[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 - Sustain high B as much as possible on E string to simulate the keys] 1 BAR PER CHORD [B-799877][B/A-x04447][E/G# - 4x6x57][E-0-x-9-9-12-x] [B-799877][B/A-x04447][E/G# - 4x6x57 x 0x9999 0-x-9-9-12-x][E-0-x-9-9-12-x] Final riff - 0x9999 0x9912x between E/G# and E
[Verse 1] I bought a [B] toothbrush, some [D#m/A#-668876] toothpaste, a [G#m] flannel for my face [G#m] [C#/E#-x8666x] Pyjamas, a [C#/E#] hairbrush, new [Em] shoes and a [Em] case .... I [Bm] said to my re [Bm] flection, let's get [F#m] out of this [F#m] place ([G/A][G/A][A][D]) Passed the [E] church and the [E] steeple, the [G] laundry on the [G] hill [B] Billboards and the [B] buildings [A/E] Memories of it [C#/E#] still keep [Bm/F#-224322] Calling [Bm/F#] and [E] calling ....[E] But [Bm/F#] forget it all [G/F] I know I [E] will [E/D-xx0100]
[Chorus] [B] Tempted by the [B/A] fruit of an [E/G#] other [E] [B] Tempted but the [B/A] truth is dis [E/G#] covered [E] What's been [C#] going on .. [C#] now that [F#] you have gone .. [F#] There's no [B] other [B/A][E/G#] Tempted by the [E] fruit of an [B] other [B/A][E/G#] Tempted but the [E] truth is dis [C#m] covered [Em][Em] (E string - 3 2 3 5 - 3 2 3 .)
[Verse 2] I'm at the [B] carpark, the [D#m/A#] airport, the [G#m] baggage carousel [C#/E#] The people keep on [C#/E#] grabbing, ain't [Em] wishing I was [Em] well .. I [Bm] said, "It's no [Bm] occasion, it's no [F#m] story I can [F#m] tell" ([G/A][G/A][A][D]) At my [E] bedside, empty [E] pocket, a [G] foot without a [G] sock .. Your [B] body gets much [B] closer I [A/E] fumble for the [C#/E#] clock Al [Bm/F#] armed .. .[Bm/F#]...by the se [E] duction [E] I [Bm/F#] wish [G/F] that it would [E] stop [E/D]
[Chorus] [B] Tempted by the [B/A] fruit of an [E/G#] other [E] [B] Tempted but the [B/A] truth is dis [E/G#] covered [E] What's been [C#] going on .. [C#] now that [F#] you have gone .. [F#] There's no [B] other [B/A][E/G#] Tempted by the [E] fruit of an [B] other [B/A][E/G#] Tempted but the [E] truth is dis [C#m] covered [Em][Em] (E string - 3 2 3 5 - 3 2 3 .)
[Verse 3] (half-length) I bought a [B] novel, some [D#m/A#] perfume, a [G#m] fortune all for [G#m] you [C#/E#] But it's not my [C#/E#] conscience that [Em] hates to be un [Em] true .. I [Bm] asked of my re [Bm] flection, tell me [F#m] what is there to [F#m] do ([G/A][G/A][A][D])
[Chorus] [B] Tempted by the [B/A] fruit of an [E/G#] other [E] [B] Tempted but the [B/A] truth is dis [E/G#] covered [E] What's been [C#] going on [C#] Now that [F#] you have gone [F#] There's no [B] other [B/A] [E/G#] Tempted by the [E] fruit of an [B] other [B/A] [E/G#] Tempted but the [E] truth is dis [C#m] covered [C#m] Huhhh!
[Chorus hook to fade] [B] Tempted by the [B/A] fruit of an [E/G#] other [E] [B] Tempted but the [B/A] truth is dis [E/G#] covered [E] [B] Tempted by the [B/A] fruit of an [E/G#] other [E] [B] Tempted but the [B/A] truth is dis [E/G#] covered [E] (fade end eventually on [B])
