Chords for Andrew Ridgeley over Wham! | Het verhaal achter het nummer
Tempo:
103 bpm
Chords used:
A
B
Em
D
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Last Christmas I gave you my heart, [Bm] but the very next day you gave it away.
[Em]
Please hear this one simple [G] tease, I'll give it to [A] someone [B] special.
[D]
Last Christmas began its life one afternoon [B] in 1984 at George's parents' [Bm] home.
As we watched football on the [G] telly, George was suddenly struck by inspiration.
He quickly sketched out a chorus and [A] verse on his keyboard upstairs,
[Em] but with the addition of some tinkling synths and of course sleigh bells.
It was an extraordinary moment hearing it, Christmas distilled, you know,
in its essence there, its essence made music, made audio.
Yeah, remarkable.
Now I know why
[G] I kiss you [Em] now, I know you'd fool me again.
[B] Boys and girls, this is your new classmate, [F] Jorius Panayotu,
[Cm] pronouncing his name phonetically.
I'd like someone [E] to take care of the new boy, she [N] said.
Someone sensible, please.
And I put my hand up immediately.
I'd never had a new boy before and I thought,
excellent, this could be a bit of fun here.
And, you know, we became very, very firm friends very quickly.
Hi, Sir Teacher.
Hi, Chris Smith.
Technology.
All the best.
We discovered we had a similar sense of humour
and we discovered we had music in common, Elton John in particular and Queen.
So that was a point of, you know, mutual reference, if you like.
I suppose when we were 14, we started recording spoof radio shows
in George's bedroom at his parents' home in Radlow.
When we were a little older, we discussed forming a band.
Our first band was The Executive.
This is the Scout Hut where The Executive played their first live gig.
So an historical moment because it's the first time
that George and I performed live on stage.
We were both thrilled to pieces, ecstatic.
Where were you standing?
We would have been in the middle.
Yeah, directly in the middle.
The keyboards were here.
Unfortunately, it fell apart in sort of 81
because one or two of our other members weren't quite as committed
to the group as George and I were.
We just continued songwriting together.
This is 73 Chiltern Avenue.
We recorded the initial Wham!
demo,
the demo that composed of Wham!
rap, half of Club Tropicana
and even less of Careless Whisper.
Did that in the front room there.
[B]
Why are you videoing out [N] there?
I used to live here and I used to be in a band called Wham!
Andrew Ridgeley?
Yes.
Hi!
It wasn't a complete demo, but I gave it to a friend of a friend.
He was A&R at Phonogram.
One evening in February 1982, he called me up
and said that he wanted [A] to have a chat with George and me here
in the Three Crowns in Bushy.
Here in this pub?
Here in this pub, yeah.
We stepped through the door and he said,
I'm going to offer you a record deal.
So, you know, we were absolutely thrilled.
It was everything that we'd aspired to.
HE [D] SINGS
[A] [E]
Wham!
was the expression of our friendship,
the [Eb] humour, the vitality, the exuberance of youth.
It was about us as youths and it [Bb] represented the optimism
and the drive and the aspiration of youth
and [Ab] the limitless horizons of youth.
And it's one of the reasons why Wham!
was never going to be middle-aged.
[A] HE SINGS
[Am] It wasn't going to be us in our 50s
and it was apparent to us both that he was a much better songwriter.
He would inevitably one day have to go beyond Wham!
to fully exploit his songwriting [N] potential.
Backstage, Wham!
had a message for the thousands of fans
who couldn't be at Wembley.
We'd love to have seen everyone off personally, but we can't do it.
With no regrets about splitting up.
So a huge thank you to everyone, not only [G] today, but for the last four years.
[Ab] Now, after four thrilling [D] years, our time together was over.
George smiled and embraced me, resting his head upon my shoulder
one last time before we took our final bows.
I couldn't have done this without you, Andy, he said.
We generally see each other around [Gbm] Christmas most years.
And then three years ago
[Em]
[A]
Yes.
[F] The fact that it happened at Christmas was a most unwelcome surprise.
At 53, it's a young age.
And every Christmas you will be [E] remembered.
It's difficult not to remember him at that time of year without sadness.
But I try to turn my thoughts to [D] happier times.
He gave the best of himself, and the best of himself [B] was his music.
There was always an element of hope in his [Em] music.
I know that he would want to be remembered for the pleasure
[B] and the joy that his music brought.
And I think people should definitely listen to his music with that in mind.
[Ab]
No, that's quite [C] amusing.
It'd be better if the first or [F] second years had sung [A] it.
Slightly higher voices, more choral, [D] more in the Christmas spirit.
That was more like a [Bm] football chant, that one.
[Gbm]
[Em]
Please hear this one simple [G] tease, I'll give it to [A] someone [B] special.
[D]
Last Christmas began its life one afternoon [B] in 1984 at George's parents' [Bm] home.
As we watched football on the [G] telly, George was suddenly struck by inspiration.
He quickly sketched out a chorus and [A] verse on his keyboard upstairs,
[Em] but with the addition of some tinkling synths and of course sleigh bells.
It was an extraordinary moment hearing it, Christmas distilled, you know,
in its essence there, its essence made music, made audio.
Yeah, remarkable.
Now I know why
[G] I kiss you [Em] now, I know you'd fool me again.
[B] Boys and girls, this is your new classmate, [F] Jorius Panayotu,
[Cm] pronouncing his name phonetically.
I'd like someone [E] to take care of the new boy, she [N] said.
Someone sensible, please.
And I put my hand up immediately.
I'd never had a new boy before and I thought,
excellent, this could be a bit of fun here.
And, you know, we became very, very firm friends very quickly.
Hi, Sir Teacher.
Hi, Chris Smith.
Technology.
All the best.
We discovered we had a similar sense of humour
and we discovered we had music in common, Elton John in particular and Queen.
So that was a point of, you know, mutual reference, if you like.
I suppose when we were 14, we started recording spoof radio shows
in George's bedroom at his parents' home in Radlow.
When we were a little older, we discussed forming a band.
Our first band was The Executive.
This is the Scout Hut where The Executive played their first live gig.
So an historical moment because it's the first time
that George and I performed live on stage.
We were both thrilled to pieces, ecstatic.
Where were you standing?
We would have been in the middle.
Yeah, directly in the middle.
The keyboards were here.
Unfortunately, it fell apart in sort of 81
because one or two of our other members weren't quite as committed
to the group as George and I were.
We just continued songwriting together.
This is 73 Chiltern Avenue.
We recorded the initial Wham!
demo,
the demo that composed of Wham!
rap, half of Club Tropicana
and even less of Careless Whisper.
Did that in the front room there.
[B]
Why are you videoing out [N] there?
I used to live here and I used to be in a band called Wham!
Andrew Ridgeley?
Yes.
Hi!
It wasn't a complete demo, but I gave it to a friend of a friend.
He was A&R at Phonogram.
One evening in February 1982, he called me up
and said that he wanted [A] to have a chat with George and me here
in the Three Crowns in Bushy.
Here in this pub?
Here in this pub, yeah.
We stepped through the door and he said,
I'm going to offer you a record deal.
So, you know, we were absolutely thrilled.
It was everything that we'd aspired to.
HE [D] SINGS
[A] [E]
Wham!
was the expression of our friendship,
the [Eb] humour, the vitality, the exuberance of youth.
It was about us as youths and it [Bb] represented the optimism
and the drive and the aspiration of youth
and [Ab] the limitless horizons of youth.
And it's one of the reasons why Wham!
was never going to be middle-aged.
[A] HE SINGS
[Am] It wasn't going to be us in our 50s
and it was apparent to us both that he was a much better songwriter.
He would inevitably one day have to go beyond Wham!
to fully exploit his songwriting [N] potential.
Backstage, Wham!
had a message for the thousands of fans
who couldn't be at Wembley.
We'd love to have seen everyone off personally, but we can't do it.
With no regrets about splitting up.
So a huge thank you to everyone, not only [G] today, but for the last four years.
[Ab] Now, after four thrilling [D] years, our time together was over.
George smiled and embraced me, resting his head upon my shoulder
one last time before we took our final bows.
I couldn't have done this without you, Andy, he said.
We generally see each other around [Gbm] Christmas most years.
And then three years ago
[Em]
[A]
Yes.
[F] The fact that it happened at Christmas was a most unwelcome surprise.
At 53, it's a young age.
And every Christmas you will be [E] remembered.
It's difficult not to remember him at that time of year without sadness.
But I try to turn my thoughts to [D] happier times.
He gave the best of himself, and the best of himself [B] was his music.
There was always an element of hope in his [Em] music.
I know that he would want to be remembered for the pleasure
[B] and the joy that his music brought.
And I think people should definitely listen to his music with that in mind.
[Ab]
No, that's quite [C] amusing.
It'd be better if the first or [F] second years had sung [A] it.
Slightly higher voices, more choral, [D] more in the Christmas spirit.
That was more like a [Bm] football chant, that one.
[Gbm]
Key:
A
B
Em
D
G
A
B
Em
Last Christmas I gave you my heart, [Bm] but the very next day you gave it away.
[Em] _
Please hear this one simple [G] tease, I'll give it to [A] someone [B] special.
_ _ _ [D] _
Last Christmas began its life one afternoon [B] in 1984 at George's parents' [Bm] home.
As we watched football on the [G] telly, George was suddenly struck by inspiration.
He quickly sketched out a chorus and [A] verse on his keyboard upstairs,
[Em] but with the addition of some tinkling synths and of course sleigh bells.
It was an extraordinary moment hearing it, Christmas distilled, you know,
in its essence there, its essence made music, made audio.
Yeah, remarkable.
Now I know why _
_ [G] _ I kiss you [Em] now, I know you'd fool me again.
_ [B] Boys and girls, this is your new classmate, [F] Jorius Panayotu,
[Cm] pronouncing his name phonetically.
I'd like someone [E] to take care of the new boy, she [N] said.
Someone sensible, please.
And I put my hand up immediately.
I'd never had a new boy before and I thought,
excellent, this could be a bit of fun here.
And, you know, we became very, very firm friends very quickly.
Hi, Sir Teacher. _
Hi, Chris Smith.
Technology.
All the best.
We discovered we had a similar sense of humour
and we discovered we had music in common, Elton John in particular and Queen.
So that was a point of, you know, mutual reference, if you like.
I suppose when we were 14, we started recording spoof radio shows
in George's bedroom at his parents' home in Radlow.
_ When we were a little older, we discussed forming a band.
Our first band was The Executive.
This is the Scout Hut where The Executive played their first live gig.
So an historical moment because it's the first time
that George and I performed live on stage.
We were both thrilled to pieces, ecstatic. _
Where were you standing?
We would have been in the middle.
Yeah, directly in the middle.
The keyboards were here.
_ _ Unfortunately, it fell apart in sort of 81
because one or two of our other members weren't quite as committed
to the group as George and I were.
We just continued songwriting together.
This is 73 Chiltern Avenue.
We recorded the initial Wham!
demo,
the demo that composed of Wham!
rap, half of Club Tropicana
and even less of Careless Whisper.
Did that in the front room there.
[B]
Why are you videoing out [N] there?
I used to live here and I used to be in a band called Wham!
Andrew Ridgeley?
Yes.
Hi!
It wasn't a complete demo, but I gave it to a friend of a friend.
He was A&R at Phonogram.
One evening in February 1982, he called me up
and said that he wanted [A] to have a chat with George and me here
in the Three Crowns in Bushy.
Here in this pub?
Here in this pub, yeah.
We stepped through the door and he said,
I'm going to offer you a record deal.
So, you know, we were absolutely thrilled.
It was everything that we'd aspired to.
_ _ HE [D] SINGS
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
Wham!
was the expression of our friendship,
the [Eb] humour, the vitality, the exuberance of youth.
It was about us as youths and it [Bb] represented the optimism
and the drive and the aspiration of youth
and [Ab] the limitless horizons of youth.
And it's one of the reasons why Wham!
was never going to be middle-aged.
[A] _ HE SINGS _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ It wasn't going to be us in our 50s
and it was apparent to us both that he was a much better songwriter.
He would inevitably one day have to go beyond Wham!
to fully exploit his songwriting [N] potential.
Backstage, Wham!
had a message for the thousands of fans
who couldn't be at Wembley.
We'd love to have seen everyone off personally, but we can't do it.
With no regrets about splitting up.
So a huge thank you to everyone, not only [G] today, but for the last four years.
[Ab] _ _ Now, after four thrilling [D] years, our time together was over.
George smiled and embraced me, resting his head upon my shoulder
one last time before we took our final bows.
I couldn't have done this without you, Andy, he said. _ _ _
_ _ _ We generally see each other around [Gbm] Christmas most years.
And then three years ago_
[Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
Yes.
[F] The fact that it happened at Christmas was a most unwelcome surprise.
At 53, it's a young age.
And every Christmas you will be [E] remembered.
It's difficult not to remember him at that time of year without sadness.
But I try to turn my thoughts to [D] happier times.
He gave the best of himself, and the best of himself [B] was his music.
There was always an element of hope in his [Em] music.
I know that he would want to be remembered for the pleasure
[B] and the joy that his music brought.
And I think people should definitely listen to his music with that in mind.
_ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ No, that's quite [C] amusing. _
_ It'd be better if the first or [F] second years had sung [A] it.
Slightly higher voices, more choral, [D] more in the Christmas spirit.
That was more like a [Bm] football chant, that one.
_ _ [Gbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _
Please hear this one simple [G] tease, I'll give it to [A] someone [B] special.
_ _ _ [D] _
Last Christmas began its life one afternoon [B] in 1984 at George's parents' [Bm] home.
As we watched football on the [G] telly, George was suddenly struck by inspiration.
He quickly sketched out a chorus and [A] verse on his keyboard upstairs,
[Em] but with the addition of some tinkling synths and of course sleigh bells.
It was an extraordinary moment hearing it, Christmas distilled, you know,
in its essence there, its essence made music, made audio.
Yeah, remarkable.
Now I know why _
_ [G] _ I kiss you [Em] now, I know you'd fool me again.
_ [B] Boys and girls, this is your new classmate, [F] Jorius Panayotu,
[Cm] pronouncing his name phonetically.
I'd like someone [E] to take care of the new boy, she [N] said.
Someone sensible, please.
And I put my hand up immediately.
I'd never had a new boy before and I thought,
excellent, this could be a bit of fun here.
And, you know, we became very, very firm friends very quickly.
Hi, Sir Teacher. _
Hi, Chris Smith.
Technology.
All the best.
We discovered we had a similar sense of humour
and we discovered we had music in common, Elton John in particular and Queen.
So that was a point of, you know, mutual reference, if you like.
I suppose when we were 14, we started recording spoof radio shows
in George's bedroom at his parents' home in Radlow.
_ When we were a little older, we discussed forming a band.
Our first band was The Executive.
This is the Scout Hut where The Executive played their first live gig.
So an historical moment because it's the first time
that George and I performed live on stage.
We were both thrilled to pieces, ecstatic. _
Where were you standing?
We would have been in the middle.
Yeah, directly in the middle.
The keyboards were here.
_ _ Unfortunately, it fell apart in sort of 81
because one or two of our other members weren't quite as committed
to the group as George and I were.
We just continued songwriting together.
This is 73 Chiltern Avenue.
We recorded the initial Wham!
demo,
the demo that composed of Wham!
rap, half of Club Tropicana
and even less of Careless Whisper.
Did that in the front room there.
[B]
Why are you videoing out [N] there?
I used to live here and I used to be in a band called Wham!
Andrew Ridgeley?
Yes.
Hi!
It wasn't a complete demo, but I gave it to a friend of a friend.
He was A&R at Phonogram.
One evening in February 1982, he called me up
and said that he wanted [A] to have a chat with George and me here
in the Three Crowns in Bushy.
Here in this pub?
Here in this pub, yeah.
We stepped through the door and he said,
I'm going to offer you a record deal.
So, you know, we were absolutely thrilled.
It was everything that we'd aspired to.
_ _ HE [D] SINGS
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
Wham!
was the expression of our friendship,
the [Eb] humour, the vitality, the exuberance of youth.
It was about us as youths and it [Bb] represented the optimism
and the drive and the aspiration of youth
and [Ab] the limitless horizons of youth.
And it's one of the reasons why Wham!
was never going to be middle-aged.
[A] _ HE SINGS _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ It wasn't going to be us in our 50s
and it was apparent to us both that he was a much better songwriter.
He would inevitably one day have to go beyond Wham!
to fully exploit his songwriting [N] potential.
Backstage, Wham!
had a message for the thousands of fans
who couldn't be at Wembley.
We'd love to have seen everyone off personally, but we can't do it.
With no regrets about splitting up.
So a huge thank you to everyone, not only [G] today, but for the last four years.
[Ab] _ _ Now, after four thrilling [D] years, our time together was over.
George smiled and embraced me, resting his head upon my shoulder
one last time before we took our final bows.
I couldn't have done this without you, Andy, he said. _ _ _
_ _ _ We generally see each other around [Gbm] Christmas most years.
And then three years ago_
[Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
Yes.
[F] The fact that it happened at Christmas was a most unwelcome surprise.
At 53, it's a young age.
And every Christmas you will be [E] remembered.
It's difficult not to remember him at that time of year without sadness.
But I try to turn my thoughts to [D] happier times.
He gave the best of himself, and the best of himself [B] was his music.
There was always an element of hope in his [Em] music.
I know that he would want to be remembered for the pleasure
[B] and the joy that his music brought.
And I think people should definitely listen to his music with that in mind.
_ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ No, that's quite [C] amusing. _
_ It'd be better if the first or [F] second years had sung [A] it.
Slightly higher voices, more choral, [D] more in the Christmas spirit.
That was more like a [Bm] football chant, that one.
_ _ [Gbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _