Hold it Back
Heaton/Rotheray

The original lyrical version of
The Rising of Grafton Street

F                         C               F
Better hold back Christmas day this year
                       Am                    Bb     C
No sherry, no brandy, just an alcohol-free beer
       F         Bb                   C                 Dm C
No fairy on the tree and the person next to me is not you

    F                         C                  F
A dog's life is for life not just for Christmas
               Am                   Bb            C
But I'm sick to death of minding my own business.
            F                           Bb       C
You can always come to ours, we've got tinsel
                            Dm        C
We've got stars, we need a turkey

CHORUS

You better hold it back
       F           C     F
just once this year

You better hold it back
       F           C     F
just once for me
Dm
Santa's on his way,
C     Dm                C         F
tell him "go away!", this year.

I'm sat here and I've ate the yuletide log
I've even pulled a cracker with the dog
I've invited Snowman in
But he started looking thin, now he's gone

You better hold it back just once this year
You better hold it back just once for me
Santa is on his way,
tell him "go away!", this year, this year ...