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Song title:      Merry Xmas Everybody
Original Album:  - (Slade single, 1973)

Words and Music by Noddy Holder and Jim Lea
Copyright © 1973 Polydor Records.
Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
If you're a solo acoustic guitar, I would suggest playing full chords.
With an electric, I would play 5ths as in the tab. 


INTRO:
Chords:
Bb   x13331    Dsus4  xx0233
Bb/A x03331    D      xx0232
Bb/G 3x3331
Bb/F 1x3331

Electric guitar:

  Bb             Bb/A              Bb/G            Bb/F
|-10-------------10--------------|-13--------------10-------------|
|-11-------------11--------------|-11--------------11-------------|
|-10-------------10--------------|-10--------------10-------------|
|-12-------------12--------------|-12--------------12-------------|
|-13-------------12--------------|-10--------------8--------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


 Dsus4                             D
|-3-------3-------3-------3------|-2-------2-------2-------2------|
|-3-------3-------3-------3------|-3-------3-------3-------3------|
|-2-------2-------2-------2------|-2-------2-------2-------2------|
|-0-------0-------0-------0------|-0-------0-------0-------0------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|



VERSE:


"Are you..."

  G5              E5               B5
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-4__-4---4-4-4---4---4---4-4-4--|
|-5__-5---5-5-5---2__-2---2-2-2--|-4__-4---4-6-4---4---4---4-6-4--|
|-5__-5---5-7-5---2__-2---2-4-2--|-2__-2---2-2-2---2---2---2-2-2--|
|-3__-3---3-3-3---0__-0---0-0-0--|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
  G               Em               Bm
  hang-ing        up  a            stock - ing on  your 


  D5
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-7__-7---7-7-7---7__-7---7-7-7--|-7__-7---7-7-7---7__-7---7-7-7--|
|-7__-7---7-9-7---7__-7---7-9-7--|-7__-7---7-9-7---7__-7---7-9-7--|
|-5__-5---5-5-5---5__-5---5-5-5--|-5__-5---5-5-5---5__-5---5-5-5--|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
  D  Dsus4  D  D5
  wall?                                                    It's the


  G5              E5               B5
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-4__-4---4-4-4---4---4---4-4-4--|
|-5__-5---5-5-5---2__-2---2-2-2--|-4__-4---4-6-4---4---4---4-6-4--|
|-5__-5---5-7-5---2__-2---2-4-2--|-2__-2---2-2-2---2---2---2-2-2--|
|-3__-3---3-3-3---0__-0---0-0-0--|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
  G               Em               Bm
  time    that    every            San  -  ta      has     a


  D5
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-7__-7---7-7-7---7__-7---7-7-7--|-7__-7---7-7-7---7__-7---7-7-7--|
|-7__-7---7-9-7---7__-7---7-9-7--|-7__-7---7-9-7---7__-7---7-9-7--|
|-5__-5---5-5-5---5__-5---5-5-5--|-5__-5---5-5-5---5__-5---5-5-5--|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
  D  Dsus4  D  D5
  ball?                                                    Does he

  C5                               G5
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-5__-5---5-5-5---5__-5---5-5-5--|--------------------------------|
|-5__-5---5-5-5---5__-5---5-5-5--|-5__-5---5-5-5---5__-5---5-5-5--|
|-3__-3---3-3-3---3__-3---3-3-3--|-5__-5---5-5-5---5__-5---5-5-5--|
|--------------------------------|-3__-3---3-3-3---3__-3---3-3-3--|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
  C                                G
  ride    a   red  -  nosed        reindeer?               Does he


  C5                               G5
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-5__-5---5-5-5---5__-5---5-5-5--|--------------------------------|
|-5__-5---5-5-5---5__-5---5-5-5--|-5__-5---5-5-5---5__-5---5-5-5--|
|-3__-3---3-3-3---3__-3---3-3-3--|-5__-5---5-5-5---5__-5---5-5-5--|
|--------------------------------|-3__-3---3-3-3---3__-3---3-3-3--|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
  C                                G
  turn    up      on      his      sleigh                  Do the


  Am                               C      
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-2__-2---2-2-2---2__-2----------|-5__-5---5-5-5---5---5----------|
|-2__-2---2-2-2---2__-2----------|-5__-5---5-5-5---5---5----------|
|-0__-0---0-0-0---0__-0----------|-3__-3---3-3-3---3---3----------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
  Am                               C
  fair  - ies     keep    him      so  -   ber     for     a



  Dsus4                            D
|-3__-3---3-3-3---3__-3---3-3-3--|-2__-2---2-2-2---2__-2---2-2-2--|
|-3__-3---3-3-3---3__-3---3-3-3--|-3__-3---3-3-3---3__-3---3-3-3--|
|-2__-2---2-2-2---2__-2---2-2-2--|-2__-2---2-2-2---2__-2---2-2-2--|
|-0__-0---0-0-0---0__-0---0-0-0--|-0__-0---0-0-0---0__-0---0-0-0--|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
  Dsus4                            D
  day?                                     So,     here    it


CHORUS:

  G5                               B5
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-4---4---4-4-4---4---4---4-4-4--|
|-5__-5---5-5-5---5__-5---5-5-5--|-4---4---4-6-4---4---4---4-6-4--|
|-5__-5---5-7-5---5__-5---5-7-5--|-2---2---2-2-2---2---2---2-2-2--|
|-3__-3---3-3-3---3__-3---3-3-3--|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
  G                                Bm
  is              Mer-ry           Christmas,      ever -  ry


  Bb5                              D5
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3__-3---3-3-3---3__-3---3-3-3--|-7__-7---7-7-7---7__-7---7-7-7--|
|-3__-3---3-5-3---3__-3---3-5-3--|-7__-7---7-9-7---7__-7---7-9-7--|
|-1__-1---1-1-1---1__-1---1-1-1--|-5__-5---5-5-5---5__-5---5-5-5--|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
  Bb                               D
  bo  -  dy's     having           fun


  G5                               B5
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-4---4---4-4-4---4---4---4-4-4--|
|-5__-5---5-5-5---5__-5---5-5-5--|-4---4---4-6-4---4---4---4-6-4--|
|-5__-5---5-7-5---5__-5---5-7-5--|-2---2---2-2-2---2---2---2-2-2--|
|-3__-3---3-3-3---3__-3---3-3-3--|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
  G                                Bm
  Look            to the    fut -  ure now,                    it's


  Bb5
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3-------3-------3-------3------|-3-------3-------3-------3------|
|-3-------3-------3-------3------|-3-------3-------3-------3------|
|-1-------1-------1-------1------|-1-------1-------1-------1------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
  Bb
  on   -  ly      just    be   -   gu______________u____________


  D5
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-7-------7-------7-------7------|-7-------7-------7-------7------|
|-7-------7-------7-------7------|-7-------7-------7-------7------|
|-5-------5-------5-------5------|-5-------5-------5-------5------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
  D
__un


VERSE:
Are you waiting for the family to arrive?
Are you sure you got the room to spare inside?
Does your granny always tell ya that the old songs are the best?
Then she's up and rock 'n' rollin' with the rest


[repeat CHORUS]


BRIDGE:
Chords:

Dm                   Bb                    
What will your daddy do
                  Dm           Bb
When he sees your mama kissin' Santa Claus?
     C  D
(ah) ah ah


VERSE:
Are you hanging up a stocking on your wall?
Are you hoping that the snow will start to fall?
Do you ride on down the hillside in a buggy you have made?
When you land upon your head, then you've been Slade


[repeat CHORUS and fade]