Key: D
Introduction: D Bm Em A
D
Last Christmas I gave you my heart
Bm
But the very next day you gave it away
Em
This year to save me from tears
A
I' ll give it to someone special
D
Last Christmas I gave you my heart
Bm
But the very next day you gave it away
Em
This year to save me from tears
A
I' ll give it to someone special
D
Once bitten and twice shy
Bm Em
I keep my distance but you still catch my eye
Em
Tell me baby do you recognize me?
A
Well, it' s been a year, it doesn' t surprise me
D
"Merry Christmas!" I wrapped it up and sent it
(whispered)
Bm
With a note saying: "I love you!", I meant it
Em
Now I know what a fool I' ve been
A
But if you kissed me now, I know you' d fool me again
D
Last Christmas I gave you my heart
Bm
But the very next day you gave it away
Em
This year to save me from tears
A
I' ll give it to someone special
D
Last Christmas I gave you my heart
Bm
But the very next day you gave it away
Em
This year to save me from tears
A
I' ll give it to someone special
D
Crowded room, friends with tired eyes
Bm
Hiding from you and your soul of ice
Em
My God, I thought you were someone to rely on
A
Me? I guess I was a shoulder to cry on
D
A face on a lover with a fire in his heart
Bm Em
A man undercover but you tore him apart
(To-o-ore me apa-art)
Em
Ooh-hoo
A
Now I' ve found a real love, you' ll never fool me again
D
Last Christmas I gave you my heart
Bm
But the very next day you gave it away
Em
This year to save me from tears
A
I' ll give it to someone special
D
Last Christmas I gave you my heart
Bm
But the very next day you gave it away
Em
This year to save me from tears
A
I' ll give it to someone special
D
A face on a lover with a fire in his heart
Bm
A man undercover but you tore him apart
Em
Maybe ... next year ...
(spoken)
A D
I' ll give it to someone, I' ll give it to someone ... special
D Bm
Special! Someone ...
Em A