C  F  F  E  C


[Verse]
C                       F
On Christmas Eve in the Eighties
C                      Am
My Mother would say to me
F                   E
"Upstairs and go to sleep
E            F
Wake up in a dream"


[Chorus]
      C        F                 C
Christmas, was better in the Eighties
C             Bb
Better in the Nine-teen Eighties


[RIFF] x2 - C Barre chord on 8th fret
    C         C
E|------------8----8----8---|
B|------------8----8----8---|
G|------------9----9----9---|
D|------------10---10---10--|
A|------------10---10---10--|
E|--8--8--8---xx---xx---x---|


[Verse]
C  F  C  Am
F  E  E  C   C  Bb


[ACAPELA ]
N.C.
La, La-la-la-la-la
La, La-la-la-la-la
N.C.
La – La – La


[Verse]
   C                    F
On Christmas Day in the Eighties
C                 Am
Everybody used to sing
C     F      C    F          C  F  C
"Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hal-le-lu-jah!"


[Bridge]
G
We'd be wishing on a star (wishing on a star)
G
We were wishing on a star
G
We were wishing on a star (wishing on a star)
G
We were wishing for a star


[Chorus]
      C        F                 C
Christmas, was better in the Eighties
C             Bb
Better in the Nine-teen Eighties
      C        F                 C 
Christmas, was better in the Eighties
C             Bb                    Bb
Better in the Nine-teen Eigh-ties,  Nine-teen Eigh-ties


[Verse]
    C                      F
The snow was deeper in the Eighties
C                     Am
And everybody used to play
F                  E
Outside on Santa's sleigh
E                     Am
Living dreams and holidays
      C         F
And I won't, forget those
C             Am
Tiny flashing lights
         F                  E
Plastics trees and snowball fights
E                     Am
Happy Days and Silent Nights


[Chorus]
      C        F                 C
Christmas, was better in the Eighties
C             Bb
Better in the Nine-teen Eighties
      C        F                 C
Christmas, was better in the Eighties
C             Bb
Better in the Nine-teen Eighties


[RIFF] x2 - C Barre chord on 8th fret
    C         C
E|------------8----8----8---|
B|------------8----8----8---|
G|------------9----9----9---|
D|------------10---10---10--|
A|------------10---10---10--|
E|--8--8--8---xx---xx---x---|

C
La, La-la-la-la-la
N.C.
La, La-la-la-la-la
La – La – La


[Instrumental]
G   G   G   G


[Verse]
    C                      F
On Christmas Eve in the Eighties
C                   Am
Mother would say to me
F                   E
"Upstairs and go to sleep
E            F
Wake up in a dream"


[Chorus]
      C        F                 C
Christmas, was better in the Eighties
C             Bb
Better in the Nine-teen Eighties
      C        F                 C
Christmas, was better in the Eighties
C             Bb                    Bb
Better in the Nine-teen Eigh-ties,  Nine-teen Eigh-ties


[Outro]
C                       F
On Christmas Eve in the Eighties
C                       F
On Christmas Eve in the Eighties
C                       G   C
On Christmas Eve in the Eighties