Lyrics are from the BBC Session Album
not the Muswell Hillbillies Album
so there may be differences
A F# Bm E
A F# Bm
Holiday,
E A F#
Oh what a lovely day today
Bm E A F#
I'm so glad they sent me away
Bm E A F# Bm E
To have a little holiday today holiday
A F#
Holiday,
Bm E A F#
And I'm just standing on the edge of a pier
Bm E A F#
Hoping and dreaming you were here
Bm E A
To share my little holiday
A F# Bm E
Lookin' in the sky for a gap in the clouds
A F# Bm E
Sometimes I think that sun ain't never coming out
A A7 D Bm
But I'd rather be here than in that dirty old town
E
I had to leave the city cos it nearly broke me down
A F# Bm
Holiday,
E A F#
Oh what a lovely day today
Bm E A F#
I'm so glad they sent me away
Bm E A F# Bm E
To have a little holiday today holiday
D A
I'm leaving insecurity behind me
D A
The environmental pressures got me down
A A7 D Bm
I don't need no sedatives to slow me down
E
I don't need no sleeping pills to help me sleep sound
A F#
Oh holiday
Bm E A F#
Oh what a lovely day today
Bm E A F#
I think I'll get down on my knees and pray
Bm E A
Thank heaven for this holiday
D A
Lying on the beach with my back burned rare
D A
And the salt gets in my blisters and the sand gets in my hair
A A7
And the sea's an open sewer
D Bm
But I really couldn't care
E
I'm breathing through my mouth so I don't have to sniff the air
A F# Bm
Holiday,
E A F#
Oh what a lovely day today
Bm E A F#
I'm so glad they sent me away
Bm E A F# Bm E
To have a little holiday today holiday
A D A D A