The Twelve Pains Of Christmas - Bob Rivers

The Twelve Pains Of Christmas

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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
| G/B C G/D D | G |
 
[Verse]
G Em
The first thing at Christmas,
Am G
That's such a pain to me
G/B C G/D D G
Is finding a christmas tree.
 
[Verse]
G Em
The second Thing at Christmas,
Am G
That's such a pain to me
D
Rigging up the lights
G/B C G/D D G
And finding a christmas tree.
 
[Verse]
G Em
The third thing at Christmas,
Am G
That's such a pain to me
D
Hangovers
D
Rigging up the lights
G/B C G/D D G
And finding a christmas tree.
 
[Verse]
G Em
The fourth thing at Christmas,
Am G
That's such a pain to me
D
Sending Christmas Cards
D
Hangovers
D
Rigging up the lights
G/B C G/D D G
And finding a christmas tree.
 
[Verse]
G Em
The fifth thing at Christmas
Am G
That's such a pain to me
G A D
Five months of bills
G
Sending Christmas Cards
C
Hangovers
A D
Rigging up the lights
G/B C G/D D G
And finding a christmas tree.
 
[Verse]
G Em
The sixth thing at Christmas,
Am G
That's such a pain to me
D
Facing my in-laws
G A D
Five months of bills
G
Oh, I hate those Christmas cards
C
Hangovers
A D
Rigging up these lights
G/B C G/D D G
And finding a Christmas tree
 
[Verse]
G Em
The seventh thing at Christmas
Am D G
That's such a pain to me
D
The Salvation Army
D
Facing my in-laws
G A D
Five months of bills
G
Sending Christmas cards
C
Oh, my head
A D
I'm tryin' to rig up these lights!
G/B C G/D D G
And finding a Christmas tree
 
[Verse]
G Em
The eighth thing at Christmas
Am G
That's such a pain to me
D
I wanna Transformer for Christmas
D
Charities
D
What do you mean your in-laws?
G A D
Five months of bills
G
Oh, making out these cards
C
Honey, get me a beer, huh?
A D
What, we have no extension cords?
G/B C G/D D G
And finding a Christmas tree
 
[Verse]
G Em
The ninth thing at Christmas
Am G
that's such a pain to me
D
Finding parking spaces
D
Daddy, I want some candy
D
Donations
D
facing my in-laws
G A D
Five months of bills
G
Writing out those Christmas cards
C
Hangovers
A D
now why the hell are they blinking?
G/B C G/D D G
And finding a Christmas tree
 
[Verse]
G Em
The tenth thing at Christmas
Am D G
that's such a pain to me
D
Batteries not Included
D
no parking spaces
D
Buy me somethin
D
get a job, ya bum
D
Oh, facing my in-laws
G A D
Five months of bills
G
Yo-ho, sending Christmas cards
C
Oh, geez, look at this
A D
One light goes out, they all go out,
G/B C G/D D G
And finding a Christmas tree
 
[Verse]
G Em
The eleventh thing of Christmas
Am D G
That's such a pain to me
D
Stale TV specials
D
batteries not included
D
No parking spaces
D
dad, I gotta go to the bathroom
D
Charities
D
she's a witch, I hate her
G A D
Five months of bills,
G
Oh, I don't even know half these people
C
Oh, who's got the toilet paper, huh?
A D
Get a flashlight, I blew a fuse
G/B C G/D D G
And finding a Christmas tree
 
[Verse]
G Em
The twelfth thing of Christmas
Am D G
that's such a pain to me
D
Singing Christmas carols
D
stale TV specials
D
Batteries not included
D
No parking!
D
Charities
D
Buy me something!
D
Who likes their in-laws?!
G A D
Five months of bills
G
I'm not sendin' cards this year, that's it
C
So hungover...
A D
Fine - you're so smart, you rig up the lights
G/B C G/D D G
And finding a Christmas tree

How to play The Twelve Pains Of Christmas

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What is the starting chord?

The first identified chord is E. 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.

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