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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Getting Ready For Christmas Day - Paul Simon --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by Paul Simon Released in 2010. Then on: "So Beautiful Or So What" (2011) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard A funny little tune: lots of speech samples running in the background, the sparse playback (strummed acoustic guitar plus drum loop) slightly phased/auto-volumed but Simon's voice mixed up front and floating pleasantly above all the rumble. The lyrics are full of humour and wordplay. A very enjoyable Christmas surprise. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The riff is played from beginning to end (might as well be a loop, too). I'm not sure whether the bass on the A string is really there, it might just be EQ-ed out. Riff (all through the song) A D/A e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|2-0-2-0-3-2-----|3---2---0---2---|2-0-2-0-3-2----/|7---------------| G|2-0-2-0-2-2-----|2---2---0---2---|2-0-2-0-2-2----/|7---------------| D|2-0-2-0-2-2-----|2---2---0---2---|2-0-2-0-2-2----/|7---------------| A|0-0-0-0-0-0-----|0---0-------0---|0-0-0-0-0-0-----|0---------------| E|----------------|-------(3)------|----------------|----------------| A D A e|----------------|2---0-------0---|----------------|----------------| B|2-0-2-0-3-2-----|3---2---3---2---|2-2---3-3-------|2---------------| G|2-0-2-0-2-2-----|2---2---2---2---|2-2---2-2-------|2---------------| D|2-0-2-0-2-2-----|2---2---2---2---|2-2---4-4-------|2---------------| A|0-0-0-0-0-0-----|0---0---0---0---|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Outro turnaround A D A e|----------------|----------------| B|2-2---3-3-------|2---------------| G|2-2---2-2-------|2---------------| D|2-2---4-4-------|2---------------| A|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Riff] (2x) [Verse]
From Aearly in November To the last week of December I got money matters weighing me Ddown Oh, the Amusic may be merry
But it's only temporary
I'm no Santa Claus who's Dcoming to Atown
[Verse]
In the Aday I work my day job In the night I work my night But it all comes down to working man's Dpay Gettin' Aready, yeah, I'm getting' ready Ready for DChristmas Aday
[Riff] (2x) [Verse]
I got a Anephew in Iraq It's his third time back But it's ending up the way it beDgan With the Aluck of a beginner
He'll be eating turkey dinner
On some mountain top iDn PakistAan
[Chorus]
Gettin' Aready, oh, we're getting' reaDdy For the Apower and the glory And the story of DChristmas Aday
[Riff] (2x) [Riff] (+ Solo) [Chorus]
Gettin' Aready, oh, we're getting' reaDdy For the Apower and the glory And the story of DChristmas Aday
[Riff] (Yes, we're getting ready, ready) [Verse]
I could Atell my mum and dad That the things we never had Didn't matter, we were always O.DK. Getting' Aready, oh, ready Ready forD Christmas Aday
[Chorus]
AReady, gettin' reaDdy For the Apower and the glory And the story ofD Christmas Aday
[Coda] | A D | A | A D | A (Outro turnaround)