Old Fashioned Christmas Carol by: Eraserheads
Intro: G-F-C-G-; (2x)
G,Gb-F--
Bb-C,D (hold)
[Em]We are the c[(/Eb)]arol kings and w[(/D)]e'd
like to say h[A]ello
[Em]We're here[(/Eb)] to sing you [(/D)]every
little Christmas song we[A] know
[Em]So get ready close or open
[(/Eb)] your windows,
Ain't g[(/D)]onna hide your money,
honey [A]we don't care
We're he[C]re to sing the staples,
Old-fashioned Christmas carols
[D]A here we go agai[D--]n
Chorus:
(Merry) Me[G]rry Christmas
ev[F]erybody,
[C]Happy new year t[G]oo
Me[G]rry Christmas eve[F]rybody,
Bb C,D(hold)
Happy New Year too.
(Do 1st stanza chords)
We'll sing of chestnuts frostin'
On a telegraph comin' to town
We'll sing of building a snowman
If you're telling me it's Jackson
Browne
Silver bells, silver bells,
Silver all the way
What fun is to give love
On The Warmest Christmas day,
It doesn't really matter,
We're falling on the ladder
Cause all we really wanna say
is...
Chorus 2:
[G]Merry Christmas
ev[F]erybody,
[C]Happy new year t[G]oo
Me[G]rry Christmas eve[F]rybody,
[C]Happy New Year to[G]o.
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Ad Lib: G (break)
(drums)
Bridge:
[G]Come they told me the L[D]ord has
G-D, G (break)
come
Let e[C]arth in h[D]eavenly pe[Bm-Em]ace
Whisphering hope, may we smoke hope,
A B A B A-Em-D-A, D
We'll go down in history,
Bb-C,D (hold)
History.
(Do 1st stanza chords)
We are the carol kings and we'd
like to thank you all
You've been so very kind
We hope that you'll have a
Christmas bough
We really have to go
'Cause there's a dozen houses
more
Well, next year we'll be knocking
on your door again
And soon we'll all be singin'
The same song that you're
hearin'
Now people let me hear you
sing.
(Repeat Chorus 2)
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Coda:
Bb-C,D (hold)
[G-F-C-G]Oooh...
[G]Merry Christmas ever[F]ybody,
[C]Happy new year t[G]oo.
Intro: G-F-C-G-; (2x)
G,Gb-F--
Bb-C,D (hold)
[Em]We are the c[(/Eb)]arol kings and w[(/D)]e'd
like to say h[A]ello
[Em]We're here[(/Eb)] to sing you [(/D)]every
little Christmas song we[A] know
[Em]So get ready close or open
[(/Eb)] your windows,
Ain't g[(/D)]onna hide your money,
honey [A]we don't care
We're he[C]re to sing the staples,
Old-fashioned Christmas carols
[D]A here we go agai[D--]n
Chorus:
(Merry) Me[G]rry Christmas
ev[F]erybody,
[C]Happy new year t[G]oo
Me[G]rry Christmas eve[F]rybody,
Bb C,D(hold)
Happy New Year too.
(Do 1st stanza chords)
We'll sing of chestnuts frostin'
On a telegraph comin' to town
We'll sing of building a snowman
If you're telling me it's Jackson
Browne
Silver bells, silver bells,
Silver all the way
What fun is to give love
On The Warmest Christmas day,
It doesn't really matter,
We're falling on the ladder
Cause all we really wanna say
is...
Chorus 2:
[G]Merry Christmas
ev[F]erybody,
[C]Happy new year t[G]oo
Me[G]rry Christmas eve[F]rybody,
[C]Happy New Year to[G]o.
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Ad Lib: G (break)
(drums)
Bridge:
[G]Come they told me the L[D]ord has
G-D, G (break)
come
Let e[C]arth in h[D]eavenly pe[Bm-Em]ace
Whisphering hope, may we smoke hope,
A B A B A-Em-D-A, D
We'll go down in history,
Bb-C,D (hold)
History.
(Do 1st stanza chords)
We are the carol kings and we'd
like to thank you all
You've been so very kind
We hope that you'll have a
Christmas bough
We really have to go
'Cause there's a dozen houses
more
Well, next year we'll be knocking
on your door again
And soon we'll all be singin'
The same song that you're
hearin'
Now people let me hear you
sing.
(Repeat Chorus 2)
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Coda:
Bb-C,D (hold)
[G-F-C-G]Oooh...
[G]Merry Christmas ever[F]ybody,
[C]Happy new year t[G]oo.
