Randy Newman – Christmas In Cape Town (Ukulele)
Key
-
Versions
(2)
Guitar
Ukulele
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
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Written by: Randy Newman
From: "Trouble in Paradise" (1983)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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[Christmas Intro]
Am Em7 F C F G C C7 Am Em F C F C G 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|3---2---0-------|----------------|3-------0-------|----------------| B|----------------|--------0-------|------------0---|1---0-----------| G|----------------|0---2-----------|----------------|--------2-------| D|------------0---|------------0---|----0-----------|----------------|
[Christmas Coda]
Am Em7 F C F G C C7 Am Em F C F G C 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|3---2---0-------|----------------|3-------0-------|----------------| B|----------------|--------0-------|------------0---|1---------------| G|----------------|0---2-----------|----------------|----2---0-------| D|------------0---|------------0---|----0-----------|----------------|
[Riff]
C G A C G F 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + A-0-2-|3---2-0---0-2---|0-----------0-2-|5-3-2-0-----0-2-|0-----------0-2-| E-----|--------3-------|----------------|--------3-------|--3-1-----------| e-----|----------------|-(1-0-1-0-1)----|----------------|----------------| e-----|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| C G D E 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + A|3---2-0---0-2---|----------------|----2-----------| E|--------3-------|----2-----------|--4-------------| e|----------------|--2-------------|4---------------| e|----------------|2---------------|----------------|
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CHORDS
g-C-E-A
Em7 0-2-0-2
Eb-5 2-3-3-0
Am 2-0-0-3
Abaug 1-0-0-3 actually Am(maj7)
Am7 0-0-0-3
F 2-0-1-3
Fm or Ab6 1-0-1-3 actually Am(maj7)/F
Fadd9 0-0-1-3
Am(add11) 2-2-0-3
E7+5 1-2-0-3 actually A(maj7)sus4
C(add9) 0-2-0-3 actually Am11
Fadd+11 2-0-1-2---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Christmas Intro]
| Am Em7 F C |
| F G C C7 |
| Am Em F C |
| F C G |
[Intro]
| Am F | G Em7 |
| Am F | G Em7 |
[Verse]
Am F Every night G Em7 In Jungletown Am C G D E All the boogies in the street Am F Radios G Em7 Turned up very loud F Playin' Dancing Queen Eb Bb F C They love our music
[Interlude]
Am F G La, la, la, la, la la, la, la, la, la D E La, la, la, la Am F G La, la, la, la, la la, la, la, la, la D E La, la, la, la
[Verse]
Am F G Em7 This English girl from the North somewhere Am C G D E Is stayin' with me at my place Am F Drinkin' up all my beer G Em7 Talkin' about the poor niggers all the time Fadd+11 It's a real disgrace, she says 2-0-1-2
[Bridge]
Am F G I tell her, Darling, don't talk about things Em You don't understand Am F I tell her, Darling, don't talk about something G Em You don't know anything about Am F I tell her, Darling, if you don't like it here G Eb-5 Go back to your own miserable country 2-3-3-0
[Chorus]
Am Abaug Am7 Abaug It's Christmas in Cape Town but it ain't the same 2-0-0-3 1-0-0-3 0-0-0-3 1-0-0-3 F Ab6 Fadd9 Ab6 Oh, the boys on the beach are still blowin' 2-0-1-3 1-0-1-3 0-0-1-3 1-0-1-3 Am(add11) E7+5 C(add9) E7+5 And the summer wind still kicks the clouds around 2-2-0-3 1-2-0-3 0-2-0-3 1-2-0-3
[Riff]
| C G | A | C G | F |
| C G | D | E |
[Middle 8]
F You know my little brother, babe Am Well, he works out at the diamond mine F I drove him out there at five this mornin' Am The niggers was waitin' in a big long line Fadd+11 You know those big old lunch pails they carry, man 2-0-1-2 Am With a picture of Star Wars painted on the side Fadd+11 They were starin' at us real hard with their big ugly yellow eyes 2-0-1-2
[Bridge]
| Am F | G Em | You could feel it This time ... | Am F | G Eb-5 | You could feel it 2-3-3-0
[Chorus]
Am Abaug Am7 Abaug It's Christmas in Cape Town but it ain't the same F Ab6 Fadd9 Ab6 The stores are open all the time Am(add11) E7+5 C(add9) E7+5 And little kids on skateboards cut in and out of the crowd
[Interlude]
| Am F | G Em7 | And the Christmas lights still shine
| Am F | G Em7 |
[Verse]
Am F G Myself, I don't like to drink the way Em7 I used to, man, you know Am C G D E It don't seem to get me high Am F And the beer don't taste the way it G Em7 Ought to taste somehow Fadd+11 And I don't know why
[Bridge]
Am F G Don't talk to me about the planes Em7 Man, I've heard it Am F G D E Just take a look around Am F What are we gonna do G Em7 Blow up the whole damn country? Fadd+11 I don't know 2-0-1-2
[Chorus]
Am Abaug | Am7 Abaug| It's Christmas in Cape Town F Ab6 | Fadd9 Ab6 | It's Christmas in Cape Town Am(add11) E7+5 | C(add9) E7+5 | It's Christmas in Cape Town
[Riff]
| C G | A | C G | F |
| C G | D | E |
[Christmas coda]
| Am Em7 F C |
| F G C C7 |
| Am Em F C | 1 2 3
| F G C