I Believe In Father Christmas (Greg Lake

Monday, December 3, 2012

Posted by cralph | at 8:29 PM

I Believe in Father Christmas by Greg Lake

Acoustic guitar lesson for my favourite Christmas song.

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Artist: Greg Lake
Song: I believe in father christmas

This bit is played at the beginning:
e--7--7--5--5--3--3--2--2--3--3---------
b---------------------------------0--0--
g---------------------------------------
d-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-
a---------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------
If its unclear you play open d alternate to the notes on the e string.
Finish intro with a bit of:

e----2-----
b-----3----                   Repeat a couple of times
g------2---
d-------0--

Verse:
Dsus2                 G6      D                  (same chords for each line)
They said there'll be snow at Christmas
They said there'll be peace on earth,
But instead it just kept on raining,
A veil of tears for the Virgin birth.

Chorus:
C  G           D
I remember one Christmas morning,
C            G           D
The Winter's light and a distant choir,
         D        A             G              D
And the peal of a bell and that Christmas tree smell,
    D            G6         Dsus2
And eyes full of tinsel and fire.

Dsus2          G6        D
They sold me A dream of Christmas,
They sold me A silent night,
They told me A fairy story,
'Til I believed in the Israelite.

Chorus:
C  G           D
I remember one Christmas morning,
C            G           D
The Winter's light and a distant choir,
         D        A             G              D
And the peal of a bell and that Christmas tree smell,
    D            G6         Dsus2
And eyes full of tinsel and fire.

Dsus2        G6       D
I wish you A hopeful Christmas,
I wish you A brave New Year,
All anguish, pain and sadness,
Leave your heart and let your road be clear.

Dsus2                 G6      D
They said there'd be snow at Christmas,
They said there'd be peace on earth,
D            A           G6        D
Hallelujah! Noel!, be it Heaven or Hell,
     D           G6   Dsus2
The Christmas we get, we deserve.

Might not be correct bit unsure on bits lead riff goes something like:

e-------------------------------------------
b---3-2-2-3------------323-----------3-23---
g--2---4---4-2-4-2-0-22---2-2-0-0-2-4----4-2  etc. carries on a bit longer
d------------------------------2------------  avnt got round to tabbing yet!
a-------------------------------------------  Like i said a bit rough but
E-------------------------------------------  someone who is better on 
                                              Guitar than me (Nearly Every1)
                                              Can tab it a bit better!
Comments and suggestions are welcome!

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Greg Lake I Believe In Father Christmas Lyrics



They said there'll be snow at Christmas 
They said there'll be peace on Earth 
But instead, it just kept on raining 
A veil of tears for the Virgin birth 

I remember one Christmas morning 
A winter's light and a distant choir 
And the peal of a bell 
And that Christmas tree smell 
And their eyes full of tinsel and fire 
[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/g/greg+lake/i+believe+in+father+christmas_20157258.html ] 
They sold me a dream of Christmas 
They sold me a Silent Night 
And they told me a fairy story 
Til I believed in the Israelite 

And I believed in Father Christmas 
And I looked to the sky with excited eyes 
Then I woke with a yawn 
In the first light of dawn 
And I saw him and through his disguise 

I wish you a hopeful Christmas 
I wish you a brave New Year 
All anguish pain and sadness 
Leave your heart and let your road be clear 

They said there'd be snow at Christmas 
They said there'll be peace on Earth 
Hallelujah, Noel, be it Heaven or Hell 
The Christmas we get, we deserve