Old Fashioned Christmas Carol Eraserheads
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]F#m8[-] - [244222]243222 or F#m+M7
[F#m7] [-] [242222]
[Ab]C#m[-] - [466544]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 F#m8 F#m7 B
We are the carol kings and we'd like to say hello
F#m F#m8 F#m7 B
We're here to sing you every Merry Christmas song we know
F#m F#m8 F#m7
So get ready close or open your windows, Ain't gonna hide your money,
Honey [B]we don't care
We're [D]here to sing the staples, Old fashioned Christmas carols
[E] And here we go again
Chorus:
[A]Merry Christmas [G]everybody, [D]Happy new year [A]too
[A]Merry Merry Christmas [G]everybody, [D]Happy new year [A]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]Come they told me the [E]Lord has [A]come[E-A], Let [D]Earth in [E]heavenly [C#m]peace[F#m]
[A]Whisphering hope, [E]never smoke hope, [B]We'll [C#]go [B]down [C#]in [B]his-[F#m]to--[E]ry[B], [E] [C]his-[D]to-[E]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]Merry Christmas [G]everybody, [D]Happy new year [A]too
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