How To Make Gravy chords by Paul Kelly, Neil Finn (Official Version)

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E
F#m11
E/G#
Aadd9
G#m
Badd4
Emaj7

Intro 1

Verse 1
E 
F#m11 
 (E major) Hello Dan, it's  (F sharp minor11) Joe      here
E/G# 
F#m11 
 (E/G#) I hope you're keeping  (F sharp minor11) well
E 
F#m11 
 (E major) It's the 21st of December  (F sharp minor11) 
E/G# 
F#m11 
 (E/G#) And now they're ringing the last  (F sharp minor11) bells
Aadd9 
G#m 
 (Aadd9) If I get good behaviour  (G sharp minor) 
Aadd9 
Badd4 
 (Aadd9) I'll be out of here by July  (Badd4) 
E 
 (E major) Won't you kiss my kids
F#m11 
on  (F sharp minor11) Christmas Day?
E/G# 
F#m11 
 (E/G#) Please  (F sharp minor11) don't let 'em cry for

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Interlude 1

(me)

Verse 2
E 
 (E major) I guess the brothers
F#m11 
are driving down from  (F sharp minor11) Queensland
Emaj7 
 (E minoraj7) And Stella's flying in
F#m11 
from the  (F sharp minor11) coast
E 
 (E major) They say it's gonna be
F#m11 
a hundred degrees,  (F sharp minor11) even more maybe
E 
F#m11 
 (E major) But that won't stop  (F sharp minor11) the roast
Aadd9 
G#m 
 (Aadd9) Who's gonna make the gravy  (G sharp minor) now?
Aadd9 
 (Aadd9) I bet it won't taste
Badd4 
the same  (Badd4) 
E 
F#m11 
 (E major) Just add flour, salt,  (F sharp minor11) a little red wine
And don't forget
E 
a  (E major) dollop of tomato sauce
F#m11 
For  (F sharp minor11) sweetness and that extra tang

Chorus 1
E 
And give my love to An (E major) gus,
F#m11 
and to Frank and Dol (F sharp minor11) ly
E/G# 
Tell 'em all I'm  (E/G#) sorry,
F#m11 
I screwed up this  (F sharp minor11) time
E 
And look after Ri (E major) ta,
F#m11 
I'll be thinking of  (F sharp minor11) her
E/G# 
Early Christmas  (E/G#) morning
F#m11 
when I'm stand (F sharp minor11) ing in line

Interlude 2

Verse 3
E 
F#m11 
 (E major) I hear Mary's got a new boy (F sharp minor11) friend
E 
F#m11 
 (E major) I hope he can hold his own  (F sharp minor11) 
E 
 (E major) Do you remember the last one?
F#m11 
 (F sharp minor11) What was his name again?
E 
 (E major) Ahh, just a little
F#m11 
too much cologne  (F sharp minor11) 
Aadd9 
 (Aadd9) And Roger, you know
G#m 
I'm e (G sharp minor) ven   gonna miss Roger
Aadd9 
'Cause  (Aadd9) there's sure as hell
Badd4 
no one in here I  (Badd4) want to fight

Chorus 2
E 
Oh, praise the Baby Je (E major) sus,
F#m11 
have a Merry Christ (F sharp minor11) mas
E/G# 
I'm really gonna miss  (E/G#) it,
F#m11 
all the treasure and the  (F sharp minor11) trash
E 
And later in the eve (E major) ning
F#m11 
I can just imagine  (F sharp minor11) 
E/G# 
You'll put on Junior Mur (E/G#) vin
F#m11 
and push the tables  (F sharp minor11) back

Chorus 3
E 
And you'll dance with  (E major) Rita,
F#m11 
I know you really like  (F sharp minor11) her
E/G# 
Just don't hold  (E/G#) her too close
F#m11 
Oh, brother, please don't  (F sharp minor11) stab me in the back
E 
I didn't mean to say  (E major) that,
F#m11 
it's just my mind it  (F sharp minor11) plays    up
E/G# 
Multiplies each  (E/G#) matter,
F#m11 
turns inagination  (F sharp minor11) into fact

Chorus 4
E 
You know I love her bad (E major) ly,
F#m11 
she's the one to  (F sharp minor11) save     me
E/G# 
I'm gonna make some  (E/G#) gravy,
F#m11 
I'm gonna taste the  (F sharp minor11) fat
E 
Ahh, tell her that I'm  (E major) sorry,
F#m11 
yeah, I love her bad (F sharp minor11) ly,
E/G# 
Tell 'em all I'm  (E/G#) sorry,
F#m11 
and kiss the sleepy  (F sharp minor11) children for me
E 
You know one of these  (E major) days,
F#m11 
I'll be making  (F sharp minor11) gravy
E/G# 
I'll be making  (E/G#) plenty,
F#m11 
I'm gonna  (F sharp minor11) pay 'em all

Outro 1

(back)

[Repeat and fade out]

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E
F#m11
E/G#
Aadd9
G#m
Badd4
Emaj7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: E majorBPM: 92

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
F#m11: 2-x-2-2-0-0
E/G#: 4-x-2-4-0-0
Aadd9: x-0-7-6-0-0
G#m: 4-6-6-4-4-4
Badd4: x-2-4-4-4-0
Emaj7: x-x-2-4-4-4

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This is the definitive original version of How To Make Gravy by Paul Kelly, Neil Finn, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Paul Kelly, Neil Finn's performance.