Merle Haggard – If We Make It Through December (Guitar Intro)

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Tabbed by: Hanoihancock tuned down 1/4 step while the live version is in pitch standard A440hz.
 [Intro riff] (C Chord starts on the 8)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5-6--8----6-5------5-------------5--6--5------------5---------3-------|
G|-----------------7-----7--5------7----------7--4--5-----7-5-3-----5-35--|
D|----------------------------7-------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Intro] C Dm G C Bb F C [Chorus]
                        F                          Fm           C   G/B  Am
If We Make It Through December every thing's gonna be alright I know

         G               Dm    G      Dm            G               C      Bb  F  C
It's the coldest time of winter and I shiver when I see the falling snow

      C                 F
If We Make It Through December

                     Fm               C          G/B  Am
Got plans to be in a warmer town come summer time

      G        Dm       G
Maybe even California

      Dm              G                 C     Bb  F  C
If We Make It Through December we'll be fine
[Verse]
                           Dm     G
Got laid off down at the factory

          Dm               G               C   G/B  Am
And their timing's not the greatest in the world

       G            Dm          G       Dm              G                 C    C   C7
Heaven knows I been working hard wanted Christmas to be right for daddy's girl

  C7                   F
I don't mean to hate December

                     Fm            C   G/B  Am
It's meant to be the happy time of year

       G                 Dm        G    Dm          G                   C     Bb F C
And my little girl don't understand why daddy can't afford no Christmas here
[Chorus]
                        F                          Fm           C   G/B  Am
If We Make It Through December every thing's gonna be alright I know

         G               Dm    G      Dm            G               C      Bb  F  C
It's the coldest time of winter and I shiver when I see the falling snow

      C                 F
If We Make It Through December

                     Fm               C          G/B  Am
Got plans to be in a warmer town come summer time

      G        Dm       G
Maybe even California

      Dm              G                 C     Bb  F  C
If We Make It Through December we'll be fine
[Outro] Dm G C Bb F C
 [Outro Riff] (Dm Chord starts on the 7)
e|-----------------------------------------------5------------|
B|--5-6--8----6-5--------5--6--------------5-6-8----6---------|
G|-----------------7---7--------7-5--4---7------------7-4-5---|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|