25th Of December

From alt.guitar.tab Tue Jul 18 20:30:22 1995

From: wvaughan@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (William Vaughan)

Date: 17 Jul 1995 20:14:09 GMT

Newsgroups: alt.guitar.tab

Subject: CRD Everything But the Girl "25th of December"

Here's "25th of December" by the vastly underrated duo of

Everything But the Girl off their "Amplified Heart" CD. Only a

handful of chords but a beautiful song. On the B and F# I have

written some chords next to them also - sometimes Ben uses these

instead of the full bar. Also, try adding on an F# on the high E

string on the E chord. Listen to the song to get the phrasing

right - sometimes he sings fast and overruns the melody.

Chords B 799877 799800

F# 244322 244300

E 022100

C#m x46600

 

And I see forest Its the 25th of December

And my old man plays the piano for Christmas

He plays the piano for Christmas

And we're all there, all the Aunties and Uncles

And the angel on top of the tree

Up there on top of the tree

And I never, no I never ever realised

And I never, no I never ever realised

*same*

Have I enough time Have I just enough time

To revisit, to go back, to return

To open my mouth again

And say something different this time

And I see bags of newspaper and a car in the carport

and you're a grown up and still unsure

And I'm thirty and I don't know nothing anymore

And I never, no I never ever realised

And I never, no I never ever realised

*solo*

 

C#m E (hold)

*same as other verses*

And I'm sitting, sitting at the top of the stairs

And you're crying out by the towpath but the river

With all the swans and people walking by

And all of a sudden I'm struck with an urge to

Unlock a door with a key thats too big for my hands

and I drop it and it falls at your feet

Come on, come on its there at your feet

And I never, no I never ever realised

Come on, come on its there at your feet

And I never, no I never ever realised

Come on, come on its there at your feet