(C) Riff      (C**) Riff
E|3brbr-0---0-|-3-2-3-4/5|
B|--------3---|----------|
G|------------|----------|
D|------------|----------|
A|------------|----------|
E|------------|----------|

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[Intro]
  C/G            C7/G               F           C/G            G7                                    C  Fm  C
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----1------1----0-----0-|-----------------|-----------------|-0------3---1--0|
B|1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|----1---1-------1--1--1-|-----------------|-----------------|----3---5---1--1|
G|0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| 0-1-2--------2--0-----0-|0--2--4--2--3--4-|2--3--4--2--3--4-|--------5---1--0|
D|2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----3-----------2-----2-|-----------------|-----------------|--------5-------|
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----3-----------3-----3-|-----------------|-----------------|--------3-------|
E|3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----1-----------3-----3-|-----------------|-----------------|--------3-------|
  d d u d u d u  d d u d u d u     AlooLahDa La la li da          La la la          La la la  La de  Dah...


[Verse 1 ] (Leon Redbone Sings)
N.C.                    F     C    A7              D  D7 Am* D
How'd you like to spend Christmas     on Christmas Island?
          G7                                        C  C  F#7 F#7 G7 N.C. N.C.
How'd you like to spend the holiday away across the sea?


[Chorus] (Leon Redbone Sings)
N.C.                    F     C    A7              D  D7 Am* D
How'd you like to spend Christmas     on Christmas Island?
          G7                                                C (C) C
How'd you like to hang your stocking on a great big coconut tree?
C/G       C            F       Fm                     C (C**) A7
How'd you like to stay up late.... like the islanders do?
                  D7                                G  F#7  G7 N.C.
Wait for Santa to sail in with your presents in a canoe
N.C.              F     C    A7              D  D7 Am* D
If you ever spend Christmas     on Christmas Island
         G7                            G                     C  C  F#7 F#7 G7 N.C.
You will never stray for everyday your Christmas dreams come true


[Verse 2] (Backing Singers Sing)
N.C.                    F     C    A7              D  D7 Am* D
How'd you like to spend Christmas     on Christmas Island?
          G7                                        C  C  F#7 F#7 G7 N.C.
How'd you like to spend the holiday away across the sea?


[Chorus] (Backing Singers Sing)
N.C.                    F     C    A7              D  D7 Am* D
How'd you like to spend Christmas     on Christmas Island?
          G7                                             C/G  Fm  C/G
How'd you like to hang a stocking on a great big coconut tree?
C/G       C            F       Fm                     C (C**) A7
How'd you like to stay up late.... like the islanders do?
                  D7                                G  F#7  G7 N.C.
Wait for Santa to sail in with your presents in a canoe
                  F     C    A7              D  D7 Am* D
If you ever spend Christmas     on Christmas Island
         G7                            G                     C  F#7 G7 N.C.
You will never stray for everyday your Christmas dreams come true


[Verse 3] (Leon Redbone Sings)
N.C.                    F     C    A7              D  D7 Am* D
How'd you like to spend Christmas     on Christmas Island?
          G7                                        C   F#7  G7 N.C.
How'd you like to spend the holiday away across the sea?


[Chorus] (Leon Redbone Sings)
N.C.                    F     C    A7              D  D7 Am* D
How'd you like to spend Christmas     on Christmas Island?
          G7                                             C/G  Fm  C/G
How'd you like to hang a stocking on a great big coconut tree?
C/G       C            F       Fm                     C (C**) A7
How'd you like to stay up late.... like the islanders do?
                  D7                                G  F#7  G7 N.C.
Wait for Santa to sail in with your presents in a canoe
                  F     C    A7              D  D7 Am* D
If you ever spend Christmas     on Christmas Island
         G7                            G                     C  C  F#7 F#7 G7 N.C.
You will never stray for everyday your Christmas dreams come true


[Outro]
      F           C/G            G7                                    C   B   C
E|----1------1----0-----0-|-----------------|-----------------|-0------3---7--7/8--|
B|----1---1-------1--1--1-|-----------------|-----------------|----3---5---7--7/8--|
G|0-1-2--------2--0-----0-| 0--2--4--2--3--4-|2--3--4--2--3--4-|--------5---8--8/9--|
D|----3-----------2-----2-|-----------------|-----------------|--------5-----------|
A|----3-----------3-----3-|-----------------|-----------------|--------3-----------|
E|----1-----------3-----3-|-----------------|-----------------|--------3-----------|




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| /  Slide up
| x  Dead note
| u  Upstroke
| d  Downstroke