Key: C
Introduction:
C F
On Christmas Eve in the Eighty?s
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 Eighty?s
C Bb
Better in the Nine-teen Eighty?s
CBarre
Verse
C F C Am
F E C Bb
ACAPELLA
N.C.
C F
On Christmas Day in the Eighty?s
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 Eighty?s
C Bb
Better in the Nine-teen Eighty?s
C F C
Christmas, was better in the Eighty?s
C Bb
Better in the Nine-teen Eigh-ty?s, Nine-teen Eigh-ty?s
Verse
C F
The snow was deeper in the Eighty?s
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 Eighty?s
C Bb
Better in the Nine-teen Eighty?s
C F C
Christmas, was better in the Eighty?s
C Bb
Better in the Nine-teen Eighty?s
CBarre
C
La, La-la-la-la-la
N.C.
G
Verse
C F
On Christmas Eve in the Eighty?s
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 Eighty?s
C Bb
Better in the Nine-teen Eighty?s
C F C
Christmas, was better in the Eighty?s
C Bb
Better in the Nine-teen Eigh-ty?s, Nine-teen Eigh-ty?s
Outro
C F
On Christmas Eve in the Eighty?s
C F
On Christmas Eve in the Eighty?s
C G C
On Christmas Eve in the Eighty?s