A Christmas Story (Part One) chords by Sesame Street

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C
F
Eb
Gm
Gsus4
Em
Dm
Ab

Verse 1
C 
 (C major) Oh, hey there, Mr. Hooper.
Oh, hello, Ernie.
What brings you here?
Well, I'm just doing a little bit of last -minute
Christmas shopping
and, uh... There!
That is a fine -looking empty cigar
box up there. Oh, really?
F 
C 
 (F major) Well, thank  (C major) you.
Uh, well, Mr. Hooper,
I don't have any money, but, uh...
Suppose I gave you rubber ducky here
for that cigar box.
Would you trade? Ernie...
You're Rubber Duckie?
Eb 
 (E flat major) Are you sure?
C 
Well, I just  (C major) got ahead of that cigar box,
Mr. Hooper.
Eb 
C 
 (E flat major) Well,  (C major) uh, it's not very important to you.
Eb 
C 
 (E flat major) Here you  (C major) are.
Oh, well, thank you, Mr. Hooper,
Eb 
C 
Eb 
and, well,  (E flat major) here's, here's  (C major) Rubber  (E flat major) Duckie.
C 
Eb 
Good (C major) bye, Mr. Hooper (E flat major) ,
C 
and goodbye, Rubber  (C major) Duckie.
Ernie turned to leave Hooper's store,
and as he did, he was startled to see another last
-minute Christmas shopper,
who was so anxious to reach the counter
Eb 
that he almost ran over Ernie in the doorway.  (E flat major) 
C 
 (C major) Mr. Hooper. Oh, Herbert.
Hi, Ernie.
I was just... Yeah, me too.
I just, you know... Uh, yeah.
Mr. Hooper, I am prepared to offer you the
deal of a lifetime. Ready? Yes, yeah.
Eb 
C 
Ta -da!  (E flat major)  (C major) Huh? Huh?
This is the finest paperclip collection
in the Western world.
Isn't that a beauty?
Now look, look, look. See there?
There is my jumbo gem
right in the middle.
Isn't that a beauty?
And over there,
right by your hand there,
that is a chrome -plated one
I got at a paperclip manufacturer's
convention.
It's very impressive.
Oh, it's wonderful,
and they're all so... so individual.
Uh, yeah, uh, well,
I am prepared to trade you
this terrific paperclip collection
for just one small soap dish.
Eb 
C 
 (E flat major) Uh, color...  (C major) pink, yeah.
Huh? What do you say, Mr. Hooper?
Eb 
Do we  (E flat major) have a deal?
C 
F 
 (C major) Well... Huh? I must  (F major) say, you,
Eb 
C 
 (E flat major) uh, talked me into  (C major) it.
Eb 
Ah, terrific. Are you  (E flat major) sure?
C 
 (C major) Yes, I'm sure.
Eb 
Gm 
Thank you, Mr. Hooper (E flat major) .    (G minor) 
C 
F 
Gsus4 
C 
 (C major) Mr.  (F major) Hooper, do  (Gsus4) you think  (C major) that maybe
F 
Em 
I could come and  (F major) visit my paper...  (E minor) 
Dm 
F 
C 
Never mind.  (D minor)  (F major)  (C major) 
F 
Well, a fine kettle  (F major) of fish,
Gsus4 
F 
 (Gsus4) Christmas,  (F major) Eve,
C 
and everybody  (C major) had a problem.
F 
Big Bird wor (F major) ried about how Santa would get
down the chimneys,
Eb 
 (E flat major) Kermit and his friends
Ab 
running all over town trying to find  (A flat major) out,
C 
Ernie swapping  (C major) his rubber ducky,
F 
and Bert trading  (F major) his paperclips.
Eb 
What kind of a Christmas  (E flat major) Eve
was this going to be?
Ab 
 (A flat major) Well, you turn the cassette over,
Gm 
 (G minor) and we'll see.