F5 C5
The news had came out in the First World War
F5
The bloody Red Baron was flying once more
Bb5
The Allied Command ignored all of its men
C5 F5
And called on Snoopy to do it again
F5 C5
Was the night before Christmas, forty below
F5
When Snoopy went up in search of his foe
Bb5
He spied the Red Baron and fiercely they fought
C5 F5 (run: F5 - G5 - A5 )
With ice on his wings, Snoopy knew he was caught
Bb5 C5 F5
Christmas bells those Christmas bells
Bb5 C5 F5 *********************
Rang out from the land * Tabbed by *
Bb5 C5 F5 * Chris Williscroft *
Asking peace of all the world *********************
Bb5 C5 F5 F5 F#5
And good will to man
F#5 C#5
The Baron had Snoopy dead in his sights
F#5
He reached for the trigger to pull it up tight
B5
Why he didn't shoot, well, we'll never know
C#5 F#5 (run: F#5 F5 Eb5 C#5 C5 Bb5 Ab5 F#5 )
Or was it the bells from the village below
B5 C#5 F#5
Christmas bells those Christmas bells
B5 C#5 F#5
Ringing through the land
B5 C#5 F5
Bringing peace to all the world
B5 C#5 F#5 F#5 G5
And good will to man
G5 D5
The Baron made Snoopy fly to the Rhine
G5
And forced him to land behind the enemy lines
C5
Snoopy was certain that this was the end
D5 G5 C5 D5 C5 Ab5
When the Baron cried out "Merry Christmas, mein friend!"
Ab5 Eb5
The Baron then offered a holiday toast
Ab5
And Snoopy our hero saluted his host
C#5
And then with a roar they were both on their way
Eb5 Ab5 (run: Ab5 - Bb5 - C5 )
Each knowing they'd meet on some other day
C#5 Eb5 Ab5
Christmas bells those Christmas bells
C#5 Eb5 Ab5
Ringing through the land
C#5 Eb5 Ab5
Bringing peace to all the world
C#5 Eb5 Ab5 Ab5
And good will to man
C#5 Eb5 Ab5
Christmas bells those Christmas bells
C#5 Eb5 Ab5
Ringing through the land
C#5 Eb5 Ab5
Bringing peace to all the world
C#5 Eb5 Ab5 Ab5
And good will to man (repeat and fade...)
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If you capo at 3, the keys feel like D, D#, E and F, which is
almost do-able with fist position bar and open chords.
ie: F5 -> D5 Bb5 -> G5 C5 -> A5
F#5 -> Eb5 (x98676) B5 -> Ab5 (799877) C#5 -> Bb5 (x133311)
G5 -> E5 C5 -> A5 D5 -> B5 (x244422)
Ab5 -> F5 C#5 -> Bb5 (x133311) Eb5 -> C5
...clear as mud, eh? Well, Merry Christmas anyway!