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Christmas In Paradise by Mary Gauthier
Christmas In Paradise
Tuning: E A D G B E
The chords in brackets are optional additions, intended to be
played as passing bass note progressions rather than full chords
A = x02220 A7 = x02020 (D/A) = x0xxxx (E/F#) = 2xxxxx
D = xx0232 (A7/C#) = x4xxxx (A/F#) = 2xxxxx (E7/G#)= 4xxxxx
E = 022100 (D/E) = 0xxxxx (A/B) = x2xxxx
E7 = 020100 (A/E) = 0xxxxx Asus2 = x02200
[Intro]
A
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 1]
A A A A
Davey stole a Christmas tree from K-Mart last night,
A A A A
Red ribbons and silver bells, angels dressed in white,
D D D D
He tied it to the bridge rail, so passing cars could see,
A A
He did a little dance up there,
E E7 A
Looked down and smiled at me!
[Verse 2]
A A A A
My bed is a lawn chair, cushions keep it soft,
A A A A7 (A7/C#)
I sleep in the open air, under the Southern Cross,
D D D D (D/E)
Next to the golf course by the ...Hyatt Ho - tel,
A A
Davey he''''s a friend of mine,
E A (A/E) A
And we get along ...pretty well!
[Chorus]
D (D/A)(D) A
Christmas in paradise, under the Cow Key Bridge,
A (A/E) (A/F#) A E
Where the warm breeze blows so nice,
E7 A
And the land - lord ...forgives!
[Verse 3]
(A/E) A A
Snowbirds, on the golf course,
(A/E) A A
Wear Ber - muda shorts and polo shirts,
A A (A/E) A A7 (A7/C#)
Some play pretty good, some play so bad it hurts,
D D (D/A) D D
We pick up their golf balls ...that fly over the fence,
(A/E) A A
We shine ''''em up a little bit,
E A
Sell ''''em back for fifty cents!
[Chorus]
(A/B) D (D/A)(D) A
Christ - mas in paradise---------, under the Cow Key Bridge,
A (A/E) (A/F#) A E
Where the warm breeze blows so nice,
E7 A A (A/E) (A/F#) A
And the land - lord ...forgives!
[Bridge]
A (A/G#)(A/F#)
| / / / / |
E A (A/G#)(A/F#) E A (A/E)(A/F#) (A/C#)
| / / / / | / / / /___/ | / / / / | / /__/ / / |
D (D/A)D A (A/E)(A/F#) A E A
| / /__/ / / | / /___/ / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 4]
A A
I won''''t lie, we just get by,
A A
But we''''ll be eating a good to - night,
(A/E) A A
Christmas dinner at 5 o''''clock,
A A7
Over at ''''The Church of Light'''',
A7 (A7/E)(A7/C#) D D
They don''''t care who you are,
(D/A) D D
They don''''t ask what you''''ve done,
(D/E) A A
Come on down, and bring a friend,
E (E7) A
There''''s plenty for every - one!
[Chorus]
(A/B) D (D/A)(D) A
Christ - mas in paradise---------, under the Cow Key Bridge,
A(A/E)(A/F#) A E (E/B)
Where the warm breeze blows so nice,
E (E/F#) (E7/G#) A (A/E) A
And the land - lord for - gives!
[Coda]
A (A7/C#) D A
The radi - o plays Christmas songs, ...while we get high,
A A/E A Asus2 A
e |------------------|-----0-----------|
B |--2--2-2--2--2-2--|--2-------0---2--|
G |--2--2-2--2--2-2--|--2----2------2--|
D |------------------|-----------------|
A |--0--0-0--0--0----|--0-----------0--|
E |---------------0--|-----------------|
E
And Davey shouts, ...''''Merry Christmas ya''''ll'''',
E7 A
To the cars passing by,
E
And Davey shouts, ...''''Merry Christmas ya''''ll'''',
E7 A (A/E) A
To the cars passing by------------!
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