Voice

This Christmas,,, (The Belldrinkers)

Lester Barnes/Dave Griffiths
Verse 1

Straight 4/4 - no swing

Trumpet Verse

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Half an hour

from cha -ring cross

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J J

Twice as long if you take the bus

G/A

Pic -ture post -card vil -lage

streets Chris -mas time in

Link 1

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CHels - field

j
j

Sing -ing car ols a - round the tree

Spen -ding time with your fam - i - ly But

Chorus 1

27

D
Swing

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w
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we know where you'd real -ly like to

A/D

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Christ -mas

be

We're go -ing down the pub

this

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n # n n
We prac -tise all year drink -ing wine and drink -ing beer and

we'll
that'swhere

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A7

D/F G

A
D

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be

all Christ -mas

A/D

We're go ing down the pub

this

Christ -mas

D/A

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B
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your arse

Your

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n
in

friends are all here and quite a few you can't bear so get

here

this

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B Verse 2 A

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r
r

Christ -mas

Re -mem -ber all the stu - pid things

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we did this

year

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Ne -ver a dull mom ment whe you're liv - ing

here

You might find a Peu - geot

Verse 3

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G/A

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in your

Lounge

or a police -man in your po - nd

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#
& #
drip - ping

tap

G/A

park -ing's aw - ful and the Driv ing's worse

But we still want to

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sec - ond thoughts let's

have

live

here

For those poor folk who don't live here

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of year

The

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Spend a thought at this time

crap

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The broad -band's slow -er than a

Fly tip -pers fill our lanes with piles of

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On

an - oth - er

beer
(To - Night thank God

it's

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Chorus 2

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#
& #

R R

them

We're go - ing down the pub this

in - stead
of you...)

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A/D

D/A

shop -ping can wait so have a beer

in

D/F G

stead

We're go ing down the pub

this

Christ -mas

You real -ly should -'nt drive af -ter

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three or four or five so have a Mer - ry

Fa -la -la -la -la - king

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D/A

this Christ-mas

A/D

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The stores are op -en late so your

A7

Christ -mas

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& # n

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Christ -mas

Chorus 3

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B/F

G/F

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E/D

F/C

A&

Tuncated prog/fusion middle bit - don't try to play it or we'll kill you

We're go -ing down the

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A/D

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n #
pub

this

Christ -mas

We prac -tise all year drink -ing wine and drink -ing beer and
that's

D/A

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& #

A7

D/F

be

r #

this Christ -mas

We're go -ing down the pub

n
where we'll

this

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Christ -mas

r #
n

n # n
We prac -tise all year drink -ing wine and drink -ing beer and

we'll
that'swhere

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#
& # #
be

r #

all Christ -mas

We're go ing down the

pub

this

Christ -mas

Your

A/B

A/B

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& # # n
# nw

Arse

in

here

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friends are all here and quite a few you can't bear so get
your
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& # #

this Christ - mas

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