Suddenly It's Christmas chords by Loudon Wainwright III

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Verse 1
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 (D major) Suddenly it's  (A major) Christmas
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Right  (D major) after Hallowe'en  (G major) 
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For (D major) get about Thanksgiving
It's just a buffet in between
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 (A major) There's lights and  (D major) tinsel
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 (A major) in the window
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They're stock (D major) ing up the shelves  (G major) 
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Santa's  (D major) slaving at the
North Pole
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In his sweatshop  (A major) full of  (D major) elves

Verse 2
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 (D major) 
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There's got to be a  (A major) build-up
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To To the  (D major) day that Christ was  (G major) born
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The  (D major) halls are decked with pumpkins
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And ears of Indian  (A major) corn
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 (D major) Dragging through the  (A major) falling leaves
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In a  (D major) one-horse open open sleigh  (G major) 
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Sud (D major) denly it's Christmas
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 (A major) Seven weeks before the  (D major) day

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Verse 3
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 (G major) Suddenly it's Christmas
The longest holiday
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When they say  (D major) 'Season's
Greetings'
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They mean just what they say  (A major) 
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It's a sea (D major) son,  (A major) it's a marathon
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Retail  (D major) eternity  (G major) 
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And it's not  (D major) over 'til it's over
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And you  (A major) throw away the  (D major) tree

Interlude 1

Verse 4
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Outside it's  (E major) positively  (B major) balmy barmy
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In the  (E major) air nary a nip  (A major) 
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 (E major) Suddenly it's Christmas
Unbuttoned and unzipped
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 (B major)  (E major) Yes, they're  (B major) working overtime
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Santa's  (E major) little runts  (A major) 
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 (E major) Christmas comes but once a year
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 (B major) And goes on for two months
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Verse 5
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Christmas carols in Decem (B major) ber
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 (E major) An d November  (A major) too
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 (E major) It's no wonder we're depressed
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When the whole thing is  (B major) through
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 (E major) Finally it's  (B major) January
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 (E major) Let's sing Auld Lang  (A major) Syne
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But here  (E major) comes another party
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Shaped  (B major) like a Valentine  (E major) 

Verse 6
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 (A major) Suddenly it's Christmas
The longest holiday
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The  (E major) season is upon us
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A pox, it won't go away  (B major) 
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It's a sea (E major) son,  (B major) it's a marathon
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Retail  (E major) eternity
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 (A major) And it's not  (E major) over 'til it's over
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And you throw  (B major) away the tree
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 (E major) No it's not over 'til it's over
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And you  (B major) throw away the tree
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 (E major) It's still not over 'til it's over
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And you throw  (B major)  (E major) away  (E major) the tree