Last Christmas - Wham!

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          Last Christmas – Wham!
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: soprano C / baritone G

Wham!
Last Christmas (1984)
(George Michael)

From: "Music from the Edge of Heaven"

Listen to a demo recording of this arrangement:
https://soundcloud.com/maguri/last-christmas-wham-ukulele-demo

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Whatever your strumming pattern, try to incorporate the following changes
into your accompaniment.

soprano C-tuning

 Dsus2  D     
  1 + 2 + 3 + 
A|0-----0-----
E|0-----2-----
C|2-----2-----
g|2-----2-----

   Dsus2   D  
4 +  1 + 2 + 3
----|0-----0--
----|0-----2--
----|2-----2--
----|2-----2--

      Bm11   B
 + 4 +  1 + 2 
-------|0-----
-------|0-----
-------|2-----
-------|4-----

m7       Bm11 
+ 3 + 4 +  1 +
0---------|0--
2---------|0--
2---------|2--
4---------|4--

  Bm7
 2 + 3 + 4 +  
---0---------|
---2---------|
---2---------|
---4---------|
E7sus4 Em7    
  1 + 2 + 3 + 
A|2-----2-----
E|0-----0-----
C|2-----2-----
g|2-----0-----

   E7sus4 Em7 
4 +  1 + 2 + 3
----|2-----2--
----|0-----0--
----|2-----2--
----|2-----0--

      Dadd4   
 + 4 +  1 + 2 
-------|0-----
-------|2-----
-------|2-----
-------|0-----

A7       Dadd4
+ 3 + 4 +  1 +
0---------|0--
0---------|2--
1---------|2--
0---------|0--

   A7
 2 + 3 + 4 +  
---0---------|
---0---------|
---1---------|
---0---------|

counter-melody
 Dsus2  D     
  1 + 2 + 3 + 
A|--------12--
E|------------
C|9-----------
g|------------

 (bells)
   Dsus2   D  
4 +  1 + 2 + 3
----|---------
----|--------5
--9-|---------
----|---------

      Bm11   B
 + 4 +  1 + 2 
---4-5-|7---5-
-7-----|------
-------|------
-------|------

m7       Bm11 
+ 3 + 4 +  1 +
----------|---
--7-------|---
----------|---
----------|---

  Bm7
 2 + 3 + 4 +  
-----129-----|
---------10--|
-----------11|
-------------|
E7sus4 Em7    
  1 + 2 + 3 + 
A|------------
E|------------
C|------------
g|0-----------

   E7sus4 Em7 
4 +  1 + 2 + 3
----|--------1
----|---------
----|---------
----|---------

      Dadd4   
 + 4 +  1 + 2 
410----|------
---129-|------
-------|9-----
-------|------

A7       Dadd4
+ 3 + 4 +  1 +
----------|---
----------|---
----------|---
----------|---

   A7
 2 + 3 + 4 +  
-------------|
-------2-----|
---------4-1-|2
-----0-------|


baritone G-tuning

 Dsus2  D     
  1 + 2 + 3 + 
e|0-----x-----
B|3-----3-----
G|2-----2-----
D|0-----0-----

   Dsus2   D  
4 +  1 + 2 + 3
----|0-----x--
----|3-----3--
----|2-----2--
----|0-----0--

      Bm11   B
 + 4 +  1 + 2 
-------|0-----
-------|3-----
-------|2-----
-------|4-----

m7       Bm11 
+ 3 + 4 +  1 +
x---------|0--
3---------|3--
2---------|2--
4---------|4--

  Bm7
 2 + 3 + 4 +  
---x---------|
---3---------|
---2---------|
---4---------|

E9sus4 Em     
  1 + 2 + 3 + 
e|2-----0-----
B|0-----0-----
G|2-----0-----
D|2-----2-----

   E9sus4 Em  
4 +  1 + 2 + 3
----|2-----0--
----|0-----0--
----|2-----0--
----|2-----2--

       Em9    
 + 4 +  1 + 2 
-------|2-----
-------|3-----
-------|0-----
-------|2-----

A7         Em9
+ 3 + 4 +  1 +
0---------|2--
2---------|3--
0---------|0--
2---------|2--

   A7
 2 + 3 + 4 +  
---0---------|
---2---------|
---0---------|
---2---------|

counter-melody
 Dsus2  D     
  1 + 2 + 3 + 
e|--------5---
B|------------
G|2-----------
D|------------

 (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-----------

   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
         g-C-E
Dsus2    2-2-0
D        2-2-2
Bm11     4-2-0
Bm7      4-2-2
E7sus4   2-2-0
Em7      0-2-0
Dadd4    0-2-2

-A    D-G-B-e
-0    0-2-3-0
-0    0-2-3-2
-0    4-4-3-0
-0    4-4-3-5
-2    2-2-0-2
-2    2-0-0-0
-0    2-0-3-2
(= 
A7       0-1-0

-0    2-0-2-0

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[Intro]
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[Chorus]
 
Last  Christma

s
         
I gave you my 


heart
          
But the very n

    
ext day 
         
You gave it aw


ay
 
This   year
        
To save me fro

  
m tears
         
I'll give it t

        
o someone spec

   
ial

[Chorus]
 
Last  Christma

s
         
I gave you my 


heart
          
But the very n

    
ext day 
         
You gave it aw


ay (you gave i

t away)
 
This   year
        
To save me fro

  
m 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 recogni


ze me?
        
  Well, it's b

    
een a year
         
It doesn't sur

    
prise me

[Verse 2]
   
 (Merry Christ

mas)
         
I wrapped it u

      
p and sent it
        
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 f

   
ool me again

[Chorus]
 
Last  Christma

s
         
I gave you my 


heart
          
But the very n

    
ext day 
         
You gave it aw


ay (you gave i

t away)
 
This   year
        
To save me fro

  
m tears
         
I'll give it t

        
o someone spec

    
ial (special)

[Chorus]
 
Last  Christma

s
         
I gave you my 


heart
          
But the very n

    
ext day 
         
You gave it aw


ay
 
This   year
        
To save me fro

  
m 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]
  
A crowded room

 Friends with 

tired eyes
    
I'm hiding fro

m you
         
And your soul 

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 fire in

     
 his heart
        
A man under co


ver 
          
But you tore m

   
e apart
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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 my 


heart
          
But the very n

    
ext day 
         
You gave it aw


ay (you gave i

t away)
 
This   year
        
To save me fro

  
m tears
         
I'll give it t

        
o someone spec

   
ial (special)

[Chorus]
 
Last  Christma

s
         
I gave you my 


heart
          
But the very n

    
ext day 
         
You gave it aw


ay (you gave i

t away)
 
This   year
        
To save me fro

  
m tears
         
I'll give it t

        
o someone spec

   
ial (special)

[Outro]
       
A face on a lo

ver 
         
With a fire in

     
 his heart
        
A man under co


ver 
          
But you tore m

   
e apart
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         Maybe

  %  | 
 ... next year
         
I'll give it t

   
o someone 
         
I'll give it t

   
o someone 

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  Special ... 

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  Someone ...
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(repeat chord pattern and fade out – vocals ad lib)

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