Intro: CCsus C G E7 F I'm lighting a candle, as I'm looking through my window C GF To the town square, the snow covered streets are lonely and bare, C yeah C E7 F The town Christmas tree, winks mockingly at me, Fmin G Gmin Cause I should be spending Christmas with you. F G Fmin I wrapped my last gift and put the cellotape away, Dmin G Amin/G Checked the answering machine F G AminF And in the distance, a choir sings G About the joy that Christmas brings C G F And it's making me feel blue, C F Cause I should be spending Christmas with you, C E7 Fmin But it breaks my heart that that's the place I just can't be, G C/E Cause I hate your family. C G The day I met you, E7 F I knew you could get me through. C G C When we're alone, my world is complete, you're all that I need. C G But when your family call, E7 F they shit me up the wall, F C Spending time with them just makes my brain bleed. G F And it's making me feel blue, C F Cause I should be spending Christmas with you, C E7 Fmin But I'd rather string my nuts up to a Christmas tree, G Cause I hate your family. Dmin G The night I first met them, Amin G F The dog was drunk, Dmin G Amin/G And your father threatened me with a knife. F G Your sister showed me Amin G F Her collection of eels, G G And what she did then will stay with me for life. F G/G And it's making me spu, C F Cause I should be spending Christmas with you, C E7 Fmin But I'd rather drink a tumbler full of walrus wee, G Cause I hate your family. C G F With your brother doing dick tricks at the table, C G F I can't believe your mum asked me to play spin the bottle. C E7 D7in Yeah I'd rather be enclosed in a box of killer bees, C E7 D7in Yeah I'd rather be attacked by giant chimpazees, C E7 Fmin Yeah I'd rather wear a suit designed by Jenny Keye C F Your mum is dumb C G F And your dad is mad G G/G And that's why I'm so sad Spoken Part: C G F (repeat as many times as desired) GC