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No Christmas for Danny Smith

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Song

Song: No Christmas For Danny Smith

Band: The Washboards

Album: Lambastics

Tabbed By: Craig G Telfer

A potential Christmas #1 from Scotland's best alt-country band.

Here is the finest moment from the LAMBASTICS album tabbed IN FULL.

Verse:

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|

Pre-Chorus:

G|---------------5-|---------------5-|---------------5-|-7-6-4---7-6-4---|
D|-------3---3-5---|-------3---3-5---|-------3---3-5---|-------7-------7-|
A|---1-3---3-------|---1-3---3-------|---1-3---3-------|-----------------|
E|-1---------------|-1---------------|-1---------------|-----------------|
G|---------------5-|---------------5-|---------------5-|-7-6-4---7-6-4---|
D|-------3---3-5---|-------3---3-5---|-------3---3-5---|-------7-------7-|
A|---1-3---3-------|---1-3---3-------|---1-3---3-------|-----------------|
E|-1---------------|-1---------------|-1---------------|-----------------|
G|-7-6-4---7-6-4---|
D|-------7-------7-|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|

Chorus:

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----2-3-3-2-----|-----2-3-3-2-----|-----2-3-3-2-3-4-|-5-3-2-0-5-3-2-0-|
E|-3-5---------5-3-|-3-5---------5-3-|-3-5-------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----2-3-3-2-----|-----2-3-3-2-----|-----2-3-3-2-3-4-|-5-3-2-0-5-3-2-0-|
E|-3-5---------5-3-|-3-5---------5-3-|-3-5-------------|-----------------|

Bridge:

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-------------2-3-|-------------2-3-|-------------2-3-|-------------2-3-|
A|---------2-3-----|---------2-3-----|---------2-3-----|---------2-3-----|
E|-1-1-1-3---------|-1-1-1-3---------|-1-1-1-3---------|-1-1-1-3---------|

Verse:

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|

Pre-Chorus:

G|---------------5-|---------------5-|---------------5-|-7-6-4---7-6-4---|
D|-------3---3-5---|-------3---3-5---|-------3---3-5---|-------7-------7-|
A|---1-3---3-------|---1-3---3-------|---1-3---3-------|-----------------|
E|-1---------------|-1---------------|-1---------------|-----------------|
G|---------------5-|---------------5-|---------------5-|-7-6-4---7-6-4---|
D|-------3---3-5---|-------3---3-5---|-------3---3-5---|-------7-------7-|
A|---1-3---3-------|---1-3---3-------|---1-3---3-------|-----------------|
E|-1---------------|-1---------------|-1---------------|-----------------|
G|-7-6-4---7-6-4---|
D|-------7-------7-|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|

Chorus:

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----2-3-3-2-----|-----2-3-3-2-----|-----2-3-3-2-3-4-|-5-3-2-0-5-3-2-0-|
E|-3-5---------5-3-|-3-5---------5-3-|-3-5-------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----2-3-3-2-----|-----2-3-3-2-----|-----2-3-3-2-3-4-|-5-3-2-0-5-3-2-0-|
E|-3-5---------5-3-|-3-5---------5-3-|-3-5-------------|-----------------|

Bridge:

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-------------2-3-|-------------2-3-|-------------2-3-|-------------2-3-|
A|---------2-3-----|---------2-3-----|---------2-3-----|---------2-3-----|
E|-1-1-1-3---------|-1-1-1-3---------|-1-1-1-3---------|-1-1-1-3---------|

Chorus:

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----2-3-3-2-----|-----2-3-3-2-----|-----2-3-3-2-3-4-|-5-3-2-0-5-3-2-0-|
E|-3-5---------5-3-|-3-5---------5-3-|-3-5-------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----2-3-3-2-----|-----2-3-3-2-----|-----2-3-3-2-3-4-|-5-3-2-0-5-3-2-0-|
E|-3-5---------5-3-|-3-5---------5-3-|-3-5-------------|-----------------|

Bridge:

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-------------2-3-|-------------2-3-|-------------2-3-|-------------2-3-|
A|---------2-3-----|---------2-3-----|---------2-3-----|---------2-3-----|
E|-1-1-1-3---------|-1-1-1-3---------|-1-1-1-3---------|-1-1-1-3---------|

And that is that! Listen to the song first to get the corrst rythm and when

to come in etc. This is a great song to play, so enjoy.

If you have any comments, questions or your opinions on music today in

general then simply e-mail me at charlatan_3@hotmail.com

Thanks very much to alll concerned.

Craig G Telfer

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