[Intro]
C F F E C
[Verse]
C F
On Christmas Eve in the Eighties
C Am
My Mother would say to me
F E
"Upstairs and go to sleep
E F
Wake up in a dream"
[Chorus]
C F C
Christmas, was better in the Eighties
C Bb
Better in the Nine-teen Eighties
[RIFF] x2 - C Barre chord on 8th fret
C C
e|------------8----8----8---|
B|------------8----8----8---|
G|------------9----9----9---|
D|------------10---10---10--|
A|------------10---10---10--|
E|--8--8--8---xx---xx---x---|
[Verse]
C F C Am
F E E C C Bb
[ACAPELLA]
N.C.
La, La-la-la-la-la
La, La-la-la-la-la
N.C.
La – La – La
[Verse]
C F
On Christmas Day in the Eighties
C Am
Everybody used to sing
C F C F C F C
"Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hal-le-lu-jah!"
[Bridge]
G
We'd be wishing on a star (wishing on a star)
G
We were wishing on a star
G
We were wishing on a star (wishing on a star)
G
We were wishing for a star
[Chorus]
C F C
Christmas, was better in the Eighties
C Bb
Better in the Nine-teen Eighties
C F C
Christmas, was better in the Eighties
C Bb Bb
Better in the Nine-teen Eigh-ties, Nine-teen Eigh-ties
[Verse]
C F
The snow was deeper in the Eighties
C Am
And everybody used to play
F E
Outside on Santa's sleigh
E Am
Living dreams and holidays
C F
And I won't, forget those
C Am
Tiny flashing lights
F E
Plastics trees and snowball fights
E Am
Happy Days and Silent Nights
[Chorus]
C F C
Christmas, was better in the Eighties
C Bb
Better in the Nine-teen Eighties
C F C
Christmas, was better in the Eighties
C Bb
Better in the Nine-teen Eighties
[RIFF] x2 - C Barre chord on 8th fret
C C
e|------------8----8----8---|
B|------------8----8----8---|
G|------------9----9----9---|
D|------------10---10---10--|
A|------------10---10---10--|
E|--8--8--8---xx---xx---x---|
C
La, La-la-la-la-la
N.C.
La, La-la-la-la-la
La – La – La
[Instrumental]
G G G G
[Verse]
C F
On Christmas Eve in the Eighties
C Am
Mother would say to me
F E
"Upstairs and go to sleep
E F
Wake up in a dream"
[Chorus]
C F C
Christmas, was better in the Eighties
C Bb
Better in the Nine-teen Eighties
C F C
Christmas, was better in the Eighties
C Bb Bb
Better in the Nine-teen Eigh-ties, Nine-teen Eigh-ties
[Outro]
C F
On Christmas Eve in the Eighties
C F
On Christmas Eve in the Eighties
C G C
On Christmas Eve in the Eighties