Christmas Was Better In The 80s

	  		Verse 
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 

RIFF x2 - C Barre chord on 8th fret 

    C         C 
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E|------------8----8----8---| 
B|------------8----8----8---| 
G|------------9----9----9---| 
D|------------10---10---10--| 
A|------------10---10---10--| 
E|--8--8--8---xx---xx---x---| 


Verse 
C  F  C  Am 
F  E  E  C   C  Bb 


ACAPELLA 
N.C. 
La, La-la-la-la-la 
La, La-la-la-la-la 
N.C. 
La ? La ? La 


Verse 
   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                    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 



RIFF x2 - C Barre chord on 8th fret 
    C         C 
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E|------------8----8----8---| 
B|------------8----8----8---| 
G|------------9----9----9---| 
D|------------10---10---10--| 
A|------------10---10---10--| 
E|--8--8--8---xx---xx---x---| 


C 
La, La-la-la-la-la 
N.C. 
La, La-la-la-la-la 
La ? La ? La 


Instrumental 
G   G   G   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                    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