I Believe in Father Christmas Greg Lake www.greglake.com This is a slightly simplified arrangement (without the intro), but rather more accurate than my first attempt (which was done from memory), now I have a copy of the song with which to compare it. I suggest using "Drop-D" tuning - i.e. Bass E string tuned down a tone, in which case the chords are as follows: DADGBE D: 000232 Dsus2: 000230 D6: 000202 A: x02220 A7: x02020 G: 5x0003 G6: 5x0000 C: x32010 Em7: 222030 I've now updated the tab to include the Troika Theme from Prokofiev's Lieutenant Kije between the verses (I originally thought it was so simple anyone could work it out by ear, but going by a certain other contribution I see that apparently it's not!) --- [Dsus2][Dsus2][Dsus2][Dsus2]

^G They said_^D__ there'll be ^Em7snow at ^DChristmas, ^G They said_^D__ there'll be ^Em7peace on ^Dearth, ^G But in^Dstead it just ^Em7kept on ^Draining, ^G A veil of ^Dtears for ^Em7the Virgin ^Dbirth.

^C I re^Gmember one ^DChristmas morning, ^C The Winter's ^Glight and a ^Ddistant choir, And the ^Dpeal of a ^Abell and that ^GChristmas tree ^Dsmell, And ^Deyes full of ^G6tinsel and ^Dsus2fire.

--Troika Theme--
D G D6 D e|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| B|--------|3-2-0-2-|3-------|--------|--------| G|------2-|--------|----4---|2---4---|----2---| D|--------|--------|--------|--------|4-------| A|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| D|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

G D A A e|--------|--------|--------|--------| B|--------|3---2-3-|--------|--------| G|4-2-0---|--------|2-------|----0---| D|--------|--------|--------|------4-| A|--------|--------|--------|--------| D|--------|--------|--------|--------| G6 D A7 D e|--------|--------|--------|--------| B|--------|--------|--------|----3---| G|----4---|2---0---|2--0--0-|2-----4-| D|2-------|--------|----4---|--------| A|--------|--------|--------|--------| D|--------|--------|--------|--------| G A Dsus2 Dsus2 e|--------|--------|--------|--------| B|--------|--------|--------|--------| G|0-----0-|2---2---|--------|--------| D|----4---|--------|0-------|--------| A|--------|--------|--------|--------| D|--------|--------|--------|--------|

^G They sold_^D__ me a ^Em7dream of ^DChristmas, [G] They sold_[D]__ me A [Em7]silent [D]night, [G] They told_[D]__ me A [Em7]fairy [D]story, ^G 'Til I be^Dlieved in the ^Em7Israe^Dlite.

^C And I be^Glieved in ^DFather Christmas, And I ^Clooked to the ^Gsky with ex^Dcited eyes, Then I ^Dwoke with a ^Ayawn in the ^Gfirst light of ^Ddawn, And I ^Dsaw him and ^G6through his dis^Dsus2guise.

--Repeat Troika Theme--
[D][G][D6][D] [G][D][A][A] [G6][D][A7][D] [G][A][Dsus2][Dsus2]

[G] I wish_[D]__ you A [Em7]hopeful [D]Christmas,

^G I wish_^D__ you a ^Em7brave New ^DYear, ^G All an_^D__guish, ^Em7pain and ^Dsadness, ^G Leave your ^Dheart and let your ^Em7road be ^Dclear.

^C They ^Gsaid there'd be ^Dsnow at Christmas, ^C They ^Gsaid there'd be ^Dpeace on earth, Halle^Dlujah! No^Ael!, be it ^GHeaven or ^DHell, The ^DChristmas we ^G6get, we de^Dserve.

D G D6 D e|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| B|--------|3-2-0-2-|3-------|--------|--------| G|------2-|--------|----4---|2---4---|----2---| D|--------|--------|--------|--------|4-------| A|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| D|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| G D A A e|--------|--------|--------|--------| B|--------|3---2-3-|--------|--------| G|4-2-0---|--------|2-------|----0---| D|--------|--------|--------|------4-| A|--------|--------|--------|--------| D|--------|--------|--------|--------| G6 D A7 D e|--------|--------|--------|--------| B|--------|--------|--------|----3---| G|----4---|2---0---|2--0--0-|2-----4-| D|2-------|--------|----4---|--------| A|--------|--------|--------|--------| D|--------|--------|--------|--------| G A Dsus2 Dsus2 e|--------|--------|--------|--------| B|--------|--------|--------|--------| G|0-----0-|2---2---|--------|----0---| D|----4---|--------|0-------|------4-| A|--------|--------|--------|--------| D|--------|--------|--------|--------| G6 D A7 D e|--------|--------|--------|--------| B|--------|--------|--------|----3---| G|----4---|2---0---|2--0--0-|2-----4-| D|2-------|--------|----4---|--------| A|--------|--------|--------|--------| D|--------|--------|--------|--------| G A D e|--------|--------|2-------|--------| B|--------|--------|3-------|--------| G|0-----0-|2---2---|2-------|--------| D|----4---|--------|0-------|--------| A|--------|--------|0-------|--------| D|--------|--------|0-------|--------|

Greg Lake - I believe in father christmas