#--------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: Father Christmas Original Album: - (single) Available on: Come Dancing With The Kinks (a compilation) Misfits (CD re-issue) Words and Music by Raymond Douglas Davies Copyright © 1977 Davray Music Limited Published by sony/ATV Music Publishing Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net) NOTES: A great song that has been covered several times by diverse artists e.g. The Gigolo Aunts, Green Day, Bowling For Soup... INTRO: Notes: The figure below is a sleigh-bell and xylophone part transcribed for guitar. A distorted electric guitar plays the strummed chords that follow. [play: INTRO figure] [x2] INTRO figure Guitar2: F C/E C F C/E C F C/E C F C/E C |-13--13--13--12------12----------|-13--13--13--12------12----------|-13--13--13--12------12----------|-13--13--13--12------12----------| |-------------------------13------|-------------------------13------|-------------------------13------|-------------------------13------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | [then play: Guitar Figure 1] [x4] Guitar Figure 1 Distorted guitar: C F G C F G C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-5-------5-----------10--10--12--|-12--12--12--3____---5---5---10--|-----10--10--12--12--12--12--5____ |-5-------5-----------10--10--12--|-12--12--12--5____---5---5---10--|-----10--10--12--12--12--12--5____ |-5-------5-----------10--10--12--|-12--12--12--5____---5---5---10--|-----10--10--12--12--12--12--5____ |-3-------3-----------8---8---10--|-10--10--10--3____---3---3---8---|-----8---8---10--10--10--10--3____ |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | F G C F G C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ___---5---5---5---10------10--12--|-12--12--12--3____---5---5---10--|-----10--10--12--12--12--12--5____ ___---5---5---5---10------10--12--|-12--12--12--3____---5---5---10--|-----10--10--12--12--12--12--5____ ___---5---5---5---10------10--12--|-12--12--12--3____---5---5---10--|-----10--10--12--12--12--12--5____ ___---3---3---3---8-------8---10--|-10--10--10--3____---3---3---8---|-----8---8---10--10--10--10--3____ |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | VERSE1: Distorted guitar: C5 E5/B A5 G5 C5 E5/B A5 G5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ___-------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ___---5---5---4---4---4---4-------|-7---7---7-----------------------|-5---5---5---5---4---4---4---7______-------------------------------| ___---5---5---2---2---2---4-------|-7---7---7---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---2---2---2---7______---5---5---5---5---5---5-------| ___---3---3---2---2---2---2-------|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-3---3---3---3---2---2---2---5______---5---5---5---5---5---5-------| |---------------------------------|-------------3---3---3---3---3---|---------------------------------|-----3---3---3---3---3---3-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | When I was small I be-lieved in San__ - ta Clause, though I knew it was my dad C5 Em A5 G5 C5 A5 G5 |-----------------7---7---7---7---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------8---8---8---8---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-5---5---5---5---9---9---9---9---|---------------------------------|-5---5---5---5---9---9---9-------|---------------------------------| |-5---5---5---5---9---9---9---9---|-7---7---7---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---9---9---9---7______---5---5---5---5---5---5-------| |-3---3---3---3---7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---5---5---5---5---5---|-3---3---3---3---7---7---7---7______---5---5---5---5---5---5-------| |---------------------------------|-5---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---|-----------------------------5______---3---3---3---3---3---3-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | and I would hang up my stocking at Christmas, o - pen my presents and I'd be glad. Am G F5 E5 A5 G5 F5 E5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-1---1---1---1-------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2---2---2---2-------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2---2---2---2---5---5---5---3______---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---|-7---7---7---7---5---5---5---3______---3---3---3-------------------| |-0---0---0---0---5---5---5---3______---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---|-7---7---7---7---5---5---5---3______---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---| |-----------------3---3---3---1______---1---1---1---0---0---0---0---|-5---5---5---5---3---3---3---1______---1---1---1---0---0---0---0---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Am G F5 E5 But the last time I played Father Christmas, I stood outside a de -part - ment store C5 Em A5 G5 C5 E5 A5 G5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------8---8---8---8---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------9---9---9---9---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-5---5---5---5---9---9---9---9---|---------------------------------|-5---5---5---2---2---2---2---2______---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---| |-3---3---3---3---7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---5---5---5---5---5---|-3---3---3---2---2---2---2---0______---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---| |---------------------------------|-5---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---|-------------0---0---0---0-------|-----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | C5 Em A5 G5 A gang of kids came o - ver and mugged me and knocked my rein - deer to____ the floor... G |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---| |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---| |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---| |-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | G They said: CHORUS1: Distorted guitar: F C F C F C F G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-10------10------------------10--|-----10--------------------------|-10------10------------------10_____---10------12--12--12--12--12--| |-10------10------9-------9---10--|-----10------9---9-------9-------|-10------10------9-------9---10_____---10------12--12--12--12--12--| |-10------10------10------10--10--|-----10------10--10------10------|-10------10------10------10--10_____---10------12--12--12--12--12--| |-8-------8-------10------10--8---|-----8-------10--10------10------|-8-------8-------10------10--8______---8-------10--10--10--10--10--| |-----------------8-------8-------|-------------8---8-------8-------|-----------------8-------8-------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | F C F C F C F G Fa - ther Christ -mas give us some money don't mess a -round with those sil-ly toys. We'll 2/4 F C F C F C F |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------| |-10------10------------------10_____---10--------------------------|-10------10------------------10--|-----10------10--| |-10------10------9-------9---10_____---10------9---9-------9-------|-10------10------9-------9---10--|-----10------10--| |-10------10------10------10--10_____---10------10--10------10------|-10------10------10------10--10--|-----10------10--| |-8-------8-------10------10--8______---8-------10--10------10------|-8-------8-------10------10--8---|-----8-------8---| |-----------------8-------8-------|-------------8---8-------8-------|-----------------8-------8-------|-----------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - | beat you up___ if you don't hand it o - ver, we want your bread so don't make us an -noyed__ 4/4 G F G F G F Eb F Eb F G N.C. |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-12--12--10--12------10--12------|-10--10--8---10------8---10--12--|-12------------------------------| |-12--12--10--12------10--12------|-10--10--8---10------8---10--12--|-12------------------------------| |-12--12--10--12------10--12------|-10--10--8---10------8---10--12--|-12------------------------------| |-10--10--8---10------8---10------|-8---8---6---8-------6---8---10--|-10------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | G F G F G F Eb F Eb F G N.C. __ Give all the toys to the little rich C G C F G C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-5-------5---5____---------------|-5-----------5____-------5---10--|---------------------------------| |-5-------5---5____---------------|-5---4---4---5____-------5---10--|-----------------4---------------| |-5-------5---5____---------------|-5---5---5---5____-------5---10--|-----------------5---5-------5---| |-3-------3---3____---------------|-3---5---5---3____-------3---8---|-----------------5---3-------3---| |---------------------------------|-----3---3-----------------------|-----------------3---------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | boys F G C F G C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------8---| |---------------------------------|---------------------10------10--|---------------------12------8---| |---------------------------------|-------------9____---10------10--|---------------------12------9---| |-5---5-------5-------------------|-------------10___---10------10--|---------------------12------10--| |-3---3---3---3-------------------|-----5---5---10___---8-------8---|---------------------10------10--| |---------------------------------|-----3---3---8____---------------|-----------------------------8---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | VERSE2: Notes: Play as for VERSE1. Chords: C5 x355xx G5 355xxx or 10 12 12 12 x E5/B x224xx E5 x799xx A5 577xxx | C5 E5/B | A5 G5 | C5 E5/B | A5 G5 Don't give my brother a Steve Austin outfit, don't give my sister a cud - dly toy | C5 E5/B | A5 G5 | C5 E5 | A5 G5 We don't want a jigsaw or Mon - opoly money We only want the real McCoy CHORUS2: Notes: Play as for CHORUS1. Distorted guitar: F C F C F C F G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-10------10------------------10--|-----10--------------------------|-10------10------------------10_____---10------12--12--12--12--12--| |-10------10------9-------9---10--|-----10------9---9-------9-------|-10------10------9-------9---10_____---10------12--12--12--12--12--| |-10------10------10------10--10--|-----10------10--10------10------|-10------10------10------10--10_____---10------12--12--12--12--12--| |-8-------8-------10------10--8---|-----8-------10--10------10------|-8-------8-------10------10--8______---8-------10--10--10--10--10--| |-----------------8-------8-------|-------------8---8-------8-------|-----------------8-------8-------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | F C F C F C F G Fa - ther Christ -mas give us some money, we'll beat you up if you make us an -noyed F C F C F C F G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-10------10------------------10--|-----10--------------------------|-10------10------------------10_____---10------12--12--12--12--12--| |-10------10------9-------9---10--|-----10------9---9-------9-------|-10------10------9-------9---10_____---10------12--12--12--12--12--| |-10------10------10------10--10--|-----10------10--10------10------|-10------10------10------10--10_____---10------12--12--12--12--12--| |-8-------8-------10------10--8---|-----8-------10--10------10------|-8-------8-------10------10--8______---8-------10--10--10--10--10--| |-----------------8-------8-------|-------------8---8-------8-------|-----------------8-------8-------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | F C F C F C F G Fa - ther Christ -mas give us some money don't mess a -round with those sil-ly toys. BRIDGE: Am G5 F5 Em Am G5 F5 E5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-1---1---1---1-------------------|-------------8-------8-----------|-1---1---1---1-------------------|---------------------------------| |-2---2---2---2-------------------|-------------9-------9-----------|-2---2---2---2-------------------|-------------9-------9---9-------| |-2---2---2---2---5---5---5---3______---3---3---9-------9-----------|-2---2---2---2---5---5---5---3______---3---3---9-------9---9-------| |-0---0---0---0---5---5---5---3______---3---3---7-------7-----------|-0---0---0---0---5---5---5---3______---3---3---7-------7---7-------| |-----------------3---3---3---1______---1---1-----------------------|-----------------3---3---3---1______---1---1-----------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Am G5 F5 Em Am G5 F5 E5 But give my dad-dy a job 'cos he needs one, he's got lots of mouths to feed C5 E5 A5 G5 C5 E5 A5 G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------4---4-------------------| |-5---5---5---5-------------------|-2---2---2-----------------------|-5---5---5---5---2---2---2---2______---2---5---5-------------------| |-3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---|-0---0---0---5---5---5---5---5---|-3---3---3---3---2---2---2---0______---0---5---5-------------------| |-----------------0---0---0---0---|-------------3---3---3---3---3---|-----------------0---0---0-------|---------3---3-------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | C5 E5 A5 G5 C5 E5 A5 G5 but if you've got one, I'll have a ma -chine-gun so I can scare all the kids on the street CHORUS3: Notes: Play as for CHORUS1. Chords: F 133211 C x35553 G 355433 | F C | F C | F C | F G Father Christmas give us some money, we got no time for your silly toys | F C | F C | F C | F G | F G We'll beat you up if you don't hand it over We want your bread so don't make us an-noyed 4/4 G F G F G F Eb F Eb F G N.C. |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-12--12--10--12------10--12------|-10--10--8---10------8---10--12--|-12------------------------------| |-12--12--10--12------10--12------|-10--10--8---10------8---10--12--|-12------------------------------| |-12--12--10--12------10--12------|-10--10--8---10------8---10--12--|-12------------------------------| |-10--10--8---10------8---10------|-8---8---6---8-------6---8---10--|-10------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | G F G F G F Eb F Eb F G N.C. __ Give all the toys to the little rich C F G C F G C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-5-------5---5____-------10------|-5-----------5____-------5---10--|---------------------------------| |-5-------5---5____-------10------|-5---4---4---5____-------5---10--|-----------------4---------------| |-5-------5---5____-------10------|-5---5---5---5____-------5---10--|-----------------5---5-------5---| |-3-------3---3____-------8-------|-3---5---5---3____-------3---8---|-----------------5---3-------3---| |---------------------------------|-----3---3-----------------------|-----------------3---------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | boys F G C F G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----10--10--10--10--12--12------|---------------------10--10------|-----12--12----------------------|---------------------------------| |-----10--10--10--10--12--12--9______-------9-----------10--10------|-----12--12--9____-------9-------|---------------------------------| |-----10--10--10--10--12--12--10_____-------10----------10--10------|-----12--12--10___-------10------|---------------------------------| |-----8---8---8---8---10--10--10_____-------10----------8---8-------|-----10--10--10___-------10------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------8______-------8-----------------------|-------------8____-------8-------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | F G C F G C F G C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----10--10--10--10--12--12------|---------------------10--10--12--|-12--12--12----------------------|-----10--10--10--10--12--12--9---| |-----10--10--10--10--12--12--9______---9---9---9-------10--10--12--|-12--12--12--9____-------9-------|-----10--10--10--10--12--12--10--| |-----10--10--10--10--12--12--10_____---10--10--10------10--10--12--|-12--12--12--10___-------10------|-----10--10--10--10--12--12--10--| |-----8---8---8---8---10--10--10_____---10--10--10------8---8---10--|-10--10--10--10___-------10------|-----8---8---8---8---10--10--8---| |-----------------------------8______---8---8---8-------------------|-------------8____-------8-------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | INTERLUDE: | C | % | % | % Have yourself a mer - ry merry Christmas, have yourself a good time 2/4 | % | % | % | % but remember the kids who've got nothing while you're drinking down your wine G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3______---3____-3-----3-------3-------| |---------------------------------|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0______---0____-0-----0-------0-------| |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0______---0____-0-----0-------0-------| |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0______---0____-0-----0-------0-------| |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Guitar2: F C/E C F C/E C |-13--13--13--12------12----------|-13--13--13--12------12----------| |-------------------------13------|-------------------------13------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | CHORUS4: Chords: F x8 10 10 10 x C 8 10 10 9xx G x 10 12 12 12 x | F C | F C | F C | F G Father Christmas give us some money, we got no time for your silly toys, | F C | F C | F C | F G Father Christmas please hand it over, we'll beat you up so don't make us an-noyed, [repeat CHORUS1] [play Guitar Figure 1 and repeat to fade]