Shakin' Stevens – The Best Christmas Of Them All (Bass Tab)

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1990 single release for Welsh singer/song writer Shakin' Stevens (born Michael Barratt). Peaked at number 19 UK Charts. Tab by bass50611 Welcome to my tab that is not exact. To what I hear the original bassist does not play the G note in the chorus but plays 2 bars of Bb. However, I have put the G in the outro as a turn round. Hope you like it. Play as a walking bass throughout the song.
Intro:
G|----------------------------7--10--7-----------------------------------|
D|---7--10--7----7--10--7---8-----------5--3--2-------2--5--2----2--5--2-|
A|-8-----------8--------------------------------5---3----------3---------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------|
D|---7--10--7----7--10--7-|
A|-8-----------8----------|
E|------------------------|

Chorus:
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7--10--7----7--10--7----7--10--7----7--10--7----7--10--7-|
A|-8-----------8-----------8-----------8-----------8----------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------2--5--2----2--5--2----7--10--7----7--10--7------------|
A|-8--6--5--4--3----------3----------8-----------8-------------5--8--5-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------6---------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------7--10--7----5--6--7-|
A|---5--8--5-----7--10--7----7--10--7---8-----------8---------|
E|-6-----------8-----------8----------------------------------|

Verse 1:
G|---7--10--7----7--10--7-----------------------------4--7--5-----4--7--4-|
D|-8-----------8-------------7--10--7-----7--10--7---5----------5---------|
A|-------------------------8------------8---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------|
D|---2--5--2-------------|
A|-3----------3--5--6--7-|
E|-----------------------|

Chorus:
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7--10--7----7--10--7----7--10--7----7--10--7----7--10--7-|
A|-8-----------8-----------8-----------8-----------8----------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------2--5--2----2--5--2----7--10--7----7--10--7------------|
A|-8--6--5--4--3----------3----------8-----------8-------------5--8--5-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------6---------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------7--10--7----5--6--7-|
A|---5--8--5-----7--10--7----7--10--7---8-----------8---------|
E|-6-----------8-----------8----------------------------------|

Verse 2:
G|---7--10--7----7--10--7-----------------------------4--7--5-----4--7--4-|
D|-8-----------8-------------7--10--7-----7--10--7---5----------5---------|
A|-------------------------8------------8---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------|
D|---2--5--2----2--5--2-|
A|-3----------3---------|
E|----------------------|

Bridge:                         (Play This Bit x2)
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------2--5--2----2--5--2-|
A|---2--5--2----2--5--2---3----------3---------|
E|-3----------3--------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------0--3--0----0--3--0-----2--5--2----2--5--2-|
A|---0--3--0----0--3--0---1----------1-----------3----------3---------|
E|-1----------1-------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|---0--3--0-------------|
E|-1----------1--3--4--5-|

Verse 3:
G|----------------------------------------------------4--7--5-----4--7--4-|
D|---------------------------7--10--7-----7--10--7---5----------5---------|
A|---5--8--5-----5--8--5---8------------8---------------------------------|
E|-6-----------6----------------------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------|
D|---2--5--2----2--5--2-|
A|-3----------3---------|
E|----------------------|

Chorus:
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7--10--7----7--10--7----7--10--7----7--10--7----7--10--7-|
A|-8-----------8-----------8-----------8-----------8----------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------2--5--2----2--5--2----7--10--7----7--10--7------------|
A|-8--6--5--4--3----------3----------8-----------8-------------5--8--5-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------6---------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------7--10--7------------------------------------|
A|---5--8--5---8-------------7--10--7----5--8--5-------------|
E|-6-----------------------8-----------6----------3--3--3--3-|

                                                                   (Break)
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7--10--7---------------------------------------7--10--7-------------|
A|-8-------------7--10--7----5--8--7--------------8--------------------8-|
E|-------------8-----------6----------3--3--3--3--------------8----------|

Outro:  (Repeat Outro To Fade/End)
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|---7--10--7------------------------------------|
A|-8-------------7--10--7----5--8--7-------------|
E|-------------8-----------6----------3--3--3--3-|
It's gonna be the best Christmas of them all this year Everybody's gonna have a ball Christmas trees are shining bright And the presents all around It's gonna be the best Christmas of them all Well, Santa Claus is gonna be busy With Rudolph on Christmas night They'll be travelling together Through all kinds of weather To make our Christmas bright Just wait and see When the snow falls on the ground Let there be peace in the world all around You will hear the music playing And everybody saying: "It's gonna be the best Christmas of them all" Well, Santa Claus is gonna be busy With Rudolph on Christmas night They'll be travelling together Through all kinds of weather To make our Christmas bright The best, best Christmas of them all Well, Santa Claus is gonna be busy With Rudolph on Christmas night They'll be travelling together Through all kinds of weather To make our Christmas bright It's gonna be the best Christmas of them all this year Everybody's gonna have a ball Christmas trees are shining bright And the presents all around It's gonna be the best Christmas of them all Yeah, it's gonna be the best Christmas of them all It's gonna be the best Christmas of them all Yeah, it's gonna be Yeah, well I'm telling you, I'm telling you, I'm telling, I'm telling I'm telling you baby, I'm telling you now It's gonna be the best Christmas of them all Ooh, I'm gonna tell Lawdy lawdy, tell me right now It's gonna be the best Christmas...