Intro -x2-: E Gbm Abm Gbm E Gbm Hello Dan, it's Joe here Abm Gbm I hope you're keeping well E Gbm it’s the 21st of December Abm Gbm now they’re ringing the last bell A B if I get good behaviour A B I'll be out of here by July E Gbm won’t you kiss my kids on Christmas day Abm Gbm E Please don't let them cry for me E Gbm I guess the brothers are driving down from Queensland Abm Gbm and Stella's flying in from the coast E Gbm Abm They say it's gonna be a hundred degrees, even more maybe, but that Gbm won't stop the roast A B Who's gonna make the gravy now? A B I bet it won't taste the same E Gbm Just add flour, salt, a little red wine and don't forget a dollop of Abm Gbm tomato sauce for sweetness and that extra tang E Gbm And give my love to Angus and to Frank and Dolly, Abm Gbm Tell 'em all I'm sorry I screwed up this time E Gbm Abm And look after Rita, I'll be thinking of her early Christmas morning Gbm E When I stand in line -same chord progression throughout the song- I hear Mary's got a new boyfriend, I hope he can hold his own Do you remember the last one? What was his name again? -Just a little too much cologne- And Roger, you know I'm even gonna miss Roger 'Cause there's sure as hell no one in here I want to fight Oh praise the Baby Jesus, have a Merry Christmas, I'm really gonna miss it, all the treasure and the trash And later in the evening, I can just imagine, You'll put on Junior Murvin and push the tables back And you'll dance with Rita, I know you really like her, Just don't hold her too close, oh brother please don't stab me in the back I didn't mean to say that, it's just my mind it plays up, Multiplies each matter, turns imagination into fact You know I love her badly, she's the one to save me, I'm gonna make some gravy, I'm gonna taste the fat Tell her that I'm sorry, yeah I love her badly, tell 'em all I'm sorry, And kiss the sleepy children for me You know one of these days, I'll be making gravy, I'll be making plenty, I'm gonna pay 'em all back.
