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The Hockey Song Stompin’ Tom Connors (1973) |
Winter Wonderland Felix Bernard & Richard B. Smith (1934) |
Snowbird Anne Murray (Gene McLellan, 1970) |
Petit Papa Noel Tino Rossi (Raymond Vinci et Henri Martinet, 1946) |
Au Chant De L'alouette Traditionelle |
A Long December Counting Crows (1996) |
Song For A Winters Night Gordon Lightfoot (1967) |
Neighbourhood #1 (Tunnels) (Key of C) Arcade Fire (2004) |
Let It Snow Sammy Cahn & Julie Styne (1945) |
Mele Kalikimaka Bing Crosby (Robert Alex Anderson, 1949) |
***Extras*** (Themed Songs for 2nd set) |
Mon Joe Paul Piché (avec Pierre Bertrand d'après folklore, 1977) |
Blue Christmas Elvis Presley (Billy Hayes / Jay Johnson, 1957) |
Please Come Home For Christmas Eagles (Charles Brown & Gene Redd, 1960) |
Neighbourhood #1 (Tunnels) (Original Key) Arcade Fire (2004) |
The Hockey Song
Stompin' Tom Connors (1973)



4/4 | T3 - D u T4 - D u |
1 2 & 3 4 &
Intro
| [C] | [C] | [C] | [C]
Hel- [C] lo out there we're on the air, it's hockey night to- [G7] night
[G7] Tension grows the whistle blows and the puck goes down the [C] ice
The [C] goalie jumps and the players bump, and the fans all go in- [F] sane
[F] Someone roars [C] Bobby scores at the [G7] good old hockey [C↓] game
Chorus
[G7↓] Oh! The [C] good old hockey game
Is the [C] best game you can [G7] name
And the [G7] best game you can name
Is the [G7] good old hockey [C] game | [C] | [C] | [C]
Announcer over top of the above Cs: "2nd period!"
Where [C] players dance with skates that flash, the home team trails be- [G7] hind
But they [G7] grab the puck, and go bursting up, and they're down across the [C] line
They [C] storm the crease like bumblebees, they travel like a burning [F] flame
We [F] see them slide, the [C] puck inside, it's a [G7] one one hockey [C↓] game
Chorus
[G7↓] Oh! The [C] good old hockey game
Is the [C] best game you can [G7] name
And the [G7] best game you can name
Is the [G7] good old hockey [C] game | [C] | [C] | [C]
Announcer over top of the above Cs: "3rd period, last game of the playoffs too!"
[C] Take me where those hockey players face off down the [G7] rink
And the [G7] Stanley cup is all filled up for the champs who win the [C] drink
Now the [C] final flick of a hockey stick and one gigantic [F] scream
The [F] puck is in the [C] home team wins the [G7] good old hockey [C↓] game
Chorus
[G7↓] Oh! The [C] good old hockey game
Is the [C] best game you can [G7] name
And the [G7] best game you can name
Is the [G7] good old hockey [C↓] game
[G7↓] Oh! The [C] good old hockey game
Is the [C] best game you can [G7] name
And the [G7] best game you can name
Is the [G7] good_old_ [G7] hock_ey [C] game [C↓] [G7↓] [C↓]
"He shoots he scores!"
#Play along with original in this key.
#Last Updated 12/01/18 JJ
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Winter Wonderland
Felix Bernard & Richard B. Smith (1934)







Intro
| [F] | [C7] | [F] | [C7]
Sleigh bells | [F] ring ... are you | listenin'...
In the | [C7] lane ... snow is | glistenin'...
A | [C7] beautiful sight, we're | happy tonight |
| [C7] Walkin' in a winter wonder- | [F] land ...
Gone a- | [F] way ... is the | blue bird ...
Here to | [C7] stay ... is the | new bird ...
He | [C7] sings a love song, as | we go along |
| [C7] Walkin' in a winter wonder- | [F] land ... |
Bridge
| [A] In the meadow [E7] we can build a | [A] snowman ... |
| [A] And pretend that [E7] he is parson | [A] Brown ... |
| [C] He'll say are you [G7] married, we'll say | [C] no man...
But | [C] you can do the [G7] job when you're in | [C] town [G#aug] ...
Later | [F] on ... we'll con- | spire ...
As we | [C7] dream ... by the | fire ...
To | [C7] face unafraid, the | plans that we made |
| [C7] Walkin' in a winter wonder- | [F] land... |
Bridge
| [A] In the meadow [E7] we can build a | [A] snowman ... |
| [A] And pretend that [E7] he's a circus | [A] clown ... |
| [C] We'll have lots of [G7] fun with Mister | [C] Snowman ...
Yes un- | [C] til the other [G7] kiddies knock him | [C] down [G#aug] ...
Later | [F] on ... we'll con- | spire ...
As we | [C7] dream ... by the | fire ...
To | [C7] face unafraid, the | plans that we made |
| [C7] Walkin' in a | winter wonder- | [F] land ... |
| [G7] Walkin'... in a | [C7] winter wonder- | [F] land | [F↓]
#Capo on 2nd fret to play with the Macy Gray version.
#Macy Gray version does vary a bit from the more standard version.
#Last Updated 12/15/20 JJ
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Snowbird
Anne Murray (Gene McLellan, 1970)




Swiss Army Strum
4/4 | d - D u - u d u |
1 2 & & 4 &
Or try fingerpicking:
|----------M-------------|
|----I-----------I-------|
|-T-----------------T----|
|-------T----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Be- [G] neath it's snowy [Bm] mantle cold and [Am] clean | [Am]
The [D7] unborn grass lies | waiting for its | coat to turn to [G] green
The [G] snowbird sings the [Bm] song he always [Am] sings |
And | [D7] speaks to me of | flowers that will | bloom again in [G] spring
When [G] I was young my [Bm] heart was young then [Am] too | [Am]
And any [D7] thing that it would | tell me that's the | thing that I would [G] do
But [G] now I feel such [Bm] emptiness with- [Am] in | [Am]
For the [D7] thing that I want | most in life's the | thing that I can't [G] win
[G] Spread your tiny [Bm] wings and fly a- [Am] way | [Am]
And [D7] take the snow back | with you where it | came from on that [G] day
The [G] one I love for- [Bm] ever is un- [Am] true | [Am]
And [D7] if I could you | know that I would | fly away with [G] you
The [G] breeze along the [Bm] river seems to [Am] say | [Am]
That he'll [D7] only break my | heart again should | I decide to [G] stay
So little [G] snowbird take me [Bm] with you when you [Am] go | [Am]
To that [D7] land of gentle | breezes where the | peaceful waters [G] flow
[G] Spread your tiny [Bm] wings and fly a- [Am] way | [Am]
And [D7] take the snow back | with you where it | came from on that [G] day
The [G] one I love for- [Bm] ever is un- [Am] true | [Am]
And [D7] if I could you | know that I would | fly away with [G] you
Yeah [D7] if I could you | know that I would [Am] fly ... | [Am]
[D7] away with [G] you | [G] | [G] | [G↓]
#Capo on 2nd fret to play along with video.
#Last Updated 12/01/18 JJ
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Petit Papa Noël
Tino Rossi (Raymond Vinci et Henri Martinet, 1946)






4/4 | d - D - d - D - |
C'est la bel- [C↓] le nuit de Noël; la neige é- [Am↓] tend son manteau blanc
Et les yeux [F↓] levés vers le ciel, à genoux [C↓] les petits enfants
A- [F↓] vant de fermer les pau- [C↓] pières
[G7↓] Font une dernière pri- [C↓] ère
Chorus
Pe- [C] tit pa- [F] pa No- [C] ël, quand tu [C] descen- [F] dras du [C] ciel
A- [F] vec tes jouets par mill- [C] iers, n'oublie [F] pas mon petit sou- [G7] lier
Mais [C] avant [F] de par- [C] tir, il fau- [C] dra bien [F] te cou- [C] vrir,
De- [F] hors, tu vas avoir si [C] froid, c'est un [Am] peu à [G7] cause de [C] moi.
[F] Il me tarde tant que le jour se [C] lève [Am] pour voir si tu [F] m'as appor- [G7] té
[Eb] Tous les beaux joujoux que je [Fm] vois en rêve [Eb] et que je [Fm] t'ai comman- [G7] dés
Chorus
Pe- [C] tit pa- [F] pa No- [C] ël, quand tu [C] descen- [F] dras du [C] ciel
A- [F] vec tes jouets par mill- [C] iers, n'oublie [F] pas mon pe- [G7] tit sou- [C] lier
Le marchand [C↓] de sable est passé; les enfants [Am↓] vont faire dodo
Et tu vas [F↓] pouvoir commencer, avec ta [C↓] hotte sur le dos,
Au [F↓] son des cloches des é- [C↓] glises, ta distribu- [G7↓] tion de sur- [C↓] prises
Chorus
Pe- [C] tit pa- [F] pa No- [C] ël, quand tu [C] descen- [F] dras du [C] ciel
A- [F] vec tes jouets par mill- [C] iers, n'oublie [F] pas mon petit sou- [G7] lier
Et [C] si tu [F] dois t'arrê- [C] ter sur les [C] toits du [F] monde en- [C] tier
Tout [F] ça, avant demain ma- [C] tin, mets- toi [Am] vite, [G7] vite en che- [C] min
[F] Et quand tu seras sur ton grand nu- [C] age, [Am] viens d'abord sur [F] notre mai- [G7] son
[Eb] Je n'ai pas été tous les [Fm] jours très sage, [Eb] mais j'en de- [Fm] mande par- [G7] don
Chorus
Pe- [C] tit pa- [F] pa No- [C] ël, quand tu [C] descen- [F] dras du [C] ciel
A- [F] vec tes jouets par mill- [C] iers, n'oublie [F] pas mon pe- [G7] tit sou- [C] lier
Pe- [C] tit pa- [F] pa No- [C] ël, quand tu [C] descen- [F] dras du [C] ciel
A- [F] vec tes jouets par mill- [C] iers, n'oublie [F] pas mon pe- [G7] tit sou- [C] lier
Pe- [F] tit pa- [Fm] pa No- [C] ël!
#L'originale est en Si (demi-ton plus bas).
#Last Updated 12/9/17 JJ
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Au Chant De L'alouette
Traditionelle




4/4 | d - D u d u D u |
REFRAIN:
Chorus
[Dm] Au chant de l'Alouette, je [F] veille et je [C] dors
J'é- [F] coute l'Alou- [C] ette, et puis [F] je [C] m'en- [Dm] dors
VERSET 1:
[Dm] On m'envoie au champs, c'est pour [C] y cue- [G] illir
[Dm] On m'envoie au champs, c'est pour [C] y cue- [G] illir
[F] Je n'ai pas cuei- [C] lli, j'ai cher- [F] ché [C] des [Dm] nids
REFRAIN:
Chorus
[Dm] Au chant de l'Alouette, je [F] veille et je [C] dors
J'é- [F] coute l'Alou- [C] ette, et puis [F] je [C] m'en- [Dm] dors
VERSET 2:
[Dm] Je n'ai pas cueilli, j'ai cher- [C] ché des [G] nids
[Dm] Je n'ai pas cueilli, j'ai cher- [C] ché des [G] nids
[F] J'ai trouvé la [C] caille assise [F] sur [C] son [Dm] nid
REFRAIN:
Chorus
[Dm] Au chant de l'Alouette, je [F] veille et je [C] dors
J'é- [F] coute l'Alou- [C] ette, et puis [F] je [C] m'en- [Dm] dors
VERSET 3:
[Dm] J'ai trouvé la caille assise [C] sur son [G] nid
[Dm] J'ai trouvé la caille assise [C] sur son [G] nid
[F] J'lui marchai sur [C] l'aile, et la [F] lui [C] rom- [Dm]pis
REFRAIN:
Chorus
[Dm] Au chant de l'Alouette, je [F] veille et je [C] dors
J'é- [F] coute l'Alou- [C] ette, et puis [F] je [C] m'en- [Dm] dors
VERSET 4:
[Dm] Je lui marchai sur l'aile, et la [C] lui rom- [G] pis
[Dm] Je lui marchai sur l'aile, et la [C] lui rom- [G] pis
[F] Elle me dit Pucelle, retire- [F] toi [C] d'i- [Dm] ci."
REFRAIN:
Chorus
[Dm] Au chant de l'Alouette, je [F] veille et je [C] dors
J'é- [F] coute l'Alou- [C] ette, et puis [F] je [C] m'en- [Dm] dors
VERSET 5:
[Dm] Elle me dit Pucelle "Retire-toi d'i- [G] ci."
[Dm] Elle me dit Pucelle "Retire-toi d'i- [G] ci."
[F] Je n'suis pas Pu- [C] celle, je lui [F] ré- [C] pon- [Dm] dis
REFRAIN:
Chorus
[Dm] Au chant de l'Alouette, je [F] veille et je [C] dors
J'é- [F] coute l'Alou- [C] ette, et puis [F] je [C] m'en- [Dm] dors
[Dm] Au chant de l'Alouette, je [F] veille et je [C] dors
J'é- [F] coute l'Alou- [C] ette, et puis [F] je [C] m'en- [Dm] dors
[Dm] Au chant de l'Alouette, je [F] veille et je [C] dors
J'é- [F] coute l'Alou- [C] ette, et puis [F] je [C] m'en- [Dm] dors
#Last Updated 7/7/17 JJ
A Long December
Counting Crows (1996)




4/4 | D - - - D - d u |
1 2 3 4 &
Intro
[D] [G] [Em] [G]
[D] [G] [Em] [Em]
[G] A long De- [D] cember and there's [A] reason to be- [Em] lieve
Maybe [G] this year will be [D] better than the [G] last [G]
I [Em] can't re- [G] member the [D] last thing that you [A] said
as you were [Em] leavin'
Now the [D] days go by so [G] fast [G]
Chorus
And it's [D] one more day up [G] in the can- [Em] yons [G]
And it's [D] one more night in [G] Hollywood [Em] [Em]
If you [D] think that I could [G] be forgiven [Em] [Em↓↓]
...I wish you [D] would... na na [G] Naa na
[Em] Naa na naa na [G] naa na naa na- a [D] na
...Na na [G] naa na [Em] yeah... [Em]
[G] The smell of [D] hospitals in [A] winter
And the [Em] feeling that it's [G] all a lot of [D] oysters, but no [G] pearls [G]
[Em] All at [G] once you look a- [D] cross a crowded [A] room
To see the [Em] way that light atta- [D] ches to a [G] girl
Chorus
And it's [D] one more day up [G] in the can- [Em] yons [Em]
And it's [D] one more night in [G] Hollywood [Em] [Em]
If you think that [D] you might come to [G] Californ- [Em] ia [Em↓↓]
...I think you [D] should... na na [G] Naa na
[Em] Naa na naa na [G] naa na naa na- a [D] na
...Na na [G] naa na [Em] yeah... [Em]
[G] Drove up to the [D] Hillside Manor [A] sometime after two [Em] a.m.
And [G] talked a little [D] while about the [G] year
[Em] I guess the [G] winter makes you [D] laugh a little [A] slower
Makes you [Em] talk a little [D] lower about
the [G] things you could not [G] show her
Chorus
And it's [D] one more day up [G] in the can- [Em] yons [Em]
And it's [D] one more night in [G] Hollywood [Em] [Em]
It's been so long [D] since I've [G] seen the o- [Em] cean [Em↓]
...I guess I [D] should... Na na [G] Naa na
[Em] Naa na naa na [G] naa na naa na- a [D] na
...Na na [G] naa na [Em] yeah... [Em]
[D] ... Na na [G] Naa na
[Em] Naa na naa na [G] naa na naa na- a [D] na
...Na na [G] naa na [Em] yeah... [Em]
[D] ... Na na [G] Naa na
[Em] Naa na naa na [G] naa na naa na- a [D] na
...Na na [G] naa na [Em] yeah... [Em]
[D] ... Na na [G] Naa na
[Em] Naa na naa na [G] naa na naa na- a [D] na
...Na na [G] naa na [Em] yeah... [Em] yeah... [Em] yeah...
#Capo on 3rd fret to play with the original.
#Last Updated 12/05/18 JJ
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Song For A Winter's Night
Gordon Lightfoot (1967)






Fingerpicking Pattern in 4/4 or Strum the Swiss Army Strum
|----------M-------------| 4/4 | d - D u - u d u |
|----I-----------I-------| 1 2 & & 4 &
|-T-----------------T----|
|-------T----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
| [G] The lamp is | [D] burning low up | [Em] on my table | [C] top |
| [G] The snow is | [D] softly | [G] falling | [D] |
| [G] The air is | [D] still within the | [Em] silence of my | [C] room |
| [G] I hear your | [D] voice softly | [G] calling | [G]
Chorus
If | [G] I could | [D] only | [C] have you | [D] near |
| [Bm7] To breathe a | [Em] sigh or | [C] two | [D] |
| [G] I would be | [D] happy just to | [Em] hold the hands I | [C] love |
| [G] On this | [D] winter's night with | [G] you | [D] |
| [G] The smoke is | [D] rising in the | [Em] shadows over- | [C] head |
| [G] My glass is | [D] almost | [G] empty | [D] |
| [G] I read a- | [D] gain between the | [Em] lines upon each | [C] page |
| [G] The words of | [D] love you | [G] send me | [G]
Chorus
If | [G] I could | [D] know with- | [C] in my | [D] heart |
| [Bm7] That you were | [Em] lonely | [C] too | [D] |
| [G] I would be | [D] happy just to | [Em] hold the hands I | [C] love |
| [G] On this | [D] winter's night with | [G] you | [D] |
| [G] The fire is | [D] dying now my | [Em] lamp is getting | [C] dim |
| [G] The shades of | [D] night are | [G] lifting | [D] |
| [G] The morning | [D] light steals a- | [Em] cross my window | [C] pane |
| [G] Where webs of | [D] snow are | [G] drifting | [G]
Chorus
If | [G] I could | [D] only | [C] have you | [D] near |
| [Bm7] To breathe a | [Em] sigh or | [C] two | [D] |
| [G] I would be | [D] happy just to | [Em] hold the hands I | [C] love |
| [G] On this | [D] winter's night with | [B7] you | [Em] |
| [C] And to be | [D] once again with | [G↓] you
#Capo on 2nd fret to play with original.
#Last Updated 01/25/22 JJ
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Neighbourhood #1 (Tunnels) (Key of C)
Arcade Fire (2004)








4/4 | D - D - D - D - | and sometimes | d d d d d d d d |
1 2 3 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Instrumental Riff
|---------------3-|-2---------------|
|-------0---3-----|-----------------|
|-0-2-------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
|---------------3-|-2---3-5-7-10-7---|
|-------0---3-----|------------------|
|-0-2-------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Intro
| [C] | [C] | [C] | [C] |
Begin Melody (Play twice)
| [C][Riff] | [C] | [C] | [C] |
| [C][Riff] | [C] | [C] | [C] |
| [C] And | if the | snow |
| [C] bu- [Em] ries | [Am] my, |
| [E7] my [F] neighbor- | [C] hood. [Riff]
| [C] | [C] | [C]
And | [C] if my | parents are | crying
| [C] then I'll [Em] dig a tun- | [Am] nel
from | [E7] my win- [F] dow to | [C] yours, |
| [C] yeah [Em] a tun- | [Am] nel from |
| [E7] my win- [F] dow to | [C] yours. [Riff]
| [C] | [C] | [C] |
| [C] You | climb out the | chimney
and | [C] meet me [Em] in the | [Am] middle,
the | [E7] middle [F] of the | [C] town. | [C]
And | [C] since there's | no one else a- | round, |
| [C] we let [Em] our hair grow | [Am] long
and for- | [E7] get all we [F] used to | [C] know, |
| [C] then our [Em] skin gets | [Am] thicker
from | [E7] living out [F] in the | [C] snow.
Chorus
You change | [C] all the lead |
| [C] sleepin' | in my head, |
| [Am] ...as the | [Am] day grows dim |
| [Am] ...I hear you | [Am] sing a golden |
| [G] hymn. | | [G7] | [G6] | [G] |
| [C][Riff] | [C] | [C] | [C] |
| [C] Then we | tried to name our | babies,
| [C] but we for- [Em] got all the | [Am] names that,
the | [E7] names [F] we used to | [C] know. [Riff]
| [C] | [C] | [C]
But | [C] sometimes, | we remember our | bedrooms,
| [C] and our [Em] parent's | [Am] bedrooms,
and the | [E7] bedrooms [F] of our | [C] friends. |
| [C] Then we [Em] think of our | [Am] parents,
well | [E7] what ever [F] happened to | [C] them?!
Chorus
You change | [C] all the lead |
| [C] ...sleepin' | in my head, |
| [Am] ...as the | day grows dim |
| [Am] ...I hear you | sing a golden |
| [G] hymn. The | [G7] song I've been trying to | [G6] say. | [G]
Chorus
| [C] ...Puri- | fy the colors, |
| [C] ...Puri- | fy my mind. |
| [Am] ...Puri- | [Am] fy the colors, |
| [Am] ...Puri- | fy my |
| [G] mind, and spread the | [G7] ashes of the | [G6] colors
| [G] over this heart of mine!
| [C][Riff] | [C] | [C] | [C] |
| [Am][Riff] | [Am] | [Am] | [Am] |
| [G] | [G7] | [G6] | [G] | [C↓]
#Capo on 5th fret to play along with original.
#Last Updated 12/01/18 JJ
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Let It Snow
Sammy Cahn & Julie Styne (1945)









4/4 | d - D - d - D - |
1 2 3 4
Oh, the | [C] weather out- [G7] side is | [C] frightful ...
But the | [C] fire is [Cdim7] so de- | [G7] lightful ...
And | [Dm] since we've no [A7] place to | [Dm] go ...
Let it | [G7] snow, let it snow, let it | [C] snow [G7] ...
It | [C] doesn't show [G7] signs of | [C] stopping ...
And I | [C] brought some [Cdim7] corn for | [G7] popping ...
The | [Dm] lights are turned [A7] way down | [Dm] low ...
Let it | [G7] snow, let it snow, let it | [C] snow ...
Bridge:
When we | [G] finally kiss good | night ...
How I | [Am] hate going [D7] out in the | [G] storm ...
But if | [G] you really hold me | tight ... |
| [A7] All the way [D7] home I'll be | [G↓] warm [Bbdim7↓] [G7↓↓]
The | [C] fire is [G7] slowly | [C] dying ...
And my | [C] dear, we're [Cdim7] still good- | [G7] byeing ...
But as | [Dm] long as you [A7] love me | [Dm] so ...
Let it | [G7] snow, let it snow, let it | [C] snow... |
#Capo on 2nd fret to play along with Frank Sinatra.
#Capo on 1st fret to play along with Dean Martin.
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Mele Kalikimaka (Hawaiian Christmas Song)
Bing Crosby (Robert Alex Anderson, 1949)







4/4 | d - D u d u D u |
Intro
| [D] | [D] | [D] | [B7] |
| [Em] | [A7] | [D] | [A7] |
Gentlemen
| [D] Mele Kaliki- | maka is the | thing to say |
On a | [D] bright Ha- | waiian Christmas | [A7] Day. | [A7]
| [A7] That's the island | greeting that we | send to you | [A7]
from the | [A7] land where | palm trees | [D] sway | [D]
| [D7] Here we know that | Christmas will be | [G] green and | bright
The | [B7] sun to shine by | day and all the | [E7] stars at | [A7] night
| [D] Mele Kaliki- | maka is Ha- | waii's | [B7] way to | [Em] say
Merry | [A7] Christmas to | [D] you
Ladies
[D] Mele Kalikimaka is the thing to say
On a bright Hawaiian Christmas [A7] Day.
[A7] That's the island greeting that we send to you
from the land where palm trees [D] sway
[D7] Here we know that Christmas will be [G] green and bright
The [B7] sun to shine by day and all the [E7] stars at [A7] night
[D] Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaii's [B7] way to [Em] say
Merry [A7] Christmas to [D] you
Instrumental
| [D] | [D] | [D] | [D] |
| [D] | [D] | [A7] | [A7] |
| [A7] | [A7] | [A7] | [A7] |
| [A7] | [A7] | [D] | [D] |
Gentlemen & Ladies
[D7] Here we know that Christmas will be [G] green and bright
The [B7] sun to shine by day and all the [E7] stars at [A7] night
[D] Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaii's [B7] way to [Em] say
Merry [A7] Christmas to [D] you
[D] Mele Kalikimaka is the thing to say
On a bright Hawaiian Christmas [A7] Day
[A7] That's the island greeting that we send to you
from the land where palm trees [D] sway
[D7] Here we know that Christmas will be [G] green and bright
The [B7] sun to shine by day and all the [E7] stars at [A7] night
[D] Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaii's [B7] way to [Em] say Merry [A7] Christmas
A [Em] very merry [A7] Christmas
A [Em] very very merry merry [A7] Christmas to [D] you
#Original starts in this key, then moves up 1 semi-tone in second verse (try capo 1).
#Last Updated 12/8/17 JJ
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Mon Joe
Paul Piché (avec Pierre Bertrand d'après folklore, 1977)




4/4 | d - D u d - D u |
Début Acapella
C't'aujourd'hui le jour de l'an,
gaie lon la mon Joe ma lurette
C't'aujourd'hui le jour de l'an,
y faut changer d'maîtresse
Faut changer d'maît- [D] resse mon Joe,
faut changer maîtres- [Em] se.
Échange- [Em] ra qui voud- [D] ra,
gaie lon [C] la mon Joe ma lu- [B7] rette
Échange- [Em] ra qui voud- [D] ra,
mais moi je garde la mien- [Em] ne
[Em] Moé je garde la [D] mienne mon Joe,
[D] moé je garde la mien- [Em] ne.
Elle a de [Em] jolie yeux [D] doux,
gaie lon [C] la mon Joe ma lu- [B7] rette
Elle à de [Em] jolie yeux [D] doux,
une bouche vermeil- [Em] le
Une bouche ver- [D] meille mon Joe,
une bouche vermeil- [Em] le.
Comme il [Em] serait [D] doux,
gaie lon [C] la mon Joe ma lu- [B7] rette
Comme il [Em] serait [D] doux,
d'avoir un baiser d'el- [Em] le
D'avoir un baiser [D] d'elle mon Joe,
d'avoir un baiser d'el- [Em] le.
Mais encore [Em] bien plus [D] doux,
gaie lon [C] la mon Joe ma lu- [B7] rette
Mais encore [Em] bien plus [D] doux,
de dormir avec el- [Em] le
De dormir avec [D] elle mon Joe,
de dormir avec el- [Em] le.
Dans un [Em] grand lit [D] blanc,
gaie lon [C] la mon Joe ma lu- [B7] rette
Dans un [Em] grand lit [D] blanc,
tout près d'une chandel- [Em] le
Tout près d'une chan- [D] delle mon Joe,
tout près d'une chandel- [Em] le.
Lay la [Em] lay, Lay la [D] lay,
Lay la [C] lay, Lay la [B7] lay
Lay la [Em] lay, Lay la [D] lay,
Lay la lay, Lay la [Em] lay [Em↓]
Acapella
Faut changer maîtresse mon Joe,
Moé j'change pas de maîtresse.
#Capo sur 2ieme frette pour jouer avec l'original.
#Last Updated 12/8/17 JJ
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Blue Christmas
Elvis Presley (Billy Hayes / Jay Johnson, 1957)







4/4 | d - D u d - D u |
1 2 & 3 4 &
I'll have a [D] blue Christmas [A] without you,
I'll be so blue just [A7] thinking [D] about you. [D7]
Decor- [D]-ations of [D7] red on a [G] green Christmas tree, [Em]
[E7] Won't be the same dear, if [A] you're not here with [A7] me.
And when those [D] blue snowflakes start [A] fallin',
That's when those blue [A7] memories start [D] callin' [D7]
You'll be [D] doin' [D7] all right with your [G] Christmas of [E7] white
But [A] I'll have a blue, blue, blue, blue [D] Christmas. [A]
[D] Mmm mm mm mm [D] Mmm mm mm mm
[A] Mmm mm mm mm [A] Mmm mm mm mm
[A7] Mmm mm mm mm [A7] Mmm mm mm mm
[D] Mmm mm mm mm mm mm
I'll have a [D] blue Christmas [A] that's certain
And when that blue [A7] heartache starts [D] hurting'
You'll be [D] doin' [D7] all right with your [G] Christmas of [E7] white
But [A] I'll have a blue, blue, blue, blue [D] Christmas.
#Capo on 2nd fret to play with this video.
#Last Updated 12/8/17 JJ
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Please Come Home For Christmas
Eagles (Charles Brown & Gene Redd, 1960)












4/4 | d - D - d - D - |
Intro:
A|-10--5--7--2--|
E|--------------|
Bells will be | [G] ringing [Gmaj7] the sad sad | [G7] news
Oh what a | [C] Christmas to have the | [C#dim7] blues
My baby's | [G] gone [C] I have no | [G] friends [Em]
To wish me | [A7] greetings once a- | [D] gain [Daug]
Choirs will be | [G] singing [Gmaj7] Silent | [G7] Night
Christmas | [C] carols by candle | [C#dim7] light
Please come home for | [G] Christmas
[C] Please come home for | [G] Christmas [Em]
If not for | [A7] Christmas [D7] by New Year's | [G] night [G7]
Bridge
Friends and re- | [C] lations send salu- | [Cm] tations
| [G] Sure as the [Daug] stars shine a- | [G] bove [G7]
But this is | [C] Christmas, yes Christmas | [Cm] my dear
The time of | [A7] year to be with the one you | [D↓] love
So won't you | [G] tell me [Gmaj7] you'll never more | [G7] roam
Christmas and | [C] New Year's will find you | [C#dim7] home
There'll be no more | [G] sorrow [B7]
No grief and | [Em] pain [C]
And I'll be | [G] happy at [A7↓] Christmas [D7↓] once a- | [G] gain [Daug]
| [G] [Gmaj7] | [G7] | [C] | [C#dim7]
There'll be no more | [G] sorrow [B7]
No grief and | [Em] pain [C]
And I'll be | [G] happy [A7↓] Christmas [D7↓] once a- | [G↓] gain
Outro:
A|-10--5--7--2--|
E|--------------|
#Capo on 2nd fret to play along with original.
#Last Updated 12/8/17 JJ
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Neighbourhood #1 (Tunnels)
Arcade Fire (2004)








4/4 | D - D - D - D - | and sometimes | d d d d d d d d |
1 2 3 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Instrumental Riff
|-------0---3---8-|-7---------------|
|-1-3-------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
|-------0---3---8-|-7---8-10-12-15-12---|
|-1-3-------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Intro
| [F] | [F] | [F] | [F] |
Begin Melody (Play twice)
| [F][Riff] | [F] | [F] | [F] |
| [F][Riff] | [F] | [F] | [F] |
| [F] And | if the | snow | [F] bu- [Am] ries | [Dm] my, |
| [A] my [Bb] neighbor- | [F] hood.
[Riff] | [F] | [F] | [F] |
And | [F] if my | parents are | crying
| [F] then I'll [Am] dig a tun- | [Dm] nel
from | [A] my win- [Bb] dow to | [F] yours,
| [F] yeah [Am] a tun- | [Dm] nel from | [A] my win- [Bb] dow to | [F] yours.
[Riff] | [F] | [F] | [F] |
| [F] You | climb out the | chimney
and | [F] meet me [Am] in the | [Dm] middle,
the | [A] middle [Bb] of the | [F] town. | [F]
And | [F] since there's | no one else a- | round,
| [F] we let [Am] our hair grow | [Dm] long
and for- | [A] get all we [Bb] used to | [F] know,
| [F] then our [Am] skin gets | [Dm] thicker
from | [A] living out [Bb] in the | [F] snow.
Chorus
You change | [F] all the lead
| [F] sleepin' | in my head,
| [Dm] ...as the | [Dm] day grows dim
| [Dm] ...I hear you | [Dm] sing a golden | [C] hymn. |
| [C7] | [C6] | [C5] |
| [F][Riff] | [F] | [F] | [F] |
| [F] Then we | tried to name our | babies,
| [F] but we for- [Am] got all the | [Dm] names that,
the | [A] names [Bb] we used to | [F] know.
[Riff] | [F] | [F] | [F]
But | [F] sometimes, | we remember our | bedrooms,
| [F] and our [Am] parent's | [Dm] bedrooms,
and the | [A] bedrooms [Bb] of our | [F] friends.
| [F] Then we [Am] think of our | [Dm] parents,
well | [A] what ever [Bb] happened to | [F] them?!
Chorus
You change | [F] all the lead
| [F] sleepin' | in my head,
| [Dm] ...as the | day grows dim
| [Dm] ...I hear you | sing a golden | [C] hymn.
the | [C7] song I've been trying to | [C6] say. | [C5]
Chorus
| [F] ...Puri- | fy the colors, | purify my [Am] mind.
| [Dm] ...Puri- | [Dm] fy the colors, | [Dm] purify my | [C] mind,
and spread the | [C7] ashes of the | [C6] colors
| [C5] over this heart of mine!
| [F][Riff] | [F] | [F] | [F] |
| [F][Riff] | [F] | [F] | [F] |
| [C] | [C7] | [C6] | [C5] | [F↓]
#Play along with original in this key.
#Last Updated 12/01/18 JJ
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