Communist Christmas
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Intro
C Am Dm G
C Am Dm G
[Verso 1]
C Am Dm G
It's Christmas Eve and Santa drops his gifts around the nation
C Am Dm G
I want some agricultural collectivization
C Am Dm G
There's nothing stirring in the house, it's quiet as quiet all night
C Am D G
Tomorrow if we're lucky all the workers will unite
F G C Am
'Cos there's a red star up on the Christmas tree
Dm G C
A hammer for you, and a sickle for me
F G Em Am
Good will to all men, let's celebrate
Dm G C
By purging the enemenemies s of the state
Bridge
Dm G C Am Dm G
[Verso 2]
C Am Dm G
Tomorrow I will hold you tight and kiss you my sweet darling
C Am Dm G
I'll give you chocolate Trotskies and a Christmas candy Stalin
C Am Dm G
We'll play with Christmas crackers wearing festive paper hats
C Am D G
And hope for dictatorships of some proletariats
F G C Am
'Cos there's a red star up on the Christmas tree
Dm G C
A hammer for you, and a sickle for me
F G Em Am
Good will to all men, let's celebrate
Dm G C
By purging the enemenemies s of the state
Bridge
Dm G C Am Dm G
[Verso 3]
C Am Dm G
After dinner we'll have lots of fun with Christmas games and laughs
C Am Dm G
We'll read some pop-up books by Engels, Hegel, and by Marx
C Am Dm G
What Christmas cheer we'll have, oh yes, we'll never have a cheerier
C Am D G
And we'll send bourgeois scum to work to death out in Siberia
F G C Am
'Cos there's a red star up on the Christmas tree
Dm G C
A hammer for you, and a sickle for me
F G Em Am
Good will to all men, let's celebrate
Dm G C
By purging the enemenemies s of the state
Come join the Party
Dm G C
By purging the enemies of the state
How to play Communist Christmas
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.