Awesome song and really fun to play!

Not sure about some of the chords in the interlude and these are just the
basic progressions (I didn't tab any of the other parts) but still sounds
good. Have fun! 



Notation:
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/: Slide Up
\: Slide Down



Chords (In order of appearance):
--------------------------------

     e|---|---|---|---|
     B|---|-x-|---|---|
Dm   G|---|---|-x-|---|
     D|---|---|-x-|---|
     A|-x-|---|---|---|
     E|---|---|---|---|

Fret    5   6   7   8  

     e|-x-|---|---|---|
     B|-x-|---|---|---|
F    G|---|-x-|---|---|
     D|---|---|-x-|---|
     A|---|---|-x-|---|
     E|-x-|---|---|---|

Fret    1   2   3   4

     e|-x-|---|---|---|
     B|-x-|---|---|---|
A#   G|---|-x-|---|---|
     D|---|---|-x-|---|
     A|---|---|-x-|---|
     E|-x-|---|---|---|

Fret    6   7   8   9

     e|---|---|---|---|
     B|---|---|-x-|---|
C    G|---|---|-x-|---|
     D|---|---|-x-|---|
     A|-x-|---|---|---|
     E|---|---|---|---|

Fret    3   4   5   6



     e|-x-|---|---|---|
     B|-x-|---|---|---|
A    G|---|-x-|---|---|
     D|---|---|-x-|---|
     A|---|---|-x-|---|
     E|-x-|---|---|---|

Fret    5   6   7   8

     e|-x-|---|---|---|
     B|-x-|---|---|---|
G    G|---|-x-|---|---|
     D|---|---|-x-|---|
     A|---|---|-x-|---|
     E|-x-|---|---|---|

Fret    3   4   5   6

     e|---|---|---|---|
     B|---|---|---|---|
E    G|-x-|---|---|---|
     D|---|-x-|---|---|
     A|---|-x-|---|---|
     E|---|---|---|---|

Fret    1   2   3   4



(During the outro play C, C# and Dm in a higher position)

     e|-x-|---|---|---|
     B|-x-|---|---|---|
C    G|---|-x-|---|---|
     D|---|---|-x-|---|
     A|---|---|-x-|---|
     E|-x-|---|---|---|

Fret    8   9  10  11

     e|-x-|---|---|---|
     B|-x-|---|---|---|
C#   G|---|-x-|---|---|
     D|---|---|-x-|---|
     A|---|---|-x-|---|
     E|-x-|---|---|---|

Fret    9  10  11  12

     e|-x-|---|---|---|
     B|-x-|---|---|---|
Dm   G|-x-|---|---|---|
     D|---|---|-x-|---|
     A|---|---|-x-|---|
     E|-x-|---|---|---|

Fret   10  11  12  13



Song:
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Dm (xx0231@1)              F (133211@1)                   A#Mermaid (x1333x@1)sits on a side wash rock in the harbor
             CWatching (x32010@1)the children play
    Dm (xx0231@1)       FAnd (133211@1)every day, sun or rain,
A# (x1333x@1)                  COld (x32010@1)Man kneels to the earth to pray
        DmFor (xx0231@1)the rain and stars
        FAnd (133211@1)the cars at the heart
A# (x1333x@1)                    CThe (x32010@1)dark, and windy, Vancouver
(break)             FA (133211@1)black day in December


A (x02220@1)                             A\G   
   She sees the worst is yet to come, yeah
  F (133211@1)         E (022100@1)        DmA (xx0231@1)big wave on the horizon
F/A (x03211@1)                     A\G
   The first wind blowing in
     F (133211@1)             E (022100@1)               DmLeft (xx0231@1)Stanley soldiers felled and broken
            F (133211@1) CAnd (x32010@1)we went oh, oh?


Dm (xx0231@1)                      FAnd (133211@1)Old Man kneels to the earth
                A#In (x1333x@1)his mother's garden
              CWhere (x32010@1)his own father was laid
    Dm (xx0231@1)       F (133211@1)
And every day, sun or rain
A# (x1333x@1)                CMermaid (x32010@1)sits on her rock and she prays
        DmFor (xx0231@1)the salmon in the sea
        FFor (133211@1)the winged in the trees
        A#For (x1333x@1)the Old Man on his knees
               DmOh (xx0231@1)and for the beauty in the park
        FAnd (133211@1)the cars at the heart
       A#Her (x1333x@1)own sisters and her brothers
        CAnd (x32010@1)ten thousand friends and lovers
(break)           F (133211@1) 
Black day in December
A# (x1333x@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C                   F (133211@1)A# (x1333x@1)  A black day in December


Dm (xx0231@1)              F (133211@1)                   A#Mermaid (x1333x@1)sits on a tide wash rock in the harbor
               CWhere (x32010@1)the blue heron would lay
    Dm (xx0231@1)       FAnd (133211@1)every day, sun or rain,
A# (x1333x@1)                    COld (x32010@1)friends fall to the earth and decay
         DmWith (xx0231@1)the city by the sea
      FSweet (133211@1)brine in the breeze
         A#With (x1333x@1)the mountains watching over
       CHer (x32010@1)Vancouver


(break)           F (133211@1)
Black day in December
A# (x1333x@1)                   F (133211@1)
   A black day in December
C (x32010@1)C#(high)          F (133211@1)
   Black day in December
A# (x1333x@1)                   F (133211@1)
   A black day in December
 C    C# Dm(high)
   Oh, oh...