Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Intro: F#m E A A/G# Verse 1: F#m E A A/G# F#m Wake up, it's Christmas mourn F#m E A A/G# Those loved have long since gone F#m The stockings are hung but who cares E A A/G# F#m Preserved for those no longer there F#m E A A/G# Six feet beneath me sleep
F#m E A A/G# F#m E A A/G# F#m E A A/G# F#m Black lights hang from the tree F#m E A A/G# Accents of dead holly Chorus: C# A#m A B Whoa mistletoe (It's growing cold) C# A#m A B I'm seeing ghosts (I'm drinking old) C# A#m A B Red water Red water C# A#m A B Red water chase them away Bridge: D#m C# B A# D#m C# B A# D#m C# B A# D#m C# B C# Verse 2: F#m My tables been set for but seven E A A/G# F#m Just last year I dined with eleven F#m E A A/G# Goddamn ye merry gentlemen Bridge 2: G#m E D# Chorus: C# A#m A B Whoa mistletoe (It's growing cold) C# A#m A B I'm seeing ghosts (I'm drinking old) C# A#m A B Red water Red water C# A#m A B Red water chase them away Solo: C# A#m A B C# A#m A B C# A#m A B C# A#m A B Outro: F#m E A A/G# F#m E A A/G# F#m E A A/G# F#m E A A/G# F#m E A A/G# F#m E A A/G# F#m E A A/G# F#m E A A/G#