Father Christmas by the Kinks (come dancing with the kinks}
tabbed by pat murphy
this a correction of my last tab for this song
intro
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when i was 4 i beleived in santa clause...
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and i would hang up my stockings on christmas...
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but the last time i played father christmas...
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a gang of kids came over and mugged me...
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chorus
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give all the toys...
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guitar solo
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dont give my brother a steve austin outfit...
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we dont want a jigsaw or monopoly money...
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but give my daddy a job cause he needs one
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but you've got one all have a machine gun...
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chorus x 2
give all the toys...
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guitar solo (again)
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rest and then
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rest and then modified chorus
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give all the toys
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to all the little rich boys
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outro solo
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