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It Doesnt Often Snow at Christmas

Pet Shop Boys
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Chords in this song19

Intro

| C D/C | G/B Em | C Am | D |
| C D/C | G/B Em | C Adim | G |
| C D/C | G/B Em | C Am | D |
| C D/C | G/B Em | C Adim | G |

Verse 1

Gm Gm6 Gm7 Gm6 | Gm Gm6 | Gm7 Gm6 |
Christmas is not all it's cracked up to be
C9* C7sus2 C9 C7sus2 | C9 C7sus2 | C9 C7sus2 |
Families fighting around a plastic tree

Verse 2

Gm Gm6 Gm7 Gm6 | Gm Gm6 | Gm7 Gm6 ||
Nothing on the T.V. that you want to see
C9* C7sus2 C9 C7sus2 | C9 C7sus2 | C9 C7sus2 |
And it's hardly ever snowing the way it's meant to be

Pre-Chorus

Like in White Christmas year after year
F/A Dm Dm D | D |
Bing Crosby, Bing Crosby, are you listening to me?

Chorus

It doesn't often snow at Christmas the way it's meant to do
But I'll still have a glow at Christmas because I'll be with you

Verse 3

Gm Gm6 Gm7 Gm6 | Gm Gm6 | Gm7 Gm6 |
The Christmas message was long ago lost
C9* C7sus2 C9 C7sus2 | C9 C7sus2 | C9 C7sus2 |
Now it's all about shopping and how much things cost

Pre-Chorus

It's meant to be good will as well as synthetic fun
F/A Dm D | D |
And what is this year's festive number one?

Chorus

It doesn't often snow at Christmas the way it's meant to do
C D/C G/B Em C Adim [ G ]
But I'll still have a glow at Christmas because I'll be with you

Instrumental

| G | G/F | Adim/Eb | D |
| F | F/G | F/A | Dm | % | D | % |
Ooh-ooh-ooh

Chorus

It doesn't often snow at Christmas the way it's meant to do
But I'll still have a glow at Christmas because I'll be with you
It doesn't often snow at Christmas the way it's meant to do
But I'll still have a glow at Christmas because I'll be with you
It doesn't often snow at Christmas the way it's meant to do
But I'll still have a glow at Christmas because I'll be with you

Outro

| C D/C | G/B Em | C Am | D |
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
| C D/C | G/B Em | C Adim | G |
| C D/C | G/B Em | C Am | D |
| C D/C | G/B Em | C Adim | G |
(fade out)

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