Capo: 3 Tuning: E A D G B E

Song: A Christmas carol Artist: Tom Lehrer Composer: Tom Lehrer Album: An evening wasted with Tom Lehrer Tabbed by DJ 25th Dec 2015 CAPO: 3rd fret (Will then sound in the key of F) Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo: D = xx0232 D/C = x30232 A7 * = x02023 D/C# = x40232 G/B = x20033 A5 = x02255 D/B = x20232 Gm/Bb = x10033 D/F# = 20023x B7 = x21202 Em7 = 022030 Bm = x24432 E7 = 022130 D/A = x00232 F# = 244322 A7 = x02020 A9 = x02022 G = 355433 Please select a star rtaing for this tab, many thanks ======================================================== [Intro]

||: ^D/ / ^D/C# / / | ^D/B / / ^D/C# / / :||[x2] [Verse 1] ^DChristmas time is ^B7here, by golly, ^E7Disapproval ^Awould be ^A7folly, ^D Deck the ^D/Challs with ^G/Bhunks of ^Gm/Bbholly, ^DFill the cup, and ^E7don't say, '^A7When!' ^DKill the turkeys, ^B7ducks and chickens, ^E7 Mix the punch, ...^Adrag out the ^A7Dickens, ^D Even ^D/Cthough the ^G/Bprospect ^Gm/Bbsickens, ^D Brother, ^Em7here we ^A7go a - ^Dgain!

[Verse 2]

On ^DChristmas ^D/Cday you ^G/Bcan't get sore, Your ^Gm/Bbfellow man you ^D/Amust adore, There's ^Bmtime to ^Gm/Bbrob him ^D/Aall the ^E7more, A E7 A7 A9 A7 * A5 The other three hundred and six - ty - four

[Verse 3]

Re - ^Dlations, sparing ^B7no expense'll... ...^E7Send some useless ^A7old utensil, ^D Or a ^D/Cmatching ^G/Bpen and ^Gm/Bbpencil, "^DJust the thing I ^E7need! How n^A7ice!" It ^Ddoesn't matter ^B7how sincere it ^E7is, Nor how heart - ^Afelt the ^A7spirit, ^DSenti - ^D/Cment will ^G/Bnot en - ^Gm/Bbdear it, ^DWhat's im - ^Em7portant ^A7is ...the^D price

[Bridge]

'^DHark the 'Her - ^A7ald ^D/F#Tri - ^Dbune' ^D/Asings--^A7----, ^D/F#Adver - ^Gtising ^D/Awonder - ^A7ous ^Dthings' 'God ^Bmrest ye mer--ry merch-ants, may ye... e |--2--------------|------------------| B |--3--------------|------------------| G |--4--------------|------------------| D |--4---4---4---2--|--0---------------| A |--3--------------|------4----2---0--| E |-----------------|------------------|

...^Gmake ^F#the ^BmYule - ^Emtide ^F#pay!' '^DAn - ^A7gels ^Dwe ^Ahave ^A7heard on ^Dhigh,^D/A ^DTell ^A7us ^Dto go ^A7out, and ^Dbuy!'

[Verse 4]

^A7So----, ...^Dlet the raucous sleigh bells ^B7jingle, ^E7Hail our dear old ^Afriend, Kris ^A7Kringle, ^DDriving his ^A7reindeer a - ^B7cross the ^Emsky, ^B7Don't ^Emstand underneath when ^A9they ...^A7fly ...^Dby! ^A7 ^D

Tom Lehrer - A christmas carol