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Christmas Song by Dave Matthews Band
Christmas Song
Tuning: EADGBe
/ = slide
Chorus:
e|------------------------------
B|------------------------------ *use 1st and 4th finger
G|---7----7--0------------------
D|---4/5--4--0--7----7--0--5---- <----let
A|--------------4/5--4--0--2---- <----ring
E|------------------------------
"Boyfriend" or "Husband"
e|---------
B|---------
G|---------
D|--7--5---
A|--5--3---
E|---------
"Love, Love, Love..."
e|-------------------
B|---0---2---3------- 1.* Can form G, A , Bm chords when playing
G|-------------------
D|------------------- 2.* Finger pick these notes, listen to the song to
A|-------0---2------- the rythem down, hit the fingerboard down in
E|---3--------------- between
"When Jesus Christ..." -only once in song
e|-------------------
B|--2---3---0---2----
G|------------------- * Same as 1 and 2
D|-------------------
A|--0---2-------0----
E|----------3--------
She was his girl; he was her boyfriend
She be his wife; take him as her husband
A surprise on the way, any day, any day
One healthy little giggling dribbling baby boy
The wise men came three made their way
To shower him with love
While he lay in the hay
Shower him with love love love
Love love love
Love love is all around
Not very much of his childhood was known
Kept his mother Mary worried
Always out on his own
He met another Mary for a reasonable fee, less than
Reputable as known to be
His heart was full of love love love
Love love love
Love love is all around
When Jesus Christ was nailed to the his tree
Said "oh, Daddy-o I can see how it all soon will be
I came to shed a little light on this darkening scene
Instead I fear I spill the blood of my children all around"
The blood of our children all around
The blood of our children all around
The blood of our children all around
So the story goes, so I'm told
The people he knew were
Less than golden hearted
Gamblers and robbers
Drinkers and jokers, all soul searchers
Like you and me
Rumors insisited he soon would be
For his deviations
Taken into custody by the authorities
Less informed than he.
Drinkers and jokers. all soul searchers
Searching for love love love
Love love love
Love love is all around
Preparations were made
For his celebration day
He said "eat this bread and think of it as me
Drink this wine and dream it will be
The blood of our children all around
The blood of our children all around"
The blood of our children all around
Father up above, why in all this anger have you fill
Me up with love
Fill me love love love
Love love love
Love love
And the blood of our children all around
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version 2
Chords used in this song :
G
e ---|---|-x-|---|---|
B ---|---|---|---|---|
G ---|---|---|---|---|
D ---|---|---|---|---|
A ---|-x-|---|---|---|
E ---|---|-x-|---|---| A
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B ---|-x-|---|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---| Dm
e -x-|---|---|---|---|
B ---|---|-x-|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|---|---|---|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---| D
e ---|-x-|---|---|---|
B ---|---|-x-|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|---|---|---|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---|
G A Dm
||-3-5-7-||
||-3-5-7-||
||-4-6-7-||
||-5-7-9-||
||-5-7-9-||
||-3-5-7-||
This is the main riff...
||-------------------||
||-------------------||
||-7---7-----------5-||
||-7^9-7-0-7---7---7-||
||---------4^5-4-0---||
||-------------------||
The chorus ("shower him with love, love love"):
G,A,Dm,Dm
Bridge ("When Jesus Christ was nailed to his tree"):
A,Dm,G,A
On the chorus and bridge, for each chord, you want to strum down, then get
a quick one up in, then mute it with your palm. If you like DaveMatthewsBand,
go get Remember Two Things, their first album...it's one of the best. I'm not
going to give you the location of everything with the lyrics (which I know
are correct, because I checked them with the CD booklet), go get the CD and
figure it out...
Lyrics
*----*
She was his girl; he was her boyfriend
Soon to be his wife; take him as her husband
A surprise on the way, anyday, anyday
One healthy little giggling dribbling baby boy
The wise men came three made their way
to shower him with love
while he lay in the hay
Shower him with love love love
love love love
love love is all around
Not very much of his childhood was known
Kept his mother Mary worried
always out on his own
He met another Mary for a reasonable fee, less than
reputable was known to be
His heart was full of love love love
love love love
love love is all around
When Jesus Christ was nailed to his tree,
He said "Oh Daddy-o I can see how it all soon will be
I came to shed a little light on this darkening scene
Instead I fear I spill the blood of my children all around."
The blood of our children all around
The blood of our children all around
The blood of our children all around.
So the story goes - so I'm told
the people he knew were
less than golden hearted
Gamblers and robbers
Drinkers and jokers, all soul searchers
Like you and me
Rumours insisted he soon would be
for his deviations
taken into custody by the authorities
less informed than he.
Drinkers and jokers, all soul searchers
Searching for love love love
love love love
love love is all around
Preparations were made
for his celebration day
He said "Eat this bread and think of it as me,
drink this wine and dream it will be
the blood of our children all around"
The blood of our children all around
The blood of our children all around
The blood of our children all around
Father up above, why in all this anger have you filled
me up with love
Fill me love love love
love love love
love love
and the blood of our children all around.
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version 3
This is the main riff which is repeated over and over throughout the song:
E-----------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------
G----7----7----7--------------------------------
D----5---4----0---7----7----7----5-------------
A--------------------5---4----0----2-----------
E-----------------------------------------------
There only appears to be two chords in the entire song: A and D. Listening
to the CD will help you play the strumming part, because it sounds like there
is no particular rhythm or order in which the chords are played.
A D
E-----------------0-----------------2----------
B-----------------2-----------------3----------
G-----------------2-----------------2----------
D-----------------2-----------------0----------
A-----------------0-----------------0----------
E----------------------------------------------
She was his girl, he was her boyfriend
Soon to be his wife, make him her husband
A surprise on the way, any day, any day
One healthy little giggling, dribbling baby boy
The Wise Men came, three made their way
To shower him with love
While he lay in the hay
Shower him with love, love, love
Love love, love
Love, love was all around
Not very much of his childhood was known
Kept his mother Mary worried
Always out on his own
He met another Mary who for a reasonable fee
Less than reputable was known to be
His heart was full of love, love, love
Love, love, love
Love, love was all around
When Jesus Christ was nailed to the his tree
Said "Oh, Daddy-o, I can see how it all soon will be.
I came to shed a little light on this darkening scene.
Instead I fear Ive spilled the blood of our children all around."
The blood of our children all around
The blood of our childrens all around
So Im told, so the story goes
The people he knew were
Less than golden-hearted
Gamblers and robbers
Drinkers and jokers
All soul searchers
Like you and me
Like you and me
Rumors insisted he soon would be
For his deviations taken into custody
By the authorities, less informed than he.
Drinkers and jokers, all soul searchers
Searching for love, love, love
Love, love, love
Love, love was all around
Preparations were made
For his celebration day
He said, "Eat this bread, think of it as me.
Drink this wine and dream it will be
The blood of our children all around,
The blood of our children all around.
The blood of our childrens all around
Father up above,
Why in all this anger do you fill me up with love, love, love?
Love, love, love
Love, love was all around
Father up above,
Why in all this hatred do you fill me up with love?
Fill me love, love, yeah
Love, love, love
Love, love, and the blood of our children all around
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version 4
Intro & Verses: Or play [G A Bm D]
E|-|-----------------------|-|
B|-|-----------------------|-|
G|-|--7---7----------------|-|
D|-|--4/5-4-0--7---7----5--|-|
A|-|-----------4/5-4-0--2--|-|
e|-|-----------------------|-| X 4
Part: ...boyfriend... or ...husband...
D C
E|-|--------|-|
B|-|--------|-|
G|-|--7--5--|-|
D|-|--4--2--|-|
A|-|--5--3--|-|
e|-|--------|-|
Chorus: (Love, love, love)
G A Bm
E|-|--3-3--0-0--2-2-2-2--|-|
B|-|--3-3--2-2--3-3-3-3--|-|
G|-|--0-0--2-2--4-4-4-4--|-|
D|-|--0-0--2-2--4-4-4-4--|-|
A|-|--2-2--0-0--2-2-2-2--|-|
e|-|--3-3--X-X--X-X-X-X--|-|
or:
E|-|---------------------|-|
B|-|---------------------|-|
G|-|--4-4--6-6--7-7-7-7--|-|
D|-|--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--|-|
A|-|--2-2--4-4--X-X-X-X--|-|
e|-|--3-3--5-5--7-7-7-7--|-|
Verse II:
When Jesus... Blood of my
G Bm G A Bm G A Bm G A Bm [G A Bm]
Verse:
She was his girl; he was her boyfriend
She be his wife; and make him as her husband
A surprise on the way, any day, any day
One healthy little giggling dribbling baby boy
The wise men came three made their way
To shower him with love
While he lay in the hay
Chorus:
Shower him with love, love, and love
Love, love, love
Love, love, is all around
Verse:
Not very much of his childhood was known
Kept his mother Mary worried
Always out on his own
He met another Mary for a reasonable fee, less than
Reputable as known to be
Chorus:
His heart was full of love, love, love
Love, love, love
Love, love is all around
Bridge:
When Jesus Christ was nailed to the his tree
Said "oh, Daddy-o I can See how it all soon will be
I came to share a little light on this darkening scene
Instead I fear I spill the blood of my children all around
Chorus:
The blood of our children all around
The blood of our children all around
The blood of our children is all around
Verse:
So I'm told, so the story goes
The people he knew were
Less than golden hearted
Gamblers and robbers
Drinkers and jokers, all souls searchers
Like you and me
Rumours insisted he soon would be
For his deviations
Taken into custody by the authorities
Less informed than he.
Drinkers and jokers. All souls searchers.
Chorus;
Searching for love, love, love
Love, love, love
Love, love is all around
Preparations were made
For his celebration day
He said "eat this bread and think of it as me
Drink this wine and dream it will be
Chorus:
The blood of our children all around
The blood of our children all around
The blood of our children is all around
Verse:
Father up above, why in all this hatred have you fill
Me up with love
Chorus:
Love, love, love
Love, love, love
Love, love, is all around
Verse:
Father up above, why in all this hatred have you fill
Me up with love
Love, love, love
Love, love, love
Love, love, is all around
Father up above, why in all this anger have you fill
Me up with love
Fill me love, love, love
Love, love, love
Love, love, love, hey, hey
Love, love, love
Love, love, love
Love, love, love
And the blood of our children all around
End in D.
E|-|--2--|-|
B|-|--3--|-|
G|-|--2--|-|
D|-|--0--|-|
A|-|-----|-|
e|-|-----|-|
Maybe with harmonics too:
E|-|--------|-|
B|-|--------|-|
G|-|--[12]--|-|
D|-|--[12]--|-|
A|-|--------|-|
e|-|--------|-|
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version 5
the main riff:(verses)
e-----------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------|
g----7---7--7-------------------------------0---------|
d----4/--5--4-----0-----7---7--7----------------------|
a-----------------------4/--5--4----0h2-----2---------|
e-----------------------------------------------------|
...he was her boyfriend
e------------------------------------------|
b------------------------------------------|
g-----7----------4-------------------------|
d-----4----------5-------------------------|
a-----5----------2-------------------------|
e------------------------------------------|
part 2:(chorus)....love love love
e----------------------------------------------------------|
b----0-------2--------3-----3------------------------------|
g----------------------------------------------------------|
d----------------------------------------------------------|
a------------0--------2-----2------------------------------|
e----3-----------------------------------------------------|
thers one verse thats different from the others....but its just the same as the chorus
tim plays a little riff like at the end of each chorus riff...its something like
e--------------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------------------------|
d-------------------------9------------------------------|
a-----9-----5------------------9-------------------------|
e----------------7-----------------7---------------------|
She was his girl, he was her boyfriend
Soon to be his wife, make him her husband
A surprise on the way, any day, any day
One healthy little giggling, dribbling baby boy
The Wise Men came, three made their way
To shower him with love
While he lay in the hay
Shower him with love, love, love
Love love, love
Love, love was all around
Not very much of his childhood was known
Kept his mother Mary worried
Always out on his own
He met another Mary who for a reasonable fee
Less than reputable was known to be
His heart was full of love, love, love
Love, love, love
Love, love was all around
When Jesus Christ was nailed to the his tree
Said "Oh, Daddy-o, I can see how it all soon will be.
I came to shed a little light on this darkening scene.
Instead I fear Ive spilled the blood of our children all around."
The blood of our children all around
The blood of our childrens all around
So Im told, so the story goes
The people he knew were
Less than golden-hearted
Gamblers and robbers
Drinkers and jokers
All soul searchers
Like you and me
Like you and me
Rumors insisted he soon would be
For his deviations taken into custody
By the authorities, less informed than he.
Drinkers and jokers, all soul searchers
Searching for love, love, love
Love, love, love
Love, love was all around
Preparations were made
For his celebration day
He said, "Eat this bread, think of it as me.
Drink this wine and dream it will be
The blood of our children all around,
The blood of our children all around.
The blood of our childrens all around
Father up above,
Why in all this anger do you fill me up with love, love, love?
Love, love, love
Love, love was all around
Father up above,
Why in all this hatred do you fill me up with love?
Fill me love, love, yeah
Love, love, love
Love, love, and the blood of our children all around
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