Intro: Am / D7 (2times)
                Am                                                                                                                                         D7                   
Well  I'm  sure  that  by  now  You  have  seen  all  the  scenes  On  the  TV  screens  And  the  statistics
               Am                                                                                                                   D7
It's  the  day  after  Christmas      We  know  that  you'll  miss  us     But  we've  gone  away  hey 
            Am                                                                                                                D7              
It's  a  wave  and  it  came      And  it  toook  away  eveything      That  meant  anything
      Am                                                                                            D7
Schools  and  hotels     Temples  and  bells    A  vision  of  hell  mmmm.....
F    B7      Am F   B7      Am   Am  
*26 / 12 / 04   26 / 12 / 04    Mother  or  father,   Sister  or  brother    Prince  or  pauper
                            D7                      Am                                                                                                 D7
There's  no  difference   In  their  hundreds  of  thousands  A  matter  of  seconds  They  washed  away  hey
(Repeat * )
Instru: Am / D7 (2times)
           F / B7 / Am (2times)
                    Am                                                                                                     D7  
And  you'd  think    There's a reason     Or  may  be  the  season    That  is  to  blame
          Am                                                                                                             D7
And  those  that  survived      One  left  wondering       Why  oh  why  why  not  me         (Repeat * )
F    B7      Am
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