Merry Christmas
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Step 1 / 82Position: 2
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Standard Tuning
Chords needed:
G D Em7 Cadd9
e|---3---|-----2----|-----3----|-----3----|
B|---3---|-----3----|-----3----|-----3----|
G|-------|-----2----|----------|----------|
D|-------|----------|-----2----|-----2----|
A|---2---|-----x----|-----2----|-----3----|
E|---3---|-----x----|-----x----|-----X----|
Intro: (Finger-Picked)
G D Em7 D Cadd9 Em7-Cadd9- D
e|-------3-----|-----3-----|-----3-----|-----3-----|-----3-----|-2-2-2-----|
B|-------3-----|-----3-----|-----3-----|-----3-----|-----3-----|-2-2-3-----|
G|-----0---0---|---0---0---|---0---0---|---0---0---|-------0---|-0-0-2-----|
D|-3/5---------|-4---------|-2---------|-0---------|---2-------|-----0-----|
A|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-3---------|-2-3-------|
E|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
[ / = Slide up ]
1. Verse
Play Intro 2x
Noone here, noone there
I see desolation everywhere
Just run out of tears to cry
Its getting colder every day
In this god forgotten world I pray
As I look up to the sky
Bridge:
Cadd9Is there Dsomething I can Gdo?
Cadd9To give back Dhope to this Ghorizon
Cadd9I close my Deyes, as if it would Em7stop the Grain on Cadd9me.
I can't Cadd9get my fears away
With those Dwords I hear you say
Refrain:
Wish you Em7all a Cadd9merry GChristmas
(G/F#) Em7 Cadd9 G
Wish you all a great New Year
Hope you Em7save a thCadd9ought for soGmething that is trEm7ue
Cadd9I wish a merry DChristmas to Gyou!
Play Intro 2x (Or: G- D- Em7- D- Cadd9- Em7-Cadd9-D)
Greeting cards, that you read
You got everything you really need
In your world of red n' white
Flying high right to the sun
But the sparkle in your eyes has gone
It's so easy to forget
Bridge:
Cadd9Is there Dsomething I can Gdo? (is there something i can do)
Cadd9I don't wanna Dweep in sileGnce (I don't wanna weep in silence)
Cadd9There's no such Dblindman
When you Em7just Gdon't want to Cadd9see
But I can't Cadd9ease my pain today
With those Dword I hear you say
Refrain:
Wish you Em7all a Cadd9merry GChristmas
(G/F#) Em7 Cadd9 G
Wish you all a great New Year
Hope you Em7save a thCadd9ought for soGmething that is trEm7ue
Cadd9I wish a merry DChristmas to Gyou!
Solo:
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|-------7-------|---------------|---------------|
D|-----5-7/9-----|-----------7---|---5-5/7-5-5---|---------------|
A|-5-7-----------|---------------|---------------|------7-5------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-------7/9-5-5-|----------5----|---------------|---------------|
A|-5-7-5---------|---------------|-------7--5----|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|-------5-------|---------------|---------------|
G|---------7-----|---------7-----|-5\4-5-4-------|-------4/5-----|
D|-----5-7-------|---------------|---------5-----|-----------5-5-|
A|-5-7-----------|---------------|-----------7-5-|-5-7-5---------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|---3-3---------|-3-5-4-3-------|---------------|---------------|
D|-5-------------|---------5-5---|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Bridge:
Cadd9Is there Dsomething I can Gdo? (Is there something i can do)
Cadd9I don't Dwanna weep in Gsilence (I don't wanna weep in silence)
Cadd9There's no such Dblindman
When you Gjust Em7don't want to Cadd9see
But I can't Cadd9ease my pain today
With those Dword I hear you say
Refrain: 2x
Wish you Em7all a Cadd9merry GChristmas (Merry Christmas)
(G/F#) Em7 Cadd9 G
Wish you all a great New Year
Hope you Em7save a thCadd9ought for soGmething that is trEm7ue
Cadd9I wish a merry DChristmas to Gyou!
Play Intro and fade out ;-)
MERRY CHRISTMAS :-)
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Merry Christmas
by Gotthard
Chords in this song · guitar
G
D
Em7
Cadd9
Have fun playing this wonderful song by Gotthard!
Standard Tuning
Chords needed:
G D Em7 Cadd9
e|---3---|-----2----|-----3----|-----3----|
B|---3---|-----3----|-----3----|-----3----|
G|-------|-----2----|----------|----------|
D|-------|----------|-----2----|-----2----|
A|---2---|-----x----|-----2----|-----3----|
E|---3---|-----x----|-----x----|-----X----|
Intro: (Finger-Picked)
G D Em7 D Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9 D
--
e|-------3-----|-----3-----|-----3-----|-----3-----|-----3-----|-2-2-2-----|
B|-------3-----|-----3-----|-----3-----|-----3-----|-----3-----|-2-2-3-----|
G|-----0---0---|---0---0---|---0---0---|---0---0---|-------0---|-0-0-2-----|
D|-3/5---------|-4---------|-2---------|-0---------|---2-------|-----0-----|
A|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-3---------|-2-3-------|
E|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
[ / = Slide up ]
1. Verse
Play Intro 2x
Noone here, noone there
I see desolation everywhere
Just run out of tears to cry
Its getting colder every day
In this god forgotten world I pray
As I look up to the sky
Bridge:
Cadd9 D G
Is there something I can do?
Cadd9 D G
To give back hope to this horizon
Cadd9 D Em7 G Cadd9
I close my eyes, as if it would stop the rain on me.
Cadd9
I can't get my fears away
D
With those words I hear you say
Refrain:
Em7 Cadd9 G
Wish you all a merry Christmas
Em7 Cadd9 G
(G/F#)
Wish you all a great New Year
Em7 Cadd9 G Em7
Hope you save a thought for something that is true
Cadd9 D G
I wish a merry Christmas to you!
G D Em7 D Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9
Play Intro 2x (Or: - - - - - --D)
Greeting cards, that you read
You got everything you really need
In your world of red n' white
Flying high right to the sun
But the sparkle in your eyes has gone
It's so easy to forget
Bridge:
Cadd9 D G
Is there something I can do? (is there something i can do)
Cadd9 D G
I don't wanna weep in silence (I don't wanna weep in silence)
Cadd9 D
There's no such blindman
Em7 G Cadd9
When you just don't want to see
Cadd9
But I can't ease my pain today
D
With those word I hear you say
Refrain:
Em7 Cadd9 G
Wish you all a merry Christmas
Em7 Cadd9 G
(G/F#)
Wish you all a great New Year
Em7 Cadd9 G Em7
Hope you save a thought for something that is true
Cadd9 D G
I wish a merry Christmas to you!
Solo:
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|-------7-------|---------------|---------------|
D|-----5-7/9-----|-----------7---|---5-5/7-5-5---|---------------|
A|-5-7-----------|---------------|---------------|------7-5------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-------7/9-5-5-|----------5----|---------------|---------------|
A|-5-7-5---------|---------------|-------7--5----|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|-------5-------|---------------|---------------|
G|---------7-----|---------7-----|-5\4-5-4-------|-------4/5-----|
D|-----5-7-------|---------------|---------5-----|-----------5-5-|
A|-5-7-----------|---------------|-----------7-5-|-5-7-5---------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|---3-3---------|-3-5-4-3-------|---------------|---------------|
D|-5-------------|---------5-5---|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Bridge:
Cadd9 D G
Is there something I can do? (Is there something i can do)
Cadd9 D G
I don't wanna weep in silence (I don't wanna weep in silence)
Cadd9 D
There's no such blindman
G Em7 Cadd9
When you just don't want to see
Cadd9
But I can't ease my pain today
D
With those word I hear you say
Refrain: 2x
Em7 Cadd9 G
Wish you all a merry Christmas (Merry Christmas)
Em7 Cadd9 G
(G/F#)
Wish you all a great New Year
Em7 Cadd9 G Em7
Hope you save a thought for something that is true
Cadd9 D G
I wish a merry Christmas to you!
Play Intro and fade out ;-)
MERRY CHRISTMAS :-)
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