The Kinks – Father Christmas (Bass Tab)

[Intro]
G|--------------------|
D|----------3-3---5-5-|
A|-3--3-3-------------|x4
E|--------------------|

When I was small I believed in Santa Claus...
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-3---3-2---2-0---0-------3---3-2--3-----|
E|-------------------3---3------------3-3-|

and I would hang up my stocking at Christmas...
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-3---3-------0---0-------3---3-2--3-----|
E|-------0---0-------3---3------------3-3-|

but the last time I played Father Christmas...
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|-5---5-3-----1-1-1-0---/5---5-3-----1-1-1-0--|

a gang of kids came over and mugged me...
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D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3---3-2---2-0---0-------3---3-2--3-------------------|
E|-------------------3---3------------3-333333333333333-|

[Chorus]
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-----3--3-----3-320----3----------| x2
E|--3-3----3-3-3------3-3---1-1-1-3-|

give all the toys...
G|-----------------------------|
D|--------------3-3-1-3-1-3-/5-|
A|-----------------------------|
E|--3-3-1-3-1-3----------------|

[Guitar Solo]
G|----------------------| don't do the slide at the 
D|------------3-3---5-5-| beginning when you repeat
A|-12/3--3-3------------| x4
E|----------------------|

don't give my brother a Steve Austin outfit...
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-3---3-2---2-0---0-------3---3-2--3-----|
E|-------------------3---3------------3-3-|

we don't want a jigsaw or monopoly money...
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-3---3-------0---0-------3---3-2--3-----|
E|-------0---0-------3---3------------3-3-|

but give my daddy a job 'cause he needs one
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|-5---5-3-----1-1-1-0---/5---5-3-----1-1-1-0--|

but you've got one all have a machine gun...
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D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3---3-2---2-0---0-------3---3-2--3----------------------|
E|-------------------3---3------------3-3-3333333333333333-|

[Chorus] (x2)
give all the toys...
G|-----------------------------|
D|--------------3-3-1-3-1-3-/5-|
A|-----------------------------|
E|--3-3-1-3-1-3----------------|

[Guitar Solo]
G|----------------------| don't do the slide at the 
D|------------3-3---5-5-| beginning when you repeat
A|-12/3--3-3------------| x4
E|----------------------|

 rest and then
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-12/33333333333333333333333333333333-|

rest and then modified chorus
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|---023-320---023-320---023-3---------| x2
E|--3--------3---------3-------1-1-1-3-|

give all the toys
G|-----------------------------|
D|--------------3-3-1-3-1-3-/5-|
A|-----------------------------|
E|--3-3-1-3-1-3----------------|

to all the little rich boys
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-very slow slide--------------------|
E|-3\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\15-|

[Outro Solo]
G|--------------------|
D|----------3-3---5-5-|
A|-3--3-3-------------| x8
E|--------------------|