in the oven, nice and hot Oh [C] damn! Guess what [B] I forgot?
So [A] on with the boots, back out in the snow
To the [A] only all-night grocery,
When [D] what to my wondering eyes should appear
In the [C] line is that guy I've been [B] chasing all year!
"I'm [A] spending this one alone," he said. "Need a [A] break; this year's
been crazy."
I [D] said, "Me too, but why are you? You mean [C] you forgot cran[B]berries
too?"
Then [A] suddenly we laughed and laughed
Caught [A] on to what was happening
That [D] Christmas magic's brought this tale
To a [E] very happy [A] ending!