Christmases Past

G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 The last Customer leaves on this Bleak Christmas Eve G Cadd9 G Cadd9 Dawn heaves a sigh and Brushes the hair off her Sleeve G Cadd9 Maggie takes a broom to the Barber shop floor G Cadd9 G Cadd9 Dawn pulls the cork and Turns the lock on the Door A G Cadd9 Quick glass of wine a Chat about old times and G Cadd9 G Cadd9 Then they'll be on their way for Tomorrow's a very busy Day and Dawn says G Cadd9 G Cadd9 Let’s raise a Glass to Christmases Past to Days that went slowly and Years that went Way too fast G Cadd9 G Cadd9 They were the best times we Wished they would last so Let’s raise a Glass To Christmases G Cadd9 G Cadd9 Pah ah ast To Christmases Past G Cadd9 We were Glued to the Box as we Huddled round the Fire G Cadd9 Steve McQueen always caught Up in barbed wire we watched G Cadd9 G Cadd9 Rodney and Delboy, Eric and Ernie, Gavin and Stacey, Angie and Den G Cadd9 Hiding from daleks at the Back of the sofa G Cadd9 G Cadd9 Dancing to Strictly and Falling asleep before Ten, so G Cadd9 G Cadd9 Let’s raise a Glass to Christmases Past to Days that went slowly and Years that went Way too fast G Cadd9 G Cadd9 They were the best times we Wished they would last so Let’s raise a Glass To Christmases G Cadd9 G Cadd9 Pah ah ast To Christmases Past and the elves all go Em C Em C Ho pretty ho pretty Ho pretty ho-ho-ho Ho pretty ho pretty Ho Em C Em D D/C D/B D/A Ho pretty ho pretty Ho pretty ho-ho-ho Ho pretty ho pretty Ho G Cadd9 G Cadd9 Mum's Christmas pudding was Always so filling the Meter's run out Who's got the shilling G Cadd9 Grandad would snore all the Way through the Queens speech we G Cadd9 G Cadd9 Shoulda kept his favourite bottle just out of his Reach And the elves all go Em C Em C Ho pretty ho pretty Ho pretty ho-ho-ho Ho pretty ho pretty Ho Em C Em D D/C D/B D/A Ho pretty ho pretty Ho pretty ho-ho-ho Ho pretty ho pretty Ho G Cadd9 G Cadd9 So Let’s raise a Glass to Christmases Past to Days that went slowly and Years that went Way too fast G Cadd9 G Cadd9 They were the best times we Wished they would last so Let’s raise a Glass To Christmases G Cadd9 G Cadd9 Pah ah ast To Christmases Pah ah ast to Christmases G Cadd9 G Cadd9 Pah ah ast To Christmases Pah ah ast to Christmases Past 2023 words and music by Mark McGuckin a.k.a. El Magoo