Christmas Ball Blues Chords by Leon Redbone

_ _ Christmas _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [F] comes but once a [Bb] year, And to me it brings good cheer,
[Em]
[C] And to everyone _ [Cm] who likes wine and [Bb] beer, _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb]
Happy New Year [Fm] is [Bb] after that,
And [G]
happy I'll [F] be, that is [Bb] a fact, [C]
That's why _ I like to [Am]
hear,
[Abm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [C]
Folks who say _ that Christmas [Cm] is here, _ _ _ Christmas [Bb] bells will ring [Gm] real soon,
[Bb] Even in the _ [C] _ afternoon, _ There'll [Bb] be no chime bells [C] ringing,
_ At the Christmas [Bbm] ball, _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
Everyone must watch [Bb] their step,
Or [D] they will _ lose [Gm] their rep, [C] _ [Bb] Everybody's full of fat,
[F] At [A] the Christmas [Bb] ball,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Db] _ _ [F] _ _ Grab your [Bb] partner one and all, Keep on [Eb] dancing round the hall,
_ If there's [Bb] no one to call, _ [C] Don't you dare to [Bb] stall,
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Db] And if [Bb] your partner don't act fair, _ [D] Don't worry there's some over [Gm] there,
[Gb] Taking a [Bb] chance everywhere, _ [Cm] At the Christmas [Bb] ball.
[G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _