Tom: G ----------------------------------- | Words and Music by Jack White | | Tabbed by Patrick Ferris | ----------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | 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 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Perhaps influenced by Dolly Parton's "Jolene." INTRO: P.M. on lower notes Dm Dmsus2 Dmsus4 e|-----0h1-------3p2-------0h1---------------0h1---------1-- B|------------3----------2--------(3)----------------------- G|-(2)------2-2-------2--------(2)---(2)--2------(3)--2----- D|----------0---------0-------------------0-----------0----- A|---------------------------------------------------------- E|---------------------------------------------------------- Dm Dmsus2 Dm Why don't you open me up? VERSE 1: Dm Candy Cane Girl G Dm F N.C. Don't you know your name, girl? (yeah) C N.C. Dm Dmsus4 Dmsus2 Twelve people gonna ask you just the same, girl What a world G Dm Dmsus2 Dmsus4 Christmas once a year, girl F N.C. C N.C. Dm That's three hundred and sixty four tears, girl Dm e|-1-------- B|---3------ G|-----2---- D|-------0-- A|---------- E|---------- CHORUS: C C/B A So when Christmas finally comes C C/B A And nobody's got a gun C C/B A And you think it might be fun G To hang around Think again girl Dm Dm Dm X Dm Dm Dm X Dm Dmsus2 Dmsus4 Dmsus2 Dm 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: Dm > 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-- B|-----------3-------3------3------------3-------3------3------------------3------------3-- G|-----------------------2--2------------------------2--2--------------------------2----2-- D|--------------------------0---------------------------0-------------------------------0-- A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Played 4x: P.M. Dm e|-0-1-3-1-0---0-1-0---0----1-- B|-----------3-------3------3-- G|-----------------------2--2-- D|--------------------------0-- A|----------------------------- E|----------------------------- 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 Think again man