The Who – Christmas (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
G5 355xxx (verse)
G 3x0033 (chorus)
D xx0232
A x022xx
D/C x3x23x (verse)
Cadd9 x3x030 (chorus)
C/G 33201x (chorus)
Gm x55333 (bridge)
Fmaj7add9 xx3213 (bridge)
Edim7 xx2323 (bridge)
Eb/G 3(t)x5343 (bridge)
G13sus4 (3)(t)x3553 (bridge)
Ebmaj7 xx8786 (interlude)
Fsus4/2 xxx586 (interlude)
Fadd9/A xxx585 (interlude)
Fsus4 xxx566 (interlude)
F xxx565 (interlude)
G xx0033 (interlude)
Gm xx0333 (interlude)
Note: Tablature patterns and rhythms approximate.
[VERSE] || G5 | | Did you ever see the faces of the children, they get so ex- || [gtr 1] ||---------------------------|-------------------------------| ||---------------------------|-------------------------------| ||---------------------------|-------------------------------| ||---------------------------|-------------------------------| ||---------------------------|-------------------------------| ||-3---3---3-3--3---3---3--3-|3--3---3----3----3----3---3--3-| || [gtr 2] ||---------------------------|-------------------------------| ||---------------------------|-------------------------------| ||.--------------------------|-------------------------------| ||.5-------------------------|-------------------------------| ||-5-------------------------|-------------------------------| ||-3-------------------------|-------------------------------| ||:[bass; approx] ||---------------------------|-------------------------------| ||.5---5---5-5--5---5---5--5-|5--5---5----5----5----5---5--5-| ||.--------------------------|-------------------------------| ||---------------------------|-------------------------------| |D D (Dsus4) |D D || -cited. |[gtr 1] || |---------------|----2-------|| |---3--------3-3|----3-------|| |---2--------2-2|----2-------|| |0--0------0-0-0|0---0-------|| |0--------------|------------|| |------2h3------|------------|| |[gtr 2] || |---------------|------------|| |---------------|------------|| |---------------|-----------.|| |-------------5-|-----------.|| |5--------------|5-5---------|| |------------3-3|------------|| |[bass] :|| |--------------7|------------|| |--------4-4-5--|-----------.|| |5--5--5--------|5---5---5-5.|| |---------------|------------|| |G5 | | Waking up on Christmas morning hours before the winter sun's ig- |[gtr 1] |------------------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------------------|-----------------5--5---5----5-| |3--3---3--3--3-----3---3---3--|3-----3--3---3---3--3---3----3-| |D | | -nited. |[gtr 1] | |---------------|---2----2--| |---3-----------|---3----3--| |---2--------2--|---2----x-x| |0--0------0-0--|0--0----x-x| |0--------------|----------x| |------2h3------|-----------| |G5 | | They believe in dreams and all they mean, including Heaven's gene- |[gtr 1] |-----------------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------| |3---3--3-----3--3------3---3---3---|3-----3-3--3----3--3-----3-3| |D | | -rosity. |[gtr 1] | |------------------|-----------| |---3----3---------|---7---x-x-| |2--2--------------|---7---x-x-| |0--0----0----0----|---7---x-x-| |0---------------2/|5--5---x-x\| |---------2h3------|-----------| |G5 | | Peeping round the door to see what parcels are for free in curi- [[gtr 1] |----------------------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------------5|---------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------| |3---3---3-----3---3----3--3---3---|3--3----3---3---3----3--3-3| |D | D/C | -osity. |[gtr 1] | |--------------|-----------| |--3-----------|3-------x--| |2-2-----------|2-------x-x| |0-0-x-0------0|0-----x-x-0| |--------------|--------x-x| |-------2-3-3--|-----------| [CHORUS] |G A |D Cadd9 | And Tommy doesn't know what day it is. |[gtr 1] | |3----------------------|2---------------------------| |3----------------------|3---------------------------| |0-------------2----2---|2--------------2------------| |0-------------2----2---|0--------------0------------| |--------------0----0---|----------/5-3---2h3-2------| |3----------------------|----------------------------| |[gtr 2] | |-----------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------|---------------9--10p9------| |3----------3--5------5-|10--------10-8---------10---| |[bass] | |-----------------------|--------------9--7----------| |5-----5----5--7----7-7-|-----------7-------9--7-----| |-----------------------|5-----7/9-------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------------| |G A |D Cadd9 | He doesn't know who Jesus was or what praying is. |[gtr 1] | |3---------------------------------|2--------------------------| |3---------------------------------|3-----------3---3----------| |0-------0--------2-------2--------|2-----------2---2-----0----| |0-------0--------2-------2--------|0-----------0---0-----0----| |-----------------0-------0--------|------------3---3----------| |3-------3-------------------------|---------------------------| |[gtr 2] | | |----------------------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------9--10p9------| |3-------------3--5--------------5-|10-------10-8---------10---| |[bass] | |----------------------------------|----7-7-7---7--7-----------| |5-------5-----5--7-------7--------|---------------------------| |----------------------------------|5----------------10h12\--3-| |----------------------------------|---------------------------| |C/G G |D |C/G G |A | | How can he be saved from the eternal grave? |[gtr 1] | |--------3----|2---------|----------3-----|----------|----------| |1-------3----|3---------|1---------3-----|----------|----------| |0-------0----|2---------|0---------0-----|2---------|----------| |2-------0----|0---------|2---------0-----|2---------|---------x| |3------------|----------|3---------------|0---------|---------x| |3-------3----|----------|3---------3-----|----------|----------| |[gtr 2] | |-------------|----------|----------------|----------|----------| |-------------|----------|----------------|----------|----------| |-------------|2---------|----------------|----------|----------| |10-----------|0---------|2-----/5--------|7---------|----------| |--------5-0h3|----------|3---------5-----|7---------|----------| |8-------3----|----------|----------3-----|5---------|----------| |[bass] | |-------------|----------|----------------|----------|----------| |--------5----|----------|----------5----/|7---------|----------| |3------------|5---------|3---------------|----------|----------| |-------------|----------|----------------|----------|----------| [VERSE 2] |G5 | | Surrounded by his friends, he sits so silently and unaware of |[gtr 1] |----------------------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------5-------------|-----------------------| |----------------------------------|-------------5-5-5---5-| |3---3---3--3---3--------3--3----3-|3-3---3--3---3-3-3---3-| |[gtr 2] |----------------------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------------------|-----------------------| |5---------------------------------|-----------------------| |5---------------------------------|----------------------x| |3---------------------------------|-----------------------| |D | | anything. |[gtr 1] | |---------------|----2------| |-----3-3-------|3---3------| |2----2-2-------|2---2----x-| |0----0-0-------|0---0----x-| |0--------------|---------x-| |---------2h3-3-|-----------| |[gtr 2] | |---------------|-----------| |---------------|-----------| |---------------|-----------| |-------------5-|----------x| |5--------------|5-5-------x| |------------3-3|-----------| |G5 | |D | | Playing poxy pinball, picks his nose and smiles, pokes his tongue at everything |[gtr 1] | |-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|---2-----------|---------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|---3-----------|----7----------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|0--2-----------|----7----------| |------------------------------5|-------------------------------------|0--0---------0-|----7-----x----| |-------------------------------|---------------5--5-----5---5------5-|0--------------|/5--5-----x----| |3---3---3-3--3--3-----3-----3--|3----3---3-----3--3-----3---3------3-|---------2h3---|----------x-10\| |[gtr 2] | |-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|---------------|-----fill------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|---------------|---------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|---------------|---------------| |5------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------5-|--------3h5p3--| |5------------------------------|-------------------------------------|5--------------|5-5--3h5-----5-| |3------------------------------|-------------------------------------|------------3-3|---------------| |D | | everything |[gtr 1] | |---2-----------|---------------| |---3-----------|----7----------| |0--2-----------|----7----------| |0--0---------0-|----7-----x----| |0--------------|/5--5-----x----| |---------2h3---|----------x-10\| |[gtr 2] | |---------------|-----fill------| |---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------| |-------------5-|--------3h5p3--| |5--------------|5-5--3h5-----5-| |------------3-3|---------------| |G5 | | I believe in love, but how can men who've never seen light be en- |[gtr 1] |------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------------------------------|----------------------5-5-5-5--5| |------------------------------|-----------5-5---5----5-5-5-5--5| |3-3-3-----3--3-----3---3---3--|3---3------3-3---3----3-3-3-3--3| |[gtr 2] |------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------------| |5-----------------------------|--------------------------------| |5-----------------------------|--------------------------------| |3-----------------------------|--------------------------------| |D | | -lightened? |[gtr 1] | |---2-----------|----2------| |---3-----------|----3---x--| |2--2-----------|----2---x--| |0--0----------0|0---0---x-x| |0--------------|--------x-x| |---------2h3---|-----------| |[gtr 2] | |---------------|-----------| |---------------|-----------| |---------------|-----------| |-------------5-|--------x--| |5--------------|5-5-----x-x| |------------3-3|----------x| |G5 | | Only if he's cured will his spirit's future level ever |[gtr 1] |---------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------5--5-5-| |---------------------------|-----------5----5--5--5-5-| |3-3--3--3----3-----3----3--|3--3-----3-3----3--3--3-3-| |[gtr 2] |---------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------| |5--------------------------|--------------------------| |5--------------------------|--------------------------| |3--------------------------|--------------------------| |D | D/C| heighten. (And) |[gtr 1] | |---2-----------|----2----------| |---3-----------|3---3-----x----| |2--2--------0-0|2---2-----x--2-| |0--0--------0-0|0---0-----x----| |0--------------|--------3-x--3-| |------------3-3|---------------| |[gtr 2] | |---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------| |-------------5-|----------3h5--| |5--------------|5---5----------| |------------3-3|---------------| [Repeat CHORUS] |G A |D Cadd9 | And Tommy doesn't know what day it is. Yeah! |[gtr 1] | |3----------------------|--------2-------------------| |3----------------------|3-------3--3---3--3--3------| |0----------0--2----2---|2-------2--2---2--2--2---2--| |0----------0--2----2--0|0-------0--0---0-----0---0--| |--------------0----0--0|---------------3-----3------| |3----------3-----------|--------------------------3^| |[gtr 2] | | |-----------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------------| (5)---5-----------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------|---------------9--10p9------| |3----3--/-----5-----5/-|10--------10-8---------10^--| |[bass] | |-----------------------|----7-7---7-7-5h7-5h7----5--| |5----------5--7------7-|----------------------------| |-----------------------|5-5-------------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------------| |G A |D Cadd9 | He doesn't know who Jesus was, or what praying is. |[gtr 1] | |3----------------------------------|2-------2------------------| |3----------------------------------|3-------3---3------3-------| |0-----------0----2-------2---------|2-------2---2------2-------| |0-----------0----2-------2---------|0-------0---0------0-------| |-----------------0-------0-------0-|------------3------3-------| |3----------------------------------|---------------------------| |[gtr 2] | |-----------------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------5---------------------|---------------------------| |3------------3-3/5---------------5/|9-h10--9h10--8h10-8h10-----| |[bass] | |-----------------------------------|---------------7---7-------| |5------------5---7-------7----7----|----------------5h7--5h7---| |-----------------------------------|5---------5----------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------| |C/G G |D |C/G G |A | | How can he be saved from the eternal grave? |[gtr 1] | |--------3-------|2---------|----------3-----|----------|----------| |1-------3-------|3---------|1---------3-----|----------|----------| |0-------0-------|2---------|0---------0-----|2---------|----------| |2-------0-------|0---------|2---------0-----|2---------|----------| |3---------------|----------|3---------------|0---------|----------| |3----/3---------|----------|3---------3-----|----------|----------| |[gtr 2] | |----------------|2---------|----------------|----------|----------| |----------------|3---------|----------------|----------|----------| |----------------|2---------|----------------|----------|----------| |---------------0|0---------|----------------|----------|----------| |------------0h3-|----------|3---------5-----|7---------|----------| |8-------3--3----|----------|3---------3-----|5---------|----------| |[bass] | |---------------5|----------|----------------|----------|----------| |-----------5--7-|----------|----------5-----|7---------|----------| |3---------------|5-----5-5-|3---------------|----------|----------| |----------------|----------|----------------|----------|----------| [BRIDGE] |Gm | |Fmaj7add9 | | Tommy, can you hear me? Tommy, can you hear me? |[gtr 2] | |3-------------------------|---------|3-----------------------------|---------| |3-------------------------|---------|1-----------------------------|---------| |3-------------------------|---------|2-----------------------------|---------| |5-------------------------|---------|3-----------------------------|---------| |5-------------------------|---------|------------------------------|---------| |--------------------------|---------|------------------------------|---------| |[bass] | |--------------------------|---------|------------------------------|---------| |5-------------------------|--3h5-3--|------------------------------|--3h5-3--| |--------------------------|-------5-|------------------------------|-------5-| |--------------------------|--------3|------------------------------|--------3| |Edim7 | |Eb/G | | Tommy, can you hear me? Tommy, can you hear me? |[gtr 2] | |3-------------------------|---------|3-----------------------------|---------| |2-------------------------|---------|4-----------------------------|---------| |3-------------------------|---------|3-----------------------------|---------| |2-------------------------|---------|5-----------------------------|---------| |--------------------------|---------|------------------------------|---------| |--------------------------|---------|3-----------------------------|---------| |[bass] | |--------------------------|---------|------------------------------|---------| |--------------------------|--3h5-3--|------------------------------|--3h5-3--| |--------------------------|-------5-|------------------------------|-------5-| |--------------------------|--------3|------------------------------|--------3| |G13sus4 | |Eb/G | | Tommy, can you hear me? Can you hear me? |[gtr 2] | |3-------------------------|----------|3---------|-----------------| |5-------------------------|----------|4---------|-----------------| |5-------------------------|----------|3---------|-----------------| |3-------------------------|----------|5---------|-----------------| |--------------------------|----------|----------|-----------------| |--------------------------|----------|3---------|-----------------| |[bass] | |--------------------------|----------|----------|-----------------| |--------------------------|---3h5-3--|----------|---------5--3----| |--------------------------|--------5-|----------|--------------5--| |--------------------------|---------3|----------|---------------3-| |D Dsus4 |D Dsus4 |D | | How can he be saved? |[bass] | |----------|----------|----------|----------------| |----------|----------|----------|----------------| |5-5-5555--|5555555---|55555555--|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-| |----------|----------|----------|----------------| [INTERLUDE] |Ebmaj7 |Fsus4/2 Fadd9/A|Fsus4 F |G | See me Feel me Touch me Heal me |[gtr 2] | |6----6-6-6-|6----6---5---5--|6---6--5-5-|3--3--3--3--| |8----8-8-8-|8----8---8---8--|6---6--6-6-|3--3--3--3--| |7----7-7-7-|5----5---5---5-5|5---5--5-5-|0--0--0--0--| |8----8-8-8-|----------------|-----------|0--0--0-----| |-----------|----------------|-----------|------------| |-----------|----------------|-----------|------------| |[bass and piano] | |-----------|----------------|-----------|------------| |---------8-|7-------------5-|3----------|------------| |6----------|----------------|---------3-|------------| |-----------|----------------|-----------|3-----------| |Ebmaj7 |Fsus4/2 Fadd9/A|Fsus4 F |Gm | See me Feel me Touch me Heal me |[gtr 2] | |6----6-6-6-|6----6---5---5--|6---6--5-5-|3--3--3--3--| |8----8-8-8-|8----8---8---8--|6---6--6-6-|3--3--3--3--| |7----7-7-7-|5----5---5---5--|5---5--5-5-|3--3--3--3--| |8----8-8-8-|----------------|-----------|5--5--5--5--| |-----------|----------------|-----------|5--5--5--5--| |-----------|----------------|-----------|------------| |[bass and piano] | |-----------|----------------|-----------|------------| |---------8-|7-------------5-|3----------|------------| |6----------|----------------|---------3-|------------| |-----------|----------------|-----------|3-----------|
[Repeat BRIDGE, hitting chords on eighth notes]
Tommy, can you hear me?
Tommy, can you hear me?
Tommy, can you hear me?
Tommy, can you hear me?
Tommy, can you hear me?
Can ya, can ya, can ya hear me?
|Eb/G | |
Can ya, can ya, Can you hear me?
|[gtr 2] |
|3---3---3----3---|3---3------3--3--3----|
|4---4---4----4---|4---4------4--4--4----|
|3---3---3----3---|3---3------3--3--3----|
|5---5---5----5---|5---5------5--5--5--0-|
|-----------------|--------------------0-|
|3---3---3----3---|3---3------3--3--3----|
|[bass] |
|-----------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------5--3-------|
|-----------------|-----------------5----|
|-----------------|--------------------3-|
|D Dsus4 |D Dsus4 |D |D |
How can he be saved?
|[bass] |
|--7-------|----------|----------|-----------------|
|----------|----------|----------|-----------------|
|5--5-5-5--|5-5-5-5-55|55555555--|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|----------|----------|----------|-----------------|
[Repeat first VERSE and CHORUS]
|G | |
Did you ever see the faces of the children, they get so ex-
|[gtr 2] |
|--------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------5----5----5---5--0|
|5---5---5-5--5---5---5--5-|5--5---5----5----5----5---5---|
|3---3---3-3--3---3---3--3-|3--3---3----3----3----3---3---|
|D D Dsus4 |D D |
-cited.
|[gtr 1] |
|2--2-----------3--|2--2-----2--2---|
|3--3----3------3--|3--3-----3--3---|
|2--2----2------2--|2--2-----2--2-0-|
|0--0----0----0-0-0|0--0-----0--0-0-|
|------------------|--------------0-|
|---------2h3------|----------------|
|G | |
Waking up on Christmas morning hours before the winter sun's ig-
|[gtr 2] |
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------------|5---5/5/5-5--5-5/5--5-5/5----5-|
|5--5---5--5--5-----5---5---5--|5---5/5/5-5--5-5/5--5-5/5----5-|
|3--3---3--3--3-----3---3---3--|3---3/3/3-3--3-3/3--3-3/3----3-|
|D Dsus4|D D |
-nited.
|[gtr 2] |
|2--2---2-2------|2--2---2---2---|
|3--3---3-3------|3--3---3---3---|
|2--2---2-2------|2--2---2---2-0-|
|0--0---0-0----0-|0--0---0---0-0-|
|----------------|-------------0-|
|-----------2h3--|---------------|
|G | |
They believe in dreams and all they mean, including Heaven's gene-
|[gtr 2] |
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------5---5---5---|5-----5-5--5/5/5/5--5--5/5-0|
|5---5--5-----5--5------5---5---5---|5-----5-5--5/5/5/5--5--5/5--|
|3---3--3-----3--3------3---3---3---|3-----3-3--3/3/3/3--3--3/3--|
|D Dsus4 |D D |
-rosity.
|[gtr 2] |
|2--2-----------3--|2--2-----2--2---|
|3--3----3------3--|3--3-----3--3---|
|2--2----2------2--|2--2-----2--2-0-|
|0--0----0----0-0--|0--0-----0--0-0-|
|------------------|--------------0-|
|---------2h3------|----------------|
|G | |
Peeping round the doors to see what parcels are for free in curi-
|[gtr 2] |
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|5---5---5-----5---5-----5--5---5---|5--5----5---5---5----5--5-5|
|5---5---5-----5---5-----5--5---5---|5--5----5---5---5----5--5-5|
|3---3---3-----3---3-----3--3---3---|3--3----3---3---3----3--3-3|
|D Dsus4|D D D/C|
-osity.
|[gtr 2] |
|2-2---2----3-|2---2--------2---|
|3-3---3----3-|3---3--------3---|
|2-2---2----2-|2---2--------2---|
|0-0---0----0-|0---0---0--0-0-0-|
|-------------|-----------------|
|-------2h3---|-----------------|
[repeat CHORUS]
|G A |D Cadd9 |
And Tommy doesn't know what day it is. Yeah!
|[gtr 2] |
|3----3-----------------|2------2----2------------|
|3----3-----------------|3------3----3-3---3-3----|
|0----0--------2----2---|2------2----2-2---2-2----|
|0----0--------2----2---|0------0----0-0---0-0----|
|--------------0----0---|--------------3---3-3----|
|3----3-----------------|-------------------------|
|[bass] | |
|-----------------------|---7-7-7--7-7-5---5-5----|
|5----5--------7----7---|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|5------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|G A |D Cadd9 |
He doesn't know who Jesus was or what praying is.
|[gtr 2] |
|3-------3-------------------------|2-------2-0-------0------|
|3-------3-------------------------|3-------3----3----3------|
|0-------0--------2---2-2-2--2--2--|2-------2----2----2------|
|0-------0--------2---2-2-2--2--2--|0-------0----0----0------|
|-----------------0---0-0-0--0--0--|-------------3----3------|
|3-------3-------------------------|-------------------------|
|[bass] | |
|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|5-------5--------7---7-7-7--7--7--|-------------------------|
|---------------------------------0|5----5-------3----3\-----|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|C G |D D Dsus4 D|C G |A | |
How can he be saved from the eternal grave?
|[gtr 2] |
|--------3----|2------2-3---2--|----------3-----|----------|----------|
|1-------3----|3------3-3---3--|1---------3-----|----------|----------|
|0-------0----|2------2-2---2--|0---------0-----|2---------|----------|
|2-------0----|0------0-0-0-0-0|2---------0-----|2---------|----------|
|3------------|----------------|3---------------|0---------|----------|
|3-------3----|----------------|3---------3-----|----------|----------||
|-------------|----------------|----------------|----------|----------| |--------5----|----------------|----------5-----|----------|----------| |3----3-------|5--------5-5-5-0|3---------------|0---------|----------| |-------------|----------------|----------------|-5--------|----------|