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This Aint New Jersey

Smith And Burrows
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 or
I  ain't laughing
I  didn't hear the joke anyway
 I got my fingers  on the windows
 The  snow makes this a prison
Tomorrow  will be Christmas Day
 I took you drinking
 To say the things that I needed to say
 You drank me under the table like you always do
 The radio just plays away
 Those same old songs
 Every single year
 We drink we sing and I forget the things that I need you to hear
 Then we argue
 As the snow seals us in for the night
 You say Santa Claus is coming
 But I don't care what the song says
 That's never going to sound quite right
 Because this ain't New Jersey
 Father Christmas is coming to town
 You throw your drink in my face
 Throw that look in my direction
 And the radio plays on and on
 Those same old songs
 Every single year
 We drink we sing oh the state we're in but it's Christmas my dear
The  workmen grit the roads as the barman  grits his teeth
 
 He's praying that the storm will ease up over London
He  knows he shouldn't drive
 He'd be sleeping  in his car
 And that just  ain't no good
The  floorboards of the pub they just  buckle with our love
 
 Because when we fight I love you more like your favourite film
It's  A Wonderful Life, you've seen it a hundred  times
But  you don't get bored you don't get  bored
 11:30, Christmas Eve turning into Christmas Day
 I ask you how you're feeling
 You answer I'm ageing
 I remember what I need to say
 I'm Jimmy Stewart in that film you hold so dear
 I may have had a bit to drink
 I may have done some dumb things
 But I'm glad the storm has trapped me here
 With you with you
 The workmen grit the roads as the barman grits his teeth
 He's praying that the storm will ease up over London
 He knows he shouldn't drive
 He'd be sleeping in his car
 And that just ain't no good
 The floorboards of the pub they just buckle with our love
 Because when we fight I love you more like your favourite film
 It's A Wonderful Life, you've seen it a thousand times
 But you don't get bored you don't get bored
 Still the same old songs
 They fill the air
 We drink we sing oh the state we're in
 Here's to another year

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Readable chord sheet for This Aint New Jersey by Smith And Burrows

[G]      [320033]
[Cadd9]  [x32033]
[Dsus4]  [xx0233]
[D]      [xx0232]
[G/f#]   [2x0033] or [2x0233]
[A7Sus4] [x02x33]

[G]I ain't laughi[Cadd9]ng
[G]I didn't hear the joke an[Cadd9]yway
I got my [G]fingers on the windows
The[Cadd9] snow makes this a prison
[Dsus4]Tomorrow will be Christmas [D]Day

I took you drinking
To say the things that I needed to say
You drank me under the table like you always do
The radio just plays away

[Em7]       [G/f#]  [G]
Those same old songs
[Em7]   [G/f#]   [G]
Every single year
[Em7]        [G/f#]       [G]           [A7Sus4]                   [Cadd9]
We drink we sing and I forget the things that I need you to hear

Then we argue
As the snow seals us in for the night
You say Santa Claus is coming
But I don't care what the song says
That's never going to sound quite right

Because this ain't New Jersey
Father Christmas is coming to town
You throw your drink in my face
Throw that look in my direction
And the radio plays on and on

Those same old songs
Every single year
We drink we sing oh the state we're in but it's Christmas my dear

[Em7]The workmen grit the roads as the [G]barman grits his teeth
    [Cadd9]                            [G]        [G/f#]
He's praying that the storm will ease up over London
[Em7]He knows he shouldn't drive
He'd be [G]sleeping in his car
And that jus[Cadd9]t ain't no go[A7Sus4]od

[Em7]The floorboards of the pub they just[G] buckle with our love
              [Cadd9]                             [G]         [G/f#]
Because when we fight I love you more like your favourite film
[Em7]It's A Wonderful Life, you've seen it a [G]hundred times
[Cadd9]But you don't get bored you don't [A7Sus4]get bored  [Cadd9]

11:30, Christmas Eve turning into Christmas Day
I ask you how you're feeling
You answer I'm ageing
I remember what I need to say

I'm Jimmy Stewart in that film you hold so dear
I may have had a bit to drink
I may have done some dumb things
But I'm glad the storm has trapped me here
With you with you

[Em7] [G] [Cadd9] [G] [G] [F#]
[Em7] [G] [Cadd9] [A7Sus4]

The workmen grit the roads as the barman grits his teeth
He's praying that the storm will ease up over London
He knows he shouldn't drive
He'd be sleeping in his car
And that just ain't no good

The floorboards of the pub they just buckle with our love
Because when we fight I love you more like your favourite film
It's A Wonderful Life, you've seen it a thousand times
But you don't get bored you don't get bored

Still the same old songs
They fill the air
We drink we sing oh the state we're in
Here's to another year

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