[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
[Intro - BPM 118 - No drums - Guitar pattern is pluck 3 high strings - then play root note] E B C#m A - E B G#m A
[Verse 1] [E] Just a [B] small town girl, [C#m] living in a [A] lonely world [E] She took the [B] midnight train going [G#m] anywhe [A] re
[Verse 2] [E] Just a [B] city boy, [C#m] born and raised in [A] south Detroit [E] He took the [B] midnight train going [G#m] anywhe [A] re
[V.3 INSTRUMENTAL](guitar entrance 4 bars in) E B C#m A - E B G#m A
[Verse 4] [E] A singer in a [B] smoky room, [C#m] the smell of wine and [A] cheap perfume [E] For a smile they can [B] share the night, it goes (strum to build) [G#m] on and on and [A] on and on
[Chorus - Full drum] [A] Strangers waiting [E] up and down the boulevard Their [A] shadows searching in the [E] night [A] Streetlight, people, [E] living just to find emotion [A] Hiding, somewhere in the night[B]xx[E] xxxx [B]x[E][A]
[Instrumental] E B C#m A
[Verse 5] [E] Working hard to [B] get my fill [C#m] , everybody [A] wants a thrill [E] Paying anything to [B] roll the dice, just [G#m] one more t [A] ime
[Verse 6] [E] Some will win, [B] some will lose, [C#m] some were born to [A] sing the blues [E] Oh, the movie [B] never ends; it goes [G#m] on and on and [A] on and on
[Chorus] [A] Strangers waiting [E] up and down the boulevard Their [A] shadows searching in the [E] night [A] Streetlights, people, [E] living just to find emotion [A] Hiding, somewhere in the night[B]xx[E] xxxx [B]x[E][A]
[GUITAR SOLO OVER VERSE CHORDS] E B C#m A - E B G#m A
[Outro] [E] Don't stop [B] believing [C#m] hold on to the [A] feeling [E] Streetlight [B] people oo-oh [G#m][A] [E] Don't stop [B] believing [C#m] hold on to the [A] feeling [E] Streetlight [B] people oo-oh [G#m][A] [E] Don't stop [B] believing [C#m] hold on to the [A] feeling [E] Streetlight [B] people oo-oh [G#m][A] [Fade Out - or end on E]
