I Believe In Father Christmas Ukulele chords by Greg Lake

Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)


This is a slightly simplified arrangement (without the intro), but rather more accurate
than my first attempt (which was done from memory), now I have a copy of the song with
which to compare it. I suggest using "Drop-D" tuning - i.e. Bass E string tuned down a
tone, in which case the chords are as follows:

         DADGBE
D:       000232
Dsus2:   000230
D6:      000202
A:       x02220
A7:      x02020
G:       5x0003
G6:      5x0000
C:       x32010
Em7:     222030

I've now updated the tab to include the Troika Theme from Prokofiev's Lieutenant Kije
between the verses (I originally thought it was so simple anyone could work it out by
ear, but going by a certain other contribution I see that apparently it's not!)

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Dsus2:Dsus2:Dsus2:Dsus2:

G: They said_D:__ there'll be Em7:snow at D:Christmas,
G: They said_D:__ there'll be Em7:peace on D:earth,
G: But inD:stead it just Em7:kept on D:raining,
G: A veil of D:tears for Em7:the Virgin D:birth.

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

{--Troika Theme--}
           D        G        D6       D
e|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
B|--------|3-2-0-2-|3-------|--------|--------|
G|------2-|--------|----4---|2---4---|----2---|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|4-------|
A|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

  G        D        A        A
e|--------|--------|--------|--------|
B|--------|3---2-3-|--------|--------|
G|4-2-0---|--------|2-------|----0---|
D|--------|--------|--------|------4-|
A|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|

  G6       D        A7       D
e|--------|--------|--------|--------|
B|--------|--------|--------|----3---|
G|----4---|2---0---|2--0--0-|2-----4-|
D|2-------|--------|----4---|--------|
A|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|

  G        A        Dsus2    Dsus2
e|--------|--------|--------|--------|
B|--------|--------|--------|--------|
G|0-----0-|2---2---|--------|--------|
D|----4---|--------|0-------|--------|
A|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|


G: They sold_D:__ me a Em7:dream of D:Christmas,
G: They sold_D:__ me a Em7:silent D:night,
G: They told_D:__ me a Em7:fairy D:story,
G: 'Til I beD:lieved in the Em7:IsraeD:lite.

C: And I beG:lieved in D:Father Christmas,
And I C:looked to the G:sky with exD:cited eyes,
Then I D:woke with a A:yawn in the G:first light of D:dawn,
And I D:saw him and G6:through his disDsus2:guise.

{--Repeat Troika Theme--}
D:G:D6:D:
G:D:A:A:
G6:D:A7:D:
G:A:Dsus2:Dsus2:

G: I wish_D:__ you a Em7:hopeful D:Christmas,
G: I wish_D:__ you a Em7:brave New D:Year,
G: All an_D:__guish, Em7:pain and D:sadness,
G: Leave your D:heart and let your Em7:road be D:clear.

C: They G:said there'd be D:snow at Christmas,
C: They G:said there'd be D:peace on earth,
HalleD:lujah! NoA:el!, be it G:Heaven or D:Hell,
The D:Christmas we G6:get, we deD:serve.

           D        G        D6       D
e|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
B|--------|3-2-0-2-|3-------|--------|--------|
G|------2-|--------|----4---|2---4---|----2---|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|4-------|
A|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

  G        D        A        A
e|--------|--------|--------|--------|
B|--------|3---2-3-|--------|--------|
G|4-2-0---|--------|2-------|----0---|
D|--------|--------|--------|------4-|
A|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|

  G6       D        A7       D
e|--------|--------|--------|--------|
B|--------|--------|--------|----3---|
G|----4---|2---0---|2--0--0-|2-----4-|
D|2-------|--------|----4---|--------|
A|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|

  G        A        Dsus2    Dsus2
e|--------|--------|--------|--------|
B|--------|--------|--------|--------|
G|0-----0-|2---2---|--------|----0---|
D|----4---|--------|0-------|------4-|
A|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|

  G6       D        A7       D
e|--------|--------|--------|--------|
B|--------|--------|--------|----3---|
G|----4---|2---0---|2--0--0-|2-----4-|
D|2-------|--------|----4---|--------|
A|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|

  G        A        D
e|--------|--------|2-------|--------|
B|--------|--------|3-------|--------|
G|0-----0-|2---2---|2-------|--------|
D|----4---|--------|0-------|--------|
A|--------|--------|0-------|--------|
D|--------|--------|0-------|--------|