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Wham! – Last Christmas Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsC Am Dm G

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[Intro]
C    Am    Dm    G

[Chorus]
C
Last Christmas
I gave you my heart
        Am
But the very next
 day you gave it away
Dm
This year, to save
 me from tears
     G
I'll give it to
 someone special

C
Last Christmas
I gave you my heart
        Am
But the very next
 day you gave it away
(you gave it away)
Dm
This year, to save me
 from tears
     G
I'll give it to someone
special (special)

[Break]
C    Am    Dm    G

[Verse 1]
C
  Once bitten and twice shy
Am
  I keep my distance
but you still catch my eye
Dm
  Tell me baby,
 do you recognise me?
G
  Well, it's been a year,
it doesn't surprise me

[Verse 2]
C
  (Merry 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
           G
But if you kissed me
now I know you'd
fool me again

[Chorus]
C
Last Christmas
I gave you my heart
        Am
But the very next
day you gave it away
(you gave it away)
Dm
This year, to save
 me from tears
     G
I'll give it to someone
 special (special)

C
Last Christmas
 I gave you my heart
        Am
But the very next day
you gave it away
Dm
This year, to save me
 from tears
     G
I'll give it to someone
special (special)

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[Break]
 C        Am    Dm    G
Oh, oh my baby

[Verse 3]
C
  A crowded room,
friends with tired eyes
Am
  I'm hiding from you
 and your soul of ice
Dm
  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
               Dm
 you tore me apart
                  G
Ooh hoo, now I've found
 a real love,
you'll never fool
 me again

[Chorus]
C
Last Christmas
I gave you my heart
        Am
But the very next
day you gave it away
(you gave it away)
Dm
This year, to save
me from tears
     G
I'll give it to someone
 special (special)

C
Last Christmas I gave
you my heart
        Am
But the very next day
 you gave it away
(you gave me away)
Dm
This year, to save
me from tears
     G
I'll give it to someone
special (special)

[Outro]
  C
A face on a lover with
a fire in his heart
  Am
A man under cover but
 you tore him apart
Dm
  Maybe, next year
     G
I'll give it to someone,
I'll give it to
            C
 someone special
          Am
Special,    someone
   Dm        G

Watch: Wham! - Last Christmas (Official Video)

From WhamVEVO on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Last Christmas: key, chords and progression

These are Last Christmas chords by Wham! on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

To play Last Christmas by Wham!, think in C major (no sharps or flats). It takes 4 chords: C, Am, Dm and G.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C – Am – Dm – G (I – vi – ii – V in C major). In solfa, that is doh – lah – reh – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.