Can I Interest You In Hanukkah by Stephen Colbert

From "A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!"

Written by David Javerbaum and Adam Schlesinger, sung by Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart. 

Sunny figured this out - I just played the giant goy. 



           G            Fdim   Am       D7
Jon: Can I interest you     in Hannukah?
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Maybe something in a Festival of Lights
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It's a sensible alternative to Christmas
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And it lasts for seven - for you - eight nights.
n/C
Stephen: Hanukkah huh? I've never really thought about it.
n/C
Jon: Well, you could do worse.
               G      Fdim
Stephen: Is it merry?
          Am            D7
Jon: It's kind of merry
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Stephen: Is it cheery?
          C        D7
Jon: It's got some cheer
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Stephen: Is it jolly?
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Jon: Look, I wouldn't know from jolly.
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But it's not my least unfavourite time of year.
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Stephen: When's it start?
         D7
Jon: The 25th
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Stephen: Of December?
     E7
Jon: Kislev
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Stephen: When is when exactly?
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Jon: I will check
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Stephen: Are there presents?
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Jon: Yes, indeed 8 days of presents
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Which means one nice one, then a week of dreck.
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Stephen: Does Hanukkah commemorate events profound and holy? A king who came 
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to save the world?
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Jon: No, oil that burned quite slowly
n/C
Stephen: Well, it sounds fantastic!
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Jon: There's more! We have latkes
                  Fdim
Stephen: What are they?
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Jon: Potato pancakes.     We have dreidels
                  Fdim
Stephen: What are they?
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Jon: Wooden tops.     We have candles
                  D7
Stephen: What are they?
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Jon: THEY ARE CANDLES!    And when we light them, oh the fun it never stops.
n/C
What do you say, Stephen, do you want to give Hanukkah a try?
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Stephen: I'm trying see me as a Jew, I'm trying even harder
    C            G                Am              D7
But I believe in Jesus Christ, so it's a real non-starter
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Jon: I can't interest you     in Hanukkah?  Just a little bit?
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Stephen: No thanks I'll pass.  I'll keep Jesus, you keep your potato 
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pancakes.   But I hope that you enjoy 'em on behalf of all of the goyim.
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Jon: Be sure to tell the Pontiff, my people say Good Yontif.
         Am                       E7
Stephen: That's exactly what I'll do
n/c         C        D7
Both: Happy holidays,   you
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Jon/Stephen: Too!/Jew!

Jon: Too?

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