Sometimes You Have to Work on Christmas Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]A studio apartment in a dull
part of seattle
[F#m]A strand of light suspended by [G]a
thumbtack in [C]the [D]drywall
The restaurants are closed
So are the record shops, the banks,
and bars, [F#m]and bartel drugs,
And so's [G]the half price book[C]store[D]
But the [C]movies are al[G]ways [D]open
And [C]I always h[G]ave to o[Bb]pen[D]
A repertory movie house
Well life is not so wonderful
[F#m]For 15 soggy patrons who
have [G]no better [C]place to [D]be
Not to mention me
I'm working for a holiday wage
My family is [F#m]two time zones away,
[G]I'm supposed to call the[C]m
My vodka [G]and snow is melt[D]ing
The [C]alcohol [G]is n't help[Bb]ing[D]
Sometimes you have to [C]work on [G]christmas,
some[D]times
You [G]have to [C]work on [G]christmas,
some[D]times
You gotta [C]work on christ[G]mas,
I [C]doubt I'll mis[G]s t[D]his
There's an artificial tree
blinking in [F#m]the lobby,
Sitting [D]on [G]the coffee [C]table, [D]yea
Strangers and spare changers
stand in line like poor relations
At some [F#m]kind of sad reunion
And I'm [C]selling the tick[G]ets
[C]They come in out [G]of the
[D]weather
[C]For christmas [G]alone togeth
[Bb]er[D]
Sometimes you have to [C]work on [G]christmas,
[D]sometimes
You have to [C]work on [G]christmas,
[D]sometimes
You [G]have to [C]work on christ[G]mas,
I [C]doubt I'll mis[G]s t[Asus4]his
nex[A]t y[Asus4]ear[A]
[D]Sometimes you have to wor[C]k on chr[G]istmas,
[D]sometimes
[G]You gotta [C]work on [G]christmas,
some[D]times
You have to [C]work on christ[G]mas,
I [C]doubt I'll mis[G]s this a[Asus4]t all

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