Tom Cardy - Not Quite Almost Christmas Time

[Intro]

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[Verse 1]
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Santa’s earnt some time off
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He’s taking a break
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You’ve got to remember, the month of November
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Is still his holiday (Ba-dum-bum-bum)
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So imagine how stressed he gets when he
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Sees people hanging ornaments a
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Full forty days before Christ-mas —
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Pretty stressed, right?

[Pre-Chorus]
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Everyone loves Christmas time, but
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Start too early and get punched in the
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Face. Once you’re done with Halloween
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Here’s something new for you and me

[Interlude]
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[Chorus]
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Not Quite Almost Christmas Time
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A very special time of year where
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Christmas is kind of almost here
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It’s not Christmas; almost
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That starts December 1st, I’m talkin’
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Not Quite Al-most Christ-mas Time

[Verse 2]
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The first excited thought about the
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Parties still ages away
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Watching people lose their mind from hearing
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Premature Michael Bublé
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Christmas time is wonderful
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Keine Traurigkeit und Verfall
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But there’s a special magic in seeing a tragic
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Middle-aged man lose his shit

[Pre-Chorus]
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At a supermarket clerk
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For playing Christmas music at work
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Before December 1st
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The true meaning of Not Quite Almost Christmas
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Gather ‘round the Not Quite
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Almost Christmas Tree which is
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Just leftover decorations
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Not pulled down from Halloween
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La La La La
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La La La
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Let’s go

[Chorus]
C#m F#
Not Quite Almost Christmas Time
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When shops and parks are never full, ‘cause
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We’re still stuck in work and school
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It’s not Christmas; almost
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That starts December 1st, I’m talkin’
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Not Quite Al-most Christ-mas Time

[Bridge]
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Not Quite time to deck the halls
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Almost time to give your family a call
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Actually, I take that last one back
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Any time of the year you can call your mother
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Not quite Christmas is sublime, but
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What about Not Quite Not Quite Almost Christmas Time?
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We love season celebration
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Amplified by antici- (Gotta have that antici-)

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-Pation

[Chorus]
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Not Quite Almost—here’s your
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Present I changed up the chords
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Have a merry Not Quite Almost Christmas Time
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It’s the middle of July
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I know
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It’s not Christmas; almost
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That starts December 1st, I’m talkin’
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Not Quite Al-most Christ-mas Time
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I’m talkin’
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Not Quite Al-most Christ-mas Time
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Not Quite Al-most Christ-mas Time