Last Christmas by Wham - Easy Chords for the Ukulele
Chorus
[C]Last Christmas I gave you my heart,
But the [Am]very next day you gave it away,
[Dm]This year to save me from tears,
I'll [G]give it to someone special.
[C]Last Christmas I gave you my heart,
But the [Am]very next day you gave it away,
[Dm]This year to save me from tears,
I'll [G]give it to someone special.
Verse 1
[C]Once bitten and twice shy,
[Am]I keep my distance, but you still catch my eye,
[F]Tell me baby, do you recognize me?
[G]Well, it's been a year, it doesn't surprise me.
Verse 2
[C]Happy Christmas, I wrapped it up and sent it,
[Am]With a note saying, ‘I love you’ , I meant it,
[Dm]Now I know what a fool I've been,
But if you [G]kissed me now, I know you'd fool me again.
Chorus
[C]Last Christmas I gave you my heart,
But the [Am]very next day you gave it away,
[Dm]This year to save me from tears,
I'll [G]give it to someone special.
[C]Last Christmas I gave you my heart,
But the [Am]very next day you gave it away,
[Dm]This year to save me from tears,
I'll [G]give it to someone special.
Verse 3
[C]A crowded room, friends with tired eyes,
[Am]I’m hiding from you, and your soul of ice,
[F]My god, I thought you were someone to rely on,
[G]Me? I guess I was a shoulder to cry on.
Verse 4
[C]A face on a lover with a fire in his heart,
[Am]A man under cover but you tore me apart,
[Dm]Oh, oh, oh, oh
Now I’ve [G]found a real love you’ll never fool me again.
Chorus
[C]Last Christmas I gave you my heart,
But the [Am]very next day you gave it away,
[Dm]This year to save me from tears,
I'll [G]give it to someone special.
[C]Last Christmas I gave you my heart,
But the [Am]very next day you gave it away,
[Dm]This year to save me from tears,
I'll [G]give it to someone special. [C]
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The Story Behind the Song
“Last Christmas” was written and performed by British pop duo Wham!, specifically by songwriter George Michael in 1984.
The song was created in a single day in 1984 at a studio in Switzerland while Michael and Andrew Ridgeley were taking a break from touring. George Michael wrote, performed, and produced the entire track himself, playing most of the instruments and crafting its distinctive synth-pop sound.