--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Getting Ready For Christmas Day - Paul Simon --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard Paul Simon Getting Ready For Christmas Day (2010) (Paul Simon) Now on: "So Beautiful Or So What" (2011) A funny little tune: lots of speech samples running in the background, the sparse playback (strummed acoustic guitar plus drum loop) slightly phased/auto-volumed but Simon's voice mixed up front and floating pleasantly above all the rumble. The lyrics are full of humour and wordplay. A very enjoyable Christmas surprise. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The riff is played from beginning to end (might as well be a loop, too). I'm not sure whether the bass on the A string is really there, it might just be EQ-ed out. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Riff (all through the song) A D/A e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|2-0-2-0-3-2-----|3---2---0---2---|2-0-2-0-3-2----/|7---------------| G|2-0-2-0-2-2-----|2---2---0---2---|2-0-2-0-2-2----/|7---------------| D|2-0-2-0-2-2-----|2---2---0---2---|2-0-2-0-2-2----/|7---------------| A|0-0-0-0-0-0-----|0---0-------0---|0-0-0-0-0-0-----|0---------------| E|----------------|-------(3)------|----------------|----------------| A D A e|----------------|2---0-------0---|----------------|----------------| B|2-0-2-0-3-2-----|3---2---3---2---|2-2---3-3-------|2---------------| G|2-0-2-0-2-2-----|2---2---2---2---|2-2---2-2-------|2---------------| D|2-0-2-0-2-2-----|2---2---2---2---|2-2---4-4-------|2---------------| A|0-0-0-0-0-0-----|0---0---0---0---|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Outro turnaround A D A e|----------------|----------------| B|2-2---3-3-------|2---------------| G|2-2---3-3-------|2---------------| D|2-2---4-4-------|2---------------| A|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------| A From early in November To the last week of December D I got money matters weighing me down A Oh, the music may be merry But it's only temporary D A I'm no Santa Claus who's coming to town A In the day I work my day job In the night I work my night D But it all comes down to working man's pay A Gettin' ready, yeah, I'm getting' ready D A Ready for Christmas day Riff (2x) A I got a nephew in Iraq It's his third time back D But it's ending up the way it began A With the luck of a beginner He'll be eating turkey dinner D A On some mountain top in Pakistan A D Gettin' ready, oh, we're getting' ready A For the power and the glory D A And the story of Christmas day Riff (2x) Riff (+ Solo) A D Gettin' ready, oh, we're getting' ready A For the power and the glory D A And the story of Christmas day Riff (Yes, we're getting ready, ready) A I could tell my mum and dad That the things we never had D Didn't matter, we were always O.K. A Getting' ready, oh, ready D A Ready for Christmas day A D Ready, gettin' ready A For the power and the glory D A And the story of Christmas day | A D | A | A D | A (Outro turnaround)