Deck The Halls Raise A Glass
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E – A – E – B – E
E A E B E
Deck the halls with boughs of holly, Fa la la la la la la la!
E A E B E
'Tis the season to be jolly, Fa la la la la la la la!
B E G#m C#m F# B
Don we now our gay apparel, Fa la la la la la la la!
E A E B E
Troll the ancient Yuletide carol, Fa la la la la la la la!
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E – A - E - A – E – A – E – B - E
E A E
She said goodbye on Christmas day
E B
With a richer man she ran away
E A E
In the back of a sleigh in his arms she lay
E B E
She’s the bitch of Christmas day
E A E
With a broken heart on Christmas day
E B
A man can sing or a man can pray
E A E
In an empty house no-one will stay
E B E
I’m alone on Christmas day
A – E – B – E - C#m
A E
Through the snow and the hail
B E C#m
I will find me a way to the mayor
A E
By the light of a star
B E B
as a friend with the jar and a song
A B
So raise a glass
E A
To the love that will pass
F#m B E
This Christmas drown the ghost of the past
E – A - E - A – E – A – E – B - E
E A E
In the morning grey on boxing day
E B
The barman send me on my way
E A E
I smell like piss and a full ash tray
E B E
I am home on boxing day
A – E – B – E - C#m
A E
Through the snow and the hail
B E C#m
I went on when I met with a stranger
A E B E B
Who came from afar from a friend with a jar and a song
A B
So raise a glass
E A
To the love that will pass
F#m B E
This Christmas drown the ghost of the past
E – A - E - A – E – A – E – B - E
A E
I went to church on new year’s day
E B
For a priest to take my sins away
E A E C#m
He had some wine to share and a prayer to pray
E B E
And we drank on new year’s day
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What is the starting chord?
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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.