Key: E major•
Verse 1
E
B
Suddenly it's Christmas
E
A
Right after Hallowe'en
It's just a buffet in between
B
E
There's lights and tinsel
E
A
They're stocking up the shelves
North Pole
B
E
In his sweatshop full of elves
Verse 2
E
E
A
To To the day that Christ was born
E
B
Dragging through the falling leaves
E
A
In a one-horse open open sleigh
B
E
Seven weeks before the day
Verse 3
The longest holiday
Greetings'
E
B
It's a season, it's a marathon
E
A
Retail eternity
B
E
And you throw away the tree
Interlude 1
E
F#
Verse 4
F#
C#
Outside it's positively balmy barmy
F#
B
In the air nary a nip
Unbuttoned and unzipped
C#
F#
C#
Yes, they're working overtime
F#
B
Santa's little runts
F#
Verse 5
F#
B
An d November too
F#
C#
Finally it's January
F#
B
Let's sing Auld Lang Syne
C#
F#
Shaped like a Valentine
Verse 6
The longest holiday
F#
C#
It's a season, it's a marathon
B
F#
And it's not over 'til it's over
C#
F#
F#
And you throw away the tree
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsE B A F# C#
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