Christmas Island

 (C) Riff      (C**) Riff
E|3brbr-0---0-|-3-2-3-4/5| 
B|--------3---|----------| 
G|------------|----------| 
D|------------|----------| 
A|------------|----------| 
E|------------|----------| 

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[Intro]

  C/G            C7/G               F           C/G            G7        
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----1------1----0-----0-|-------------
B|1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|----1---1-------1--1--1-|-------------
G|0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| 0-1-2--------2--0-----0-|0--2--4--2--
D|2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----3-----------2-----2-|-------------
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----3-----------3-----3-|-------------
E|3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----1-----------3-----3-|-------------
                              C  Fm  C
E|----|-----------------|-0------3---1--0|  
B|----|-----------------|----3---5---1--1|  
G|3--4-|2--3--4--2--3--4-|--------5---1--0| 
D|----|-----------------|--------5-------|  
A|----|-----------------|--------3-------|  
E|----|-----------------|--------3-------|  

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[Verse 1 ] (Leon Redbone Sings)
N.C.                    F     C    A7              D  D7 Am* D
How'd you like to spend Christmas     on Christmas Island?
          G7                                        C  C  F#7 F#7 G7 
N.C. N.C.
How'd you like to spend the holiday away across the sea?


[Chorus] (Leon Redbone Sings)

N.C.                    F     C    A7              D  D7 Am* D
How'd you like to spend Christmas     on Christmas Island?
          G7                                                C (C) C
How'd you like to hang your stocking on a great big coconut tree?
C/G       C            F       Fm                     C (C**) A7
How'd you like to stay up late.... like the islanders do?
                  D7                                G  F#7  G7 N.C.
Wait for Santa to sail in with your presents in a canoe
N.C.              F     C    A7              D  D7 Am* D
If you ever spend Christmas     on Christmas Island
         G7                            G                     C  C  F#7 
F#7 G7 N.C.
You will never stray for everyday your Christmas dreams come true


[Verse 2] (Backing Singers Sing)
N.C.                    F     C    A7              D  D7 Am* D
How'd you like to spend Christmas     on Christmas Island?
          G7                                        C  C  F#7 F#7 G7 
N.C.
How'd you like to spend the holiday away across the sea?


[Chorus] (Backing Singers Sing)
N.C.                    F     C    A7              D  D7 Am* D
How'd you like to spend Christmas     on Christmas Island?
          G7                                             C/G  Fm  C/G
How'd you like to hang a stocking on a great big coconut tree?
C/G       C            F       Fm                     C (C**) A7
How'd you like to stay up late.... like the islanders do?
                  D7                                G  F#7  G7 N.C.
Wait for Santa to sail in with your presents in a canoe
                  F     C    A7              D  D7 Am* D
If you ever spend Christmas     on Christmas Island
         G7                            G                     C  F#7 G7 
N.C.
You will never stray for everyday your Christmas dreams come true


[Verse 3] (Leon Redbone Sings)
N.C.                    F     C    A7              D  D7 Am* D
How'd you like to spend Christmas     on Christmas Island?
          G7                                        C   F#7  G7 N.C.
How'd you like to spend the holiday away across the sea?


[Chorus] (Leon Redbone Sings)

N.C.                    F     C    A7              D  D7 Am* D
How'd you like to spend Christmas     on Christmas Island?
          G7                                             C/G  Fm  C/G
How'd you like to hang a stocking on a great big coconut tree?
C/G       C            F       Fm                     C (C**) A7
How'd you like to stay up late.... like the islanders do?
                  D7                                G  F#7  G7 N.C.
Wait for Santa to sail in with your presents in a canoe
                  F     C    A7              D  D7 Am* D
If you ever spend Christmas     on Christmas Island
         G7                            G                     C  C  F#7 
F#7 G7 N.C.
You will never stray for everyday your Christmas dreams come true


[Outro]

      F           C/G            G7                                    
E|----1------1----0-----0-|-----------------|-----------------|-0-----
B|----1---1-------1--1--1-|-----------------|-----------------|----3--
G|0-1-2--------2--0-----0-| 0--2--4--2--3--4-|2--3--4--2--3--4-|------
D|----3-----------2-----2-|-----------------|-----------------|-------
A|----3-----------3-----3-|-----------------|-----------------|-------
E|----1-----------3-----3-|-----------------|-----------------|-------
  C   B   C
E|-3---7--7/8--|  
B|-5---7--7/8--|  
G|--5---8--8/9--| 
D|-5-----------|  
A|-3-----------|  
E|-3-----------|  

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| /  Slide up
| x  Dead note
| u  Upstroke
| d  Downstroke

• A7
• Am
• B
• C
• C/G
• C7/G
• D
• D7
• F
• Fm
• G7