Last Christmas chords

by Wham!

Song Key: D Major

Time Signature: 4/4

Tempo: 112 bpm


Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e

Skill Level: Beginner

Guitar Chords: D, Em7, Em7/A, A, Bm,

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R-H Chord Charts Chord Chart Legend
D Major Em7 Em7/A A Major Bm barre chord Bm
L-H Chord Charts Lefties Chord Chart Legend
D Major-LH Em7-LH Em7/A-LH A Major-LH Bm barre chord-LH Bm-LH
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Last Christmas

Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key
              D           Bm           Em           A  
Intro: 4/4 |     |  %  |      |  %  |      |  %  |     |  %  |
  
        D
Chorus: Last Christ-mas I gave you my heart
                Bm
        But the ve-ry next day you gave it a-way
        Em7
        This year to save me from tears
             A
        I'll give it to some-one spe-cial

        D
Chorus: Last Christ-mas I gave you my heart
                Bm
        But the ve-ry next day you gave it away
        Em7
        This year to save me from tears
             A
        I'll give it to some-one spe-cial

          D           Bm         Em7          A  
Instr: |     |  %  |     |  %  |     |  %  |     |  %  |

  D
1. Once bit-ten and twice shy
 Bm                                            
   I keep my dis-tance but you still catch my eye
 Em7                                  
   Tell me ba-by do you re-cog-nize me?
Em7/A         A               Em7/A        A
   Well, it's been a year, it doe-sn't sur-prise me

  D
2. "Mer-ry Christ-mas!" I wrapped it up and sent it
   Bm
   With a note say-ing: "I love you!", I meant it
   Em7
   Now I know what a fool I've been
              Em7/A     A                 Em7/A     A
   But if you kissed me now, I know you'd fool me a-gain

        D
Chorus: Last Christ-mas I gave you my heart
                Bm
        But the ve-ry next day you gave it away
        Em7
        This year to save me from tears
             A
        I'll give it to some-one spe-cial

        D
Chorus: Last Christ-mas I gave you my heart
                Bm
        But the ve-ry next day you gave it a-way
        Em7
        This year to save me from tears
             A        
        I'll give it to some-one spe-cial... Oh - (oh)


          D             Bm              Em7          A  
Instr: |..oh  | oh oh | ba-by  |  %   |     |  %  |     |  %  | 

 D
3. A crow-ded room, friends with ti-red eyes
 Bm
   Hid-ing from you and your soul of ice
 Em7
   My God, I thought you were some-one to rely on
   Em7/A   A             Em7/A       A
   Me?  I  guess I was a shoul-der to cry on

     D
4. A face on a lo-ver with a fire in his heart
     Bm                                           
   A man un-der-co-ver but you (tore him apart)
                 Em7 
   Tore... me  a-pa-art...  Ooh-hoo
            Em7/A        A                  Em7/A     A
   Now I've found a real love, you'll never fool me a-gain

        D
Chorus: Last Christ-mas I gave you my heart
                Bm
        But the ve-ry next day you gave it a-way (you gave it a-way)
        Em7
        This year to save me from tears
             A        
        I'll give it to some-one spe-cial (spe-cial)

        D
Chorus: Last Christ-mas I gave you my heart
                Bm                                 Em7
        But the ve-ry next day you   gave   me   a-wa-a-ay
                               (you gave it away)
        Em7
        This year to save me from tears
             A        
        I'll give it to some-one spe-cial (special)

     D
5. A face on a lo-ver with a fire in his heart (I gave you my heart)
     Bm
   A man un-der-co-ver but you tore him a-part
   Em7
   May-be ... next year ...
        A                                            
   I'll give it to some-one, I'll give it to some-one...

         D                 Bm          Em7          A
Outro: | Spe-cial |  %  |      |  %  |     |  %  |     |  %  |...

Arrangement Details:

  • Key Signature: D Major - 2 sharps (F#, C#)
  • Time Signature: 4/4 — Four quarter-note beats per measure
  • Tempo: Moderately
  • Metronome: ♩ = 112
  • Voice Range: A4 - B5

Song Details:

Music From The Edge of Heaven Album Cover
Album Cover
  • Songwriter: George Michael
  • Lyrics Begin: Last Christmas I gave you my heart, but the very next day you gave it away.
  • Genre: Christmas Music, Synthpop, 1980s Pop
  • Featured Artists: Wham!
  • Single:
    Released: 3 December 1984
  • Album: Music From The Edge of Heaven
    Released: 27 June 1986
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