(1983)

(This whole song should be played on a Rickenbacker 12-string or per 
"The Isle of View" on an acoustic 12-string! -- LM)

> The intro lick, that also continues through most of the song,
> goes like this:
>
>
> e|---------2-3-|-0-------2-3-|
> b|-3-----------|---3---------|
> G|---0---------|-----2-------|
> D|-----0-------|-------------|
> A|-------------|-------------|
> E|-------------|-------------|

Try this instead -- let the bass notes ring.  Note that the timing is
triplets:

    t t t t t t t t t t t t
  e|--------2-3-0-------2-3-|
4 b|3-------------3---------|
- G|--0-------------0-------|
4 D|----0-------------------|
  A|------------3-----0-----|
  E|3-----3-----------------|

> Then right before the first verse:
> 
> e|-------------|
> b|-3p1-0-------|
> G|-------2-0---|
> D|-----------4-|
> A|-------------|
> E|-------------|

VERSE 1

> 
> G         C(add9) Dsus2/A G
                    Dsus4 D 
> He's gone
> 
>             C(add9) Dsus2/A G
                      Dsus4 D
> Two thousand miles
>
> C(add9) Dsus2/A  G C(add9) Dsus2/A

>     Is  very far
>
> The snow was falling down
> It's colder day by day
> I miss you

> C(add9)  D
  C(add9)1 D                    ; C(add9)1 = x32030
> The     children were singing
> C(add9)  D                G    C(add9) Dsus2/A etc.
> He'll be back at Christmas time
> 

VERSE 2

> In these frozen silent nights
> Sometimes in a dream
> You appear
> 
> Outside under the purple sky
> Diamonds in the snow
> Sparkle
> 
> Our hearts were singing
> It felt like Christmas time
> 
> (The lick at through this next part goes something like this:)
>
> e|-----3-------|-------------|
> b|---3---------|-----1-----3-|
> G|-0-----------|---0-----2---|
> D|---------4-0-|-2-----4-----|
> A|-------------|-------------|
> E|-------------|-------------|

BRIDGE
 
> G            C(add9) Dsus2 G
> Two thousand miles
> 
>         C(add9)         Dsus2 G
> Is very far through the snow
> 
> C(add9)       Dsus2 G
> I'll think of you
> 
>     C(add9)  Dsus2 C(add9)  Dsus2
> Wherever you go
> 
> e|-------------|
> b|-3p1-0-------|
> G|-------2-0---|
> D|-----------4-|
> A|-------------|
> E|-------------|
> 

VERSE 3

> He's gone
> Two thousand miles
> Is very far
> 
> The snow was falling down
> It's colder day by day
> I miss you
> 
> I can hear people singing
> It must be Christmas time
> 
> I hear people singing
> It must be Christmas time
> 
>
> G:       320033
> C(add9): x32033
> Dsus2/A: x00230

D:              x00232
Dsus4:          x00233
C(add9)1:       x32030

> Suggestions and corrections welcomed as always--

Same here!

> Eric Pohl
> *