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John Lennon-Happy Xmas War is Over - BPM - 76

[Verse]
So this is C [A] hristmas
And what have you [Bm] done
Another year [E] over
And a new one just b [A] egun
and [A] so this is [D] Christmas
I hope you have [Em] fun
The near and the dea [A] r one
The old and the [D] young
 
[Chorus]
A very merry C [G] hristmas  
And a happy New Y [A] ear
Let's hope it's a good [Em] one [G] 
Without any f [D] ear [E] 
 
[Verse]
And so this is C [A] hristmas
For weak and for [Bm] strong
For rich and the poor [E] ones
The road is so l [A] ong
And [A] so happy [D] Christmas
For black and for [Em] white
For yellow and red [A] ones
Let's stop all the [D] fight
 
[Chorus]
A very merry C [G] hristmas  
And a happy New Y [A] ear
Let's hope it's a good [Em] one [G] 
Without any f [D] ear [E] 
 
[Verse]
And so this is Ch [A] ristmas
And what have we [Bm] done
Another year [E] over
A new one just b [A] egun
And [A] so happy [D] Christmas
We hope you have [Em] fun
The near and the de [A] ar one
The old and the y [D] oung
 
[Chorus]
A very merry C [G] hristmas  
And a happy New Y [A] ear
Let's hope it's a good [Em] one [G] 
Without any f [D] ear [E] 
 
[Outro]
[A] War is over, 
[Bm] If you want it
[E] War is over 
[A] Now

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Fleetwood Mac-Chain - BPM - 76

[Intro - Just bass drum - BPM 76] 
[Em] That fig to F# then Em7, repeat, then Em7 first and F# note
then Em7 first again and then that run

[Verse 1 - Just bass drum - Slap strings for snare - some finger picking] 
[Em] Listen to the wind bl [A] ow, 
watch the (finger pick) [Bm/D - x00432] sunrise 
[Am/C - x3x210] [Em] (stop)
[Em] Run in the shad [A] ow, damn your love,
 damn your lies [Bm/D] [Am/C] [Em] (finger pick)
 
[Chorus - Bass drum on all 4,snare on 2 and 4]
And if 
[Am7] you don't love me now, 
You will never love me again .. I can (can sing same note)
[Em] still here you [C] saying You would 
[Dsus4] never break the chain .. And if 

[Am7] you don't love me now
You will never love me again .. I can 
[Em] still hear you [C] saying You would 
[Dsus4] never break the chain [Em] 
(Stop - bass drum back in for second half of phrase)

e|----0------------------------0---------------------
B|---0-0--3--------3-03-3s5----0-3-03-3s5------------
G|--0-------------0------------0---------------------
D|---------------------------------------5p2---------  
A|------------------------------------------5p2------
E|-0-------------0-------------0---------------3b4-0-

[Verse - Just bass drum]
[Em] Listen to the wind [A] blow
Down comes the night [Bm/D] [Am/C] [Em] (stop)
[Em] Run in the shad [A] ow
Damn your love, damn your lies [Bm/D] [Am/C] 
[Em] Break The si [A] lence
Damn the dark damn the night [Bm/D] [Am/C] 
[Em]
 
[Chorus - Bass drum on all 4,snare on 2 and 4]
And if 
[Am7] you don't love me now, 
You will never love me again .. I can (can sing same note)
[Em] still here you [C] saying You would 
[Dsus4] never break the chain .. And if 

[Am7] you don't love me now
You will never love me again .. I can 
[Em] still hear you [C] saying You would 
[Dsus4] never break the chain .. And if

[Am7] you don't love me now
You will never love me again .. I can 
[Em] still hear you [C] saying You would 
[Dsus4] never break the chain .. And if

[Am7] you don't love me now
You will never love me again .. I can 
[Em] still hear you [C] saying You would 
[Dsus4] never break the chain 
(Stop) 

[Em] 
[Ahead of bass section - Bass drum stabs only - keep second finger on 2nd fret of D whilst 
transitioning from Em to the other chord]
 
e|-0---2--2-----2------2------2-----2--------|
B|-0---1----1-----1------1------1-----1------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-2---2------2-----2------2------2----------| 4x
A|-2-----------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------------------------|

Left hand tap - play snare roll with right hand
then at some point start to play notes with right hand pick 
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|-h5----h5h7h8-p7p5s3h5s7----p0------------|

[Vamp - chords follow bass line]
[Am] [Am] [C] [G-G/B] [Em] [Em] [Em] [Em]

Implying solo - apply some vibrato on 45 to help mute D string
mute low E when playing notes on A string
e|-0--sustain-chord
B|-5------------5-
G|-4------------4-
D|-2------------x- then repeat at 12th fret
A|-0--023-20-02-2--
E|-x----x---3-x-0--
 
[Outro - Sing down from original with 3rd on harmony - not during Running in bit]
[YOU CAN JUST PLAY A5 THEN THE RIFF MUTING ALL THE OTHER STRINGS THE E5 - STILL SOUNDS BIG AND CAN SING AGAINST]
[Am] Chains [C] [G-G/B] keep us to 
[Em] gether  ... Running in the shadows
[Repeat to end - Slow the riff for the end]

[END RIFF]
E -------------
B -------------
G 2------------
D 2------------2
A 0-023--20-02-2
E ---------3---0

[Notes]
[Intro]
[Strum the first chord and then just flatpick notes with first fingernail
BUT MIGHT BE EASIER TO JUST STRUM THE LOT, DROP THE SLIDE TO 5TH FRET 
AND JUST PLAY UPSTROKE ON HIGH E TO ALLUDE TO
or pick really close to bridge]

e|-0------2-----------------0------2----------------
B|-0-03--0-------03---3s5---0-03--0-------03-03-3s5-
G|-0------------------------0-----------------------
D|-2------------------------2----------------------- 
A|-2------------------------2-----------------------
E|-0-----------0------------0-----------0-----------

e|-0-------------0--2-------0------------0------------  
B|-0-03-03-3s5---0-0----3s5-0-03-03-3s5--0------------
G|-0-------------0----------0------------0------------
D|-2-------------2----------2------------2-5p2*------- 
A|-2-------------2----------2------------2----5p2-----
E|-0-------------0----------0------------0--------3b4-0
*hard down pick with other strings muted to bring this out

(finger pick section) 
e|-------2-----------0---------3p0-----------0-------|
B|-----3--3--------1--1------------3p0------0--------|
G|----4----4------2----2----------------2p0----------|
D|-0--------------------------------------------2----|
A|--------------3-------------------------------2----|
E|-----------------------------0----------------0----|

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