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I Believe In Father Christmas by Greg Lake - Guitar Chords
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I Believe in Father Christmas
Greg Lake
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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!)
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Dsus2 Dsus2 Dsus2 Dsus2
G D Em7 D
They said there'll be snow at Christmas,
G D Em7 D
They said there'll be peace on earth,
G D Em7 D
But instead it just kept on raining,
G D Em7 D
A veil of tears for the Virgin birth.
C G D D
I remember one Christmas morning,
C G D D
The Winter's light and a distant choir,
D A G D
And the peal of a bell and that Christmas tree smell,
D G6 Dsus2 D
And eyes full of tinsel and fire.
{--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 Dsus2 Dsus2 Dsus2
e|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
B|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
G|0-----0-|2---2---|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|----4---|--------|0-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
G D Em7 D
They sold me a dream of Christmas,
G D Em7 D
They sold me a silent night,
G D Em7 D
They told me a fairy story,
G D Em7 D
'Til I believed in the Israelite.
C G D D
And I believed in Father Christmas,
C G D D
And I looked to the sky with excited eyes,
D A G D
Then I woke with a yawn in the first light of dawn,
D G6 Dsus2 D
And I saw him and through his disguise.
{--Repeat Troika Theme--}
D G D6 D
G D A A
G6 D A7 D
G A Dsus2 Dsus2 Dsus2 Dsus2 Dsus2
G D Em7 D
I wish you a hopeful Christmas,
G D Em7 D
I wish you a brave New Year,
G D Em7 D
All anguish, pain and sadness,
G D Em7 D
Leave your heart and let your road be clear.
C G D D
They said there'd be snow at Christmas,
C G D D
They said there'd be peace on earth,
D A G D
Hallelujah! Noel!, be it Heaven or Hell,
D G6 Dsus2 D
The Christmas we get, we deserve.
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
e|--------|--------|--------|
B|--------|--------|--------|
G|0-----0-|2---2---|--------|
D|----4---|--------|0-------|
A|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|
D 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 D
e|--------|--------|2-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
B|--------|--------|3-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
G|0-----0-|2---2---|2-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|----4---|--------|0-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|--------|--------|0-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|0-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
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