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Last Christmas Chords | Wham Guitar Lesson

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Last Christmas | Chords + Lyrics

Intro

| Dmaj9 D6 | Dmaj9 (D6) |
| F#m7/B Bm | F#m7/B (Bm) |
| Bm7/E Em7 | Bm7/E (Em7) |
| A13sus4 A7 | A13sus4 (A7) |

Chorus 1

||: Dmaj9 D6 | Dmaj9 D6 |
||: Last Christmas, I gave you my heart.
| F#m7/B Bm | F#m7/B Bm |
But the very next day you gave it away.
| Bm7/E Em7 | Bm7/E Em7 |
This year, to save me from tears.
| A13sus4 A7 | A13sus4 A7 :||
I’ll give it to someone special. :||

Instrumental 1

| Dmaj9 D6 | Dmaj9 D6 |
| F#m7/B Bm | F#m7/B Bm |
| Bm7/E Em7 | Bm7/E Em7 |
| A13sus4 A7 | A13sus4 A7 |

Verse 1

| Dmaj9 D6 | Dmaj9 D6 |
Once bitten and twice shy.
| F#m7/B Bm | F#m7/B Bm |
I keep my distance but you still catch my eye.
| Bm7/E Em7 | Bm7/E Em7 |
Tell me baby, do you recognize me?
| A13sus4 A7 | A13sus4 A7 |
Well, it’s been a year, it doesn’t surprise me.

Verse 2

(Merry Christmas) I wrapped it up and sent it.
With a note saying “I love you”, I meant it.
Now I know what a fool I’ve been.
But if you kissed me now I know you’d fool me again.

Chorus 2

||: Last Christmas, I gave you my heart.
But the very next day you gave it away.
This year, to save me from tears.
I’ll give it to someone special. :||

Instrumental 2

Oh, oh, baby.

Verse 3

A crowded room friends with tired eyes.
I’m hiding from you and your soul of ice.
My god I thought you were someone to rely on.
Me? I guess I was a shoulder to cry on.

Verse 4

But a face on a lover with a fire in his heart.
A man under cover, but you tore me apart.
Oh, oh, now I’ve found a real love.
You’ll never fool me again.

Chorus 3

Last Christmas, I gave you my heart.
But the very next day you gave it away.
This year, to save me from tears.
I’ll give it to someone special, special.
Last Christmas, I gave you my heart (I gave you my heart).
But the very next day you gave it away (you gave it away).
This year, to save me from tears (oh, oh).
I’ll give it to someone special (special).

Verse 5

A face on a lover with a fire in his heart. (I gave you my heart).
A man under cover but you tore him apart.
Maybe next year.
I’ll give it to someone, I’ll give it to someone special.

Outro

| Dmaj9 D6 | Dmaj9 D6 |
Special.
| F#m7/B Bm | F#m7/B Bm | fade
Someone…

Last Christmas Chords: Learn the progressions

If you believe everything you read on the internet, the Last Christmas chords are simply I – VI – II – V, with a min7 extension on the II chord, like this in the key of D:

||: D | D | Bm | Bm |
| Em7 | Em7 | A | A :||

While this simplified version might be floating around, I get excited because it gives me the chance to show that there’s more to the Last Christmas chords than that basic progression. Whether playing in a band or here online, I know there are extended chords to consider.

Here’s what’s actually happening:

The D chord moves between maj9 and 6.
The Bm is a slash chord, F#m7 over Bm (or Bm7 if you’re on the keyboard). The notes are the same as the D, but with a different bass.
This concept is then shifted to E, so you get Bm7/E to Em7.
Finally, we resolve from A13sus4 to A7.

Putting all these ideas together gives us this chord progression for Last Christmas:

You’ll notice I’ve placed the second chord in brackets in the second bar. This is because, in the first bar, we play the first chord for two beats and the second for two beats. In the second bar, we move between the chords a few times.

You’ll need TAB to really understand this. Here’s a link to the TAB lesson: Last Christmas – Guitar Lesson with TAB.

There’s no guitar in the original recording, so I transcribed the keyboard part and adapted it to guitar TAB, designing a live band-friendly part.

Once you understand the concept, a simple chord chart is all you need, since the chords in Last Christmas loop endlessly.

One last note: If you play along with the original recording, you’ll need to tune down to 432 Hz for it to sound right.

Last Christmas Chords | PDF + iReal Pro

The chords are so easy in Last Christmas that the main thing you’re going to need the chord chart for is the structure.

Should you want to download my chord chart, here’s a PDF: Last Christmas chord chart PDF.

This chart was created using iRealPro, here’s a link to that file: Last Christmas chord chart iReal Pro. Using this and the iRealPro app, you can change the key which would be a nice last-minute challenge.

Last Christmas Chords | Related Pages

Want to master this song? Check out the full TAB lesson here: Last Christmas (Wham) Guitar Lesson with TAB.

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