Christmas

The Who

{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--------|----------|

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