Gridlock Christmas Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Baug]Christmas Eve at t[C]he off[Em]ice,
ty[Dm]ing up loose end[G]s
Before going [Dm]home to my family
[G]My hea[C]rth and a few friends
[F]Jumped on the free[Ebdim]way
[C]Gee, [G]what a mis[A]take
I've [D]sat here for hours
How [G]long will [Cm]this take?[Baug]
[C]Mama, when's [G]Daddy gonna
[Baug]get home[G]?
[Bbdim]I'm havin[G]g Gr[C]id
[Ebdim]lock Christmas[D]
[Dm]Gridlock [G]Christmas
[Dm]With people I [G]don't even
[C]know[Ebdim]
[Dm]Though [G]friends and fam
[C]ily can't be here
[Ebdim]We'll have good old[Dm]
Christmas [G]cheer
And [Dm]carols on the [G]car [C]radio.
[Ebdim][Dm][G]
[C]Someone's built a [G]bon
fire in the [C]fast [G]lane.
Folks [C]gatherin' round its
[G]cheery amber [C]light.
They're all [F]stranded just like [Abdim]me.
[Ab]Oh, I'm [C]pleased to be[A]
Along [D]the freeway singing
Silent [G]Night[Am][Bb][G]
[C]I'm having [Ebdim]Grid lock
Christ[D]mas[Dm][G]
[Dm]With people I [G]don't even [C]know[Ebdim]
[Dm]No f[G]riends and f[C]amily
can't be [Ebdim]here
We'll have [Dm]good old Christmas [G]cheer
[Dm]An d carols on the c[G]ar
[C]radio[Ebdim][Dm]
[G]People [C]opening car[G] trunks
filled with [C]boxes[G]
[C]Presents bright and [G]shiny
from the [C]mall
Exchanging gift[F]s, exchanging [Ab]names
You [C]know it's kind of strange
[A]We're having[D] a dandy Christmas after all
[G]Dandy Chr[Am]ist ma[Bb]s
[G]I'm[C] having gri[Ebdim]d lock Christmas[D]
[Dm]We'll a good ol' Christ[G]mas
With [Dm]people I [G]don't
even [C]know[Ebdim]
[Dm]No f[G]riends and famil[C]y
can't be [Ebdim]here
We'll have a [Dm]good ol'
Christmas [G]cheer
And [Dm]carols on the [G]car radio
[C][Ebdim][Dm][G][C]
[Ebdim]That semi over ther[Dm]e is
filled with groceries
[G]That [Dm]hot b[G]ed's l[Dm]oaded down
with Christmas [G]trees.[C]
[Ebdim]And our motor[D]home has[G]
an oven for [C]the turkey.
It [F]looks [Ebdim]like we've got
[Dm]everything we [G]need!
[Dm]You all know the words now,
so next [G]time it comes around,
I want every[C]body to [Ebdim]sing.
[Dm]Okay? [G]If I'm[C] having grid
[Ebdim]lock Christmas[D][Dm]
That's [G]very [Dm]good!
With people I [G]don't even know
[C]You over there in the Edsels,
[Dm]sing out!
friends and fam[C]ily can be [Ebdim]here,
we'll have good ol' Christmas
Oh yes, I love it!
And [Dm]carols on the car [Ebdim]radio[Dm]
And car[Dm]ols on the car radio
It's not Christmas