Father Christmas

father christmas by the kinks i play all chords as power chords , ie E5 , D#5 , etc . transpose so C takes the place of E for originial key . Intro E A B ( 4x ) Verse 1 E D# C# B when i was small i believed in santa claus E D# E B ’though i knew it was my dad E G# C# B and i would hang up my stocking at christmas E D# E B open my presents and i’d be glad Bridge 1 C# B A G# but the last time i played father christmas C# B A G# i stood outside A department store E D# C# B A gang of kids came over and mugged me E D# E B ( hold 2 measures ) they knocked my reindeer to the floor Chorus A E A E and said father christmas give us some money A E B don’t mess around with those silly toys A E A E we’ll beat you up if you don’t hand it over A E B we want your bread so don’t make us annoyed A ( slide ) B give all the toys - E A B ( x4 ) to the little rich boys Verse 2 don’t give my brother A steve austin outfit don’t give my sister A cuddly toy we don’t want A jigsaw or monopoly money we only want the real mccoy short Chorus ( drop last two lines fron Chorus above ) father christmas give us the money we’ll beat you up if you make us annoyed father christmas give us some money don’t mess around with those silly toys Bridge but give my Daddy A job ’cos he needs one he’s got lots of mouths to feed and if you’ve got one i’ll have A machine gun so i can scare all the kids on the street Chorus father christmas give us some money we’ve got no time for your silly toys we’ll beat you up if you don’t hand it over we want your bread so don’t make us annoyed give all the toys - to the little rich boys Verse 3 ( minimal accompaniment ) have yourself A merry merry christmas have yourself A good time but remember the kids who got nothing while you’re drinking down your wine short Chorus father christmas give us some money we’ve got no time for your silly toys father christmas please hand it over we’ll beat you up so don’t make us annoyed Chorus father christmas give us some money don’t mess around with those silly toys we’ll beat you up if you don’t hand it over we want your bread so don’t make us annoyed give all the toys to the little rich boys