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| Candy Cane Children |
| Words and Music by Jack White |
| Tabbed by Patrick Ferris |
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| Tab Definitions: |
| Dm: xx0231 |
| G: 320003 |
| F: 133211 |
| C: x32010 |
| C/B: x22010 |
| A: x02220 |
| h: Hammer onto note |
| p: Pull off of note |
| (): Heavily muted note |
| X: Strumming of muted strings |
| >: Decreasing tempo |
|P.M.: Palm Muting |
|N.C.: No Chord played |
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Perhaps influenced by Dolly Parton's "Jolene."
INTRO: P.M. on lower notes
DmDm Dmsus2 Dmsus4
e|-----0h1-------3p2-------0h1---------------0h1---------1--
BB|------------3----------2--------(3)-----------------------
G+G|-(2)------2-2-------2--------(2)---(2)--2------(3)--2-----
D MajorD|----------0---------0-------------------0-----------0-----
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------
DmDm Dmsus2 DmDm
Why don't you open me up?
VERSE 1:
DmDm
Candy Cane Girl
G+G DmDm FF N.C.
Don't you know your name, girl? (yeah)
C majorC N.C. DmDm Dmsus4 Dmsus2
Twelve people gonna ask you just the same, girl
What a world
G+G DmDm Dmsus2 Dmsus4
Christmas once a year, girl
FF N.C. C majorC N.C. DmDm
That's three hundred and sixty four tears, girl
DmDm
e|-1--------
BB|---3------
G+G|-----2----
D MajorD|-------0--
A augmentedA|----------
E MajorE|----------
CHORUS:
C majorC C/BC/B A augmentedA
So when Christmas finally comes
C majorC C/BC/B A augmentedA
And nobody's got a gun
C majorC C/BC/B A augmentedA
And you think it might be fun
G+G
To hang around
Think again girl
DmDm Dm DmDm X
DmDm Dm DmDm X
DmDm Dmsus2 Dmsus4 Dmsus2 DmDm Dmsus2 Dmsus4 Dmsus2
Why don't you open me up huh?
VERSE 2:
Candy Cane Boy
Don't you know your name, boy?
Nine people gonna tell you just the same, boy
You're alone, son
In the middle of a million
And nobody knows how to talk to children
CHORUS
Oh, when Christmas finally comes
And nobody's got a gun
And you think it might be fun
To get a new toy
Think again boy
BREAK 1:
DmDm >
e|-0-1-3-1-0---0-1-0---0----1--0-1-3-1-0---0-1-0---0----1--0-1-2-2-1h2p1p0---0-1-0---0--1--
BB|-----------3-------3------3------------3-------3------3------------------3------------3--
G+G|-----------------------2--2------------------------2--2--------------------------2----2--
D MajorD|--------------------------0---------------------------0-------------------------------0--
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Played 4x: P.M.
DmDm
e|-0-1-3-1-0---0-1-0---0----1--
BB|-----------3-------3------3--
G+G|-----------------------2--2--
D MajorD|--------------------------0--
A augmentedA|-----------------------------
E MajorE|-----------------------------
Ahhh
CHORUS:
Oh, when Christmas finally comes
And no one's got a gun
And you think it might be fun
To make a stand