Christmas At Ground Zero

Weird Al Yankovic

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Song: Christmas at Ground Zero Artist: "Weird Al" Yankovic Album: Polka Party Year: 1986. Transcribed by Goodwin 18/08/2005. Add lyrics by Fedruk 12.23.2018 [Chords used] EADGBe (320033) (224432) (x02220) (xx0232) (244322) (x24442) (022100) [Intro] (with jingle bells) x3 (sound of bomb falling w/ explosion then) x4 [Main] It’s Christmas at ground zero There’s music in the air The sleigh bells are ringing and the carolers are singing While the air raid sirens blare It’s Christmas at ground zero The button has been pressed The radio just let us know that this is not a test Everywhere the atom bombs are dropping It’s the end of all humanity No more time for last minute shopping It’s time to meet your final destiny It’s Christmas at ground zero There’s panic in the crowd While we dodge debris let’s trim the tree Underneath the mushroom cloud You might hear some reindeer on your rooftop Or Jack Frost on your windowsill But if someone’s climbing down your chimney You better load your gun and shoot to kill It’s Christmas at ground zero And if the radiation levels OK I’ll go out with you and see all the new Mutations on New Year’s Day It’s Christmas at ground zero Just seconds left to go I’ll duck and cover with my Yuletide lover Underneath the mistletoe It’s Christmas at ground zero Now the missiles are on their way What a crazy fluke we’re gonna get nuked On this jolly holiday What a crazy fluke we’re gonna get nuked On this jolly holiday [Instrumental] [Solo] (same chords as the verse) |-----------------|---------------|----------------------------------------| |-----------------|---------------|----------------------------------------| D|--7-9-7-6-7------|--7-9-7-6-7----|--7s9-7-------7s9-7--------7s9-7-6-7----| |-----------------|------------7--|-------------------------------------9--| |-----------------|---------------|----------------------------------------| |-----------------|---------------|--------------------------------------| |-----------------|---------------|--------------------------------------| D|--7-9-7-6-7------|--7-9-7-6-7----|--7s9-7------7-6-7-----6-9-7-5-4-2-0--| |-----------------|------------7--|-------------------7------------------| |-----------------|---------------|--------------------------------------|

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La chanson évoque un Noël dans un contexte apocalyptique, où les festivités sont interrompues par la menace d'une guerre nucléaire. Malgré la musique et l'ambiance festive, il règne une atmosphère de panique et d'angoisse, alors que les sirènes d'alerte retentissent et que les bombes nucléaires tombent. Les protagonistes tentent de trouver de la normalité dans l'horreur en décorant un sapin sous un nuage de champignon, illustrant l'absurdité de célébrer alors que l'humanité est menacée. Ce morceau a été écrit en plein contexte de tensions de la guerre froide, où les craintes d'une catastrophe nucléaire étaient omniprésentes. Il aborde ces thèmes avec ironie, mêlant l’esprit de Noël à une réalité sombre et troublante.

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