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When I Get Home For Christmas

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 50Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Got fed up of seeing the same Snow Patrol tabs everywhere so here's a new one.
It's very christmassy, and has also been done by The Reindeer Section (who the
lead singer of Snow Patrol is also a member of).
[Intro and verse]
e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0-------|
B|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----1---1-----|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2---2-------2---|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------2-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
   C C C C C C C C Am
[Pre-chorus]
e|-0---------------1---------------|
B|-0---------------1---------------|
G|-1---------------2---------------|
D|-2---------------3---------------|
A|-2---------------3---------------|
E|-0---------------1---------------|
   E               F
[Chorus]
e|-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
G|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
    G   G   G   G   F   F   F   C   C   C   C   C   C   C   C     C(x3)
e|-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
B|-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
G|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
   G G G G F F F F F F F F F F F F
(Intro)
 C   Am(x4)
(Verse 1)
  CWhen I get Amhome for ChriCstmasAm  
  CI'll do aAmnything you wCantAm  
  CI'll wear your clAmothes like Cyou asked Amme
  CDressed up Amlike a christmas CtreeAm  
(Pre-chorus 1) (no lyrics)
E  F
(Verse 2)
  We can spend the day together
  First time in a long long while
  You can wrap me up in tinsel
  Make as much noise as you like
(Pre-chorus 2)
  EWhen I said that I lFoved her instead
(Chorus)
  It's Gfunny how you FmisunderCstand
  I Gonly want to Fhold her Chand
  You're Gso far from me Fall year Clong
       G              F                  C (start of intro again)
  That I can't see to right my, right my wrong
(Intro again)
(Verse 3)
  When we get home for Christmas
  Pleats on our knees on the floor
  Open presents between kisses
  Your eyes burn stronger than the fire
(Pre-chorus 2)
(Chorus)
(Repeat intro, fade out, whatever)

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When I Get Home For Christmas

by Snow Patrol

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Got fed up of seeing the same Snow Patrol tabs everywhere so here's a new one.

It's very christmassy, and has also been done by The Reindeer Section (who the

lead singer of Snow Patrol is also a member of).

[Intro and verse]

e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0-------|

B|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----1---1-----|

G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2---2-------2---|

D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------2-|

A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|

E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|

C C C C C C C C Am

[Pre-chorus]

e|-0---------------1---------------|

B|-0---------------1---------------|

G|-1---------------2---------------|

D|-2---------------3---------------|

A|-2---------------3---------------|

E|-0---------------1---------------|

E F

[Chorus]

e|-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

B|-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|

G|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

D|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

A|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

E|-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

G G G G F F F C C C C C C C C C

(x3)

e|-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|

B|-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|

G|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

D|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

A|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

E|-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|

G G G G F F F F F F F F F F F F

(Intro)

C Am

(x4)

(Verse 1)

C Am C Am

When I get home for Christmas

C Am C Am

I'll do anything you want

C Am C Am

I'll wear your clothes like you asked me

C Am C Am

Dressed up like a christmas tree

(Pre-chorus 1) (no lyrics)

E F

(Verse 2)

We can spend the day together

First time in a long long while

You can wrap me up in tinsel

Make as much noise as you like

(Pre-chorus 2)

E F

When I said that I loved her instead

(Chorus)

G F C

It's funny how you misunderstand

G F C

I only want to hold her hand

G F C

You're so far from me all year long

G F C (start of intro again)

That I can't see to right my, right my wrong

(Intro again)

(Verse 3)

When we get home for Christmas

Pleats on our knees on the floor

Open presents between kisses

Your eyes burn stronger than the fire

(Pre-chorus 2)

(Chorus)

(Repeat intro, fade out, whatever)

About When I Get Home For Christmas Chords by Snow Patrol

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