(C) Riff (C**) Riff E|3brbr-0---0-|-3-2-3-4/5| B|--------3---|----------| G|------------|----------| D|------------|----------| A|------------|----------| E|------------|----------| **************************************************** [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-----------| ************************************ | / Slide up | x Dead note | u Upstroke | d Downstroke