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Old Fashioned Christmas Carol

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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:
      Ax02220
      G320033
      Dxx0232
      Cx32010
      E022100
    F#m244222
  F#mM7243222
   F#m7242222
     Ab466544
    C#mx46654
      Bx24442
     C#x46664
[Intro]
a little plucking then
 A   G   D   A(x2)
A Ab G
 C   D   E(hold)
[Verse 1]
  F#mWe are the F#mM7carol kings and we'd F#m7like to say helBlo
  F#mWe're here to F#mM7sing you every Merry F#m7Christmas song we Bknow
  F#mSo get ready close or F#mM7open your windows, Ain't F#m7gonna hide your money,
Honey Bwe don't care
We're Dhere to sing the staples, Old fashioned Christmas carols
  EAnd here we go again
[Chorus]
AMerry Christmas Geverybody, DHappy new year Atoo
AMerry Merry Christmas Geverybody, DHappy new year Atoo
[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]
ACome they told me the ELord has AcomeE, ALet DEarth in Eheavenly C#mpeaceF#m  
AWhisphering hope, Enever smoke hope, BWe'll C#go Bdown C#in Bhis F#mto  EryB,   E  Chis Dto Ery
[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]
COoDohE...
AMerry Christmas Geverybody, DHappy new year Atoo

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Old Fashioned Christmas Carol

by Eraserheads

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Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

F#mM7

F#m7

C#m

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:

x02220

320033

xx0232

x32010

022100

F#m

244222

F#mM7

243222

F#m7

242222

466544

C#m

x46654

x24442

x46664

[Intro]

a little plucking then

A G D A

(x2)

A Ab G

C D E

(hold)

[Verse 1]

F#m F#mM7 F#m7 B

We are the carol kings and we'd like to say hello

F#m F#mM7 F#m7 B

We're here to sing you every Merry Christmas song we know

F#m F#mM7 F#m7

So get ready close or open your windows, Ain't gonna hide your money,

Honey we don't care

We're here to sing the staples, Old fashioned Christmas carols

And here we go again

[Chorus]

A G D A

Merry Christmas everybody, Happy new year too

A G D A

Merry 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 E A E A D E C#m F#m

Come they told me the Lord has come, Let Earth in heavenly peace

A E B C# B C# B F#m E B E C D E

Whisphering 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 G D A

Merry Christmas everybody, Happy new year too

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