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Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E
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Last Christmas – Wham!
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Written by: George Michael
From: "Music from the Edge of Heaven" (1984)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Listen to what this arrangement sounds like:
https://soundcloud.com/maguri/last-christmas-guitar-demo
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Whatever your strumming pattern, try to incorporate the following changes
into your accompaniment.
Dsus2 D
1 + 2 + 3 +
e|0-----x-----
B|3-----3-----
G|2-----2-----
D|0-----0-----
A|------------
E|------------
Dsus2 D
4 + 1 + 2 + 3
----|0-----x--
----|3-----3--
----|2-----2--
----|0-----0--
----|---------
----|---------
Bm11 B
+ 4 + 1 + 2
-------|0-----
-------|3-----
-------|2-----
-------|0-----
-------|2-----
-------|------
m7 Bm11
+ 3 + 4 + 1 +
x---------|0--
3---------|3--
2---------|2--
0---------|0--
2---------|2--
----------|---
Bm7
2 + 3 + 4 +
---x---------|
---3---------|
---2---------|
---0---------|
---2---------|
-------------|
E9sus4 Em7
1 + 2 + 3 +
e|2-----0-----
B|0-----0-----
G|2-----0-----
D|0-----0-----
A|2-----2-----
E|0-----0-----
E9sus4 Em7
4 + 1 + 2 + 3
----|2-----0--
----|0-----0--
----|2-----0--
----|0-----0--
----|2-----2--
----|0-----0--
Em9/A A7
+ 4 + 1 + 2
-------|2-----
-------|3-----
-------|0-----
-------|2-----
-------|0-----
-------|------
Em9/A A
+ 3 + 4 + 1 +
0---------|2--
2---------|3--
0---------|0--
2---------|2--
0---------|0--
----------|---
7
2 + 3 + 4 +
---0---------|
---2---------|
---0---------|
---2---------|
---0---------|
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counter-melody
Dsus2 D
1 + 2 + 3 +
e|--------5---
B|------------
G|2-----------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
(bells)
Dsus2 D
4 + 1 + 2 + 3
----|---------
----|---------
--2-|--------2
----|---------
----|---------
----|---------
Bm11 B
+ 4 + 1 + 2
-------|0-----
---2-3-|----3-
h4-----|------
-------|------
-------|------
-------|------
m7 Bm11
+ 3 + 4 + 1 +
----------|---
----------|---
--4-------|---
----------|---
----------|---
----------|---
Bm7
2 + 3 + 4 +
-----5p2-----|
---------3---|
-----------4-|
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
E7sus4 Em7
1 + 2 + 3 +
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|5-----------
A|------------
E|------------
E7sus4 Em7
4 + 1 + 2 + 3
----|--------7
----|---------
----|---------
----|---------
----|---------
----|---------
Dadd4
+ 4 + 1 + 2
-------|------
-8-----|------
---9-6-|------
-------|7-----
-------|------
-------|------
A7 Dadd4
+ 3 + 4 + 1 +
----------|---
----------|---
----------|---
----------|---
----------|---
----------|---
A7
2 + 3 + 4 +
-----3p2-0---|
-----------2-|3
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CHORDS
E-A-D
Dsus2 x-x-0
D x-x-0
Bm11 x-2-0
Bm7 x-2-0
E9sus4 0-2-0
Em7 0-2-0
Em9/A x-0-2
A7 x-0-2
-G-B-e
-2-3-0
-2-3-x
-2-3-0 or x-2-4-4-3-0
-2-3-x or x-2-4-4-3-x
-2-0-2
-0-0-0
-0-3-2 (= A13sus4)
-0-2-0
Gmaj7/A x-0-2
A x-0-2
-4-3-2 (Outro)
-2-2-0 (Outro)
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[Intro]
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[Chorus]
Last Christma
s I gave you m
y heart
But the very n
ext day you ga
ve it away
This year, t
o save me from
tears,
I'll give it t
o someone spec
/
ial
[Chorus]
Last Christma
s I gave you m
y heart
But the very n
ext day you ga
[ ]
ve it away
(You gave it away)
This year, t
o save me from
tears,
I'll give it t
o someone spec
/
ial
(Special)
[Interlude]
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[Verse 1]
Once bitten a
nd twice shy
I keep my dis
tance but you
[
still catch my
]
eye
Tell me, baby
, do you recog
nize me?
Well, it's b
een a year, it
doesn't surpr
ise me
[Verse 2]
"Merry Chris
tmas!", I wrap
ped it up and
sent it
(whispered)
With a note sa
ying: "I love
you!", I meant
it
Now I know wh
at a fool I've
been
But if you kis
sed me now, I
know you'd foo
l me again
[Chorus]
Last Christma
s I gave you m
y heart
But the very n
ext day you ga
[ ]
ve it away
(You gave it away)
This year, t
o save me from
tears,
I'll give it t
o someone spec
/
ial
(Special)
[Chorus]
Last Christma
s I gave you m
y heart
But the very n
ext day you ga
ve it away
This year, t
o save me from
tears,
I'll give it t
o someone spec
/
ial
(Special)
[Interlude]
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Oh,
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oh, baby
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[Verse 3]
Crowded room,
friends with
tired eyes
Hiding from y
ou and your so
ul of ice
My God I thou
ght you were s
omeone to rely
on
Me? I guess I
was a shoulde
r to cry on
[Verse 4]
A face on a lo
ver with a fir
e in his heart
A man under co
ver but you to
[ ]
re him apart
(Tore me apa -art )
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Ooh-hoo
Now I've found
a real love,
you'll never f
ool me again
[Chorus]
Last Christma
s I gave you m
y heart
But the very n
ext day you ga
[ ]
ve it away
(You gave it away)
This year, t
o save me from
tears,
I'll give it t
o someone spec
/
ial
(Special)
[Chorus]
Last Christma
s I gave you m
y heart
But the very n
ext day you ga
[ ]
ve it away
(You gave me away-a-ay)
This year, t
o save me from
tears,
I'll give it t
o someone spec
/
ial
(Special)
[Outro]
A face on a lo
ver with a fir
e in his heart
A man under co
ver but you to
re him apart
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Maybe
% |
... next year
I'll give it t
o someone, I'l
l give it to s
omeone
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Special ...
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Someone ...
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(repeat chord pattern and fade out – vocals ad lib)