Verse 1:
D
Holiday, O, a Holiday!
G D A
And the best one of the year
D
Dozing off underneath my sheets
G D A
While I cover both my ears
Chorus:
G A D G A D
But if I wait for a holiday could it stop my fear?
G A D G A D
To go away on a summer’s day never seemed so clear
Verse 2 - same as first -:
Holiday, still so far away
Our republic on the beach
I can’t forget just how bad it gets
When I’m counting on my teeth
Chorus:
G A D G A D
But if I wait for a holiday could it stop my fear?
G A D G A D
To go away on a summer’s day never seemed so clear
Bridge:
G A
A vegetarian since the invasion
D G
She’d never seen the word BOMBS
G A
She’d never seen the words blown up
D G
To 96 point Futura
A
She’d never seen an AK
D G
In a yellowy Day Glo display
A D
A t-shirt so lovely it turned all the history books grey
Verse 4:
I’ve got wheels, I’ve got cutter spray
And a healthy sense of worth
Half of me is the gasoline
But the other half’s the surf
So if I wait for a holiday could it stop my fear?
To go away on a summer’s day never seemed so clear