Eraserheads
Old Fashioned Christmas Carol
Fruitcake
1996 BMG Records

Tuning: 1/2 step down Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-eb to make the A chord sound as G# or Ab

Chords used:
A -    x02220
G -    320033
D -    xx0232
C -    x32010
E -    022100
F#m -  244222
F#m8 - 243222 or F#m+M7
F#m7 - 242222
Ab -   466544
C#m -  x46654
B -    x24442
C# -   x46664

Intro: a little plucking then

A-G-D-A (x2)
A-Ab-G
C-D-E(hold)


Verse 1:
F#m (244222@1)        F#m8                 F#m7 (131141@2)         B (x2444x@1) We are the carol kings and we'd like to say hello
F#m (244222@1)           F#m8                 F#m7 (131141@2)            B (x2444x@1) We're here to sing you every Merry Christmas song we know
F#m (244222@1)                   F#m8                     F#m7 (131141@2) So get ready close or open your windows, Ain't gonna hide your money,
      BHoney (x2444x@1)we don't care
      DWe're (xx0232@1)here to sing the staples, Old fashioned Christmas carols
E (022100@1) And here we go again


Chorus:
A (x02220@1)             G (320003@1)        D (xx0232@1)            AMerry (x02220@1)Christmas everybody, Happy new year too
A (x02220@1)                   G (320003@1)        D (xx0232@1)            AMerry (x02220@1)Merry Christmas everybody, Happy new year too


Verse 2: (do verse 1 Chords)
We'll sing of chestnuts frostin' on a telegraph comin' to town
We'll sing of building a snowman If you're telling me it's Jackson Browne
Silver bells, silver bells, silver all the way, What fun is to give love
On The Warmest Christmas day, it doesn't really matter, We're falling on the ladder
Cause all we really wanna say is


(Repeat Chorus twice)


Interlude: A(break) while drum beat


Bridge:
A (x02220@1)                   E (022100@1)      A (x02220@1) E-A   D (xx0232@1)      E (022100@1)      C#m (x13321@4)F#mCome (244222@1)they told me the Lord has come, Let Earth in heavenly peace
A (x02220@1)               E (022100@1)               B (x2444x@1)   C# (x43121@1)name="chord_x2444x@1">B    C# (x43121@1)name="chord_x2444x@1">B   F#m (244222@1)name="chord_022100@1">E B (x2444x@1)name="chord_022100@1">E C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1)EWhisphering (022100@1)hope, never smoke hope, We'll go down in his-to--ry,   his-to-ry


Verse 3: (do verse 1 Chords)
We are the carol kings and we'd like to thank you all
You've been so very kind we hope that you'll have a Christmas bough
We really have to go Cause there's a dozen houses more
Well, next year we'll be knocking on your door again
And soon we'll all be singin' The same song that you're hearin'
Now people let me hear you sing

(Repeat Chorus twice)

Outro: C-D-E
Oooh...
A (x02220@1)             G (320003@1)        D (xx0232@1)            AMerry (x02220@1)Christmas everybody, Happy new year too