[Intro] [D][Bm][Em][A] Dsus2 x X X D , Bsus4-799977 Bm, E7sus4-079710 (or 020200) Em, Aadd6-x0767 A (can play x02222 x02220)
[Chorus] [D] Last Christmas I gave you my heart But the [Bm] very next day you gave it away [Em] This year to save me from tears I'll [A] give it to someone special
[Chorus] [D] Last Christmas I gave you my heart But the [Bm] very next day you gave it away [Em] This year to save me from tears I'll [A] give it to someone special
[Interlude] [D][Bm][Em][A]
[Verse 1] [D] Once bitten and twice shy [Bm] 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
[Verse 2] [D] (whispered) "Merry Christmas!" I wrapped it up and sent it [Bm] With a note saying: "I love you!", I meant it [Em] Now I know what a fool I've been But if you [A] kissed me now, I know you'd fool me again
[Chorus] [D] Last Christmas I gave you my heart But the [Bm] very next day you gave it away [Em] This year to save me from tears I'll [A] give it to someone special
[Chorus] [D] Last Christmas I gave you my heart But the [Bm] very next day you gave it away [Em] This year to save me from tears I'll [A] give it to someone special
[Interlude] [D][Bm][Em][A]
[Verse 3] [D] Crow.... ded room, friends with tired.... eyes [Bm] Hi.... ding 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
[Verse 4] A [D] face on a lover with a fire in his heart A [Bm] man undercover but you tore him [Em] a part Ooh-hoo Now I've [A] found a real love, you'll never fool me again
[Chorus] [D] Last Christmas I gave you my heart But the [Bm] very next day you gave it away [Em] This year to save me from tears I'll [A] give it to someone special
[Chorus] [D] Last Christmas I gave you my heart But the [Bm] very next day you gave it away [Em] This year to save me from tears I'll [A] give it to someone special
[Verse 5] A [D] face on a lover with a fire in his heart A [Bm] man undercover but you tore him apart [Em] Maybe ... next year ... (spoken) I'll [A] give it to someone, I'll give it to someone ... [D] special
[Riff] [C]-x-x-[C/D]--x-x-[C/E]-x--x-x-[F]-x--[F]-x-x-x--- [F]-x-x-[F]----x-x-[G]---x--x-x-x-x----x---x-x-x--- (C to F riff = C C/D C/E F - can play x32010 x30010 x(3)2010)
[Verse- Repeat Riff 1] Oh, what a [C to F riff] night ..... [F] late [G] December back in [C to F riff]'6...3, .....[F] what a [G] very special [C to F riff]time for me, .......... as [F]I re [G] member what a [C to F riff]night! ..........[F][G] Oh, what a [C to F riff]night, you [F]know I [G]didn't even [C to F riff]know her name, but [F]I was [G]never gonna [C to F riff] be the same, [F]what a [G]lady, what a [C to F riff] night! [F][G]
[Chorus - Just Bass drum with chords, no snare, no harmonies] Oh [Dm] I, I [F] got a funny feeling when she [Am] walked in the [G] room, and [Dm] I, as [F] I recall it ended much [G] too soon. [G7]
[Verse - RIFF 1] Oh, what a [C to F riff]night, ...... [F]Hypno [G] tizing, mesme [C to F riff] rizing me. ........[F]She was [G]everything I [C to F riff] dreamed she'd be.....[F]Sweet sur[G]render, what a [C to F riff] night!! [F][G]
[Horn Bit] Am x x Am - x x x x Am x x Am - x x x x Am x x C - x x D x (repeat)
[Bridge] [F] Oh, I felt a rush like a [Em] rolling bolt of thunder, [F] spinning my head around and [G] taking my body under. (Oh what a
[Vamp on riff - no vocals] C C/D C/E F - F F G G x 4
[Chorus - Just Bass drum with chords, no snare, no harmonies] Oh [Dm] I, I [F] got a funny feeling when she [Am] walked in the [G] room, and [Dm] I, as [F] I recall it ended much [G] too soon. [G7] (Oh what a)
[Verse] [C to F riff](night) ......... ,[F] why'd it [G] take so long to [C to F riff]see the light? .........[F] Seemed so [G] wrong, but now it [C to F riff]seems so right .........[F] what a [G] lady, what a [C to F riff]night!
[Horn Bit] Am x x Am - x x x x Am x x Am - x x x x Am x x C - x x D x (repeat)
[Bridge] [F] Oh, I felt a rush like a [Em] rolling bolt of thunder, [F] spinning my head around and [G] taking my body under. (Oh what a
[Outro] [Dooh dooh dooh dooh bit - Riff 1 - heavy on drums - chords much more muted] [C] (Night) Doo [C/D] do [C/E] doo [F] do do, [F] doo [F] do [G] doo (Oh what a) Repeat til fade or end on [C] [End]