Christmas, Don't Be Late (Chipmunks Song)

Christmas, Don't Be Late (Chipmunks Song) / Chipmunks

Tabbed for C Chromatic (Key of Ab) so you can ...

Play Along With The Chipmunks!

* Tabs for the much easier Key of C also included! (See below)



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Christmas, Don't Be Late

Even though there are three Chipmunks,
the song has only two harmony parts.
Here's how it goes with the top line
as the melody for solo playing.


Christmas, Christmas time is near
  5   -5*   6*   7*   7  -5*   6*
  5    5    5    5   -5*  5*   5*

Time for toys and time for cheer
  7  -5*  6*   7*   7   6*   6*
  5*  5*  5*   5*  -5*  5    5

We've been good, but we can't last
  5*   6*   7    -7*  7*  6*   7
  5*   5*   5*    5*  5*  5*  -5*

Hurry Christmas, hurry fast!
7*  6*  7  -7*   7*  6*  6*
5*  5*  5*  5*  -5*  5   5

Want a plane that loops the loop
 5  -5*  6*   7*    7   -5*   6*
 5   5   5   -5*   -5*  -5*  -5*

Me, I want a Hula-Hoop!
-5* 6* 7*  8  8 -7* -7*

We can hardly stand the wait
 8  -7*  8* 8  -7*   7*  8
 6*  6*  6  6  -5*  -5* -5 

Please Christmas don't be late
   7    -6   7    -5*  -7*  7*
  -5     5* -5*   -3*   4*  4


ALVIN!

(Key change to Bb)

Want a plane that loops the loop
-5  -6   7    -7*  -7   -6   7
-5  -5  -5     6*   6*   6*  6*

I still want a Hula-Hoop!
-6  7   -7* -9  -9  9  9

We can hardly stand the wait
-9  9  -9* -9    8  -7*  -9
 7  7  -6* -6*   6*  6*   6

Please Christmas don't be late
  -7     7   -7   -6   8  -7*
   6    -5*   6*   5  -5* -5

We can hardly stand the wait
-9  9  -9* -9    8  -7*  -9
 7  7  -6* -6*   6*  6*   6

Please Christmas don't be late
  -7     7   -7   -6   8  -7*
   6    -5*   6*   5  -5* -5


_______________________________

(Key of C)


Christmas, Christmas time is near
  6    7    -7    8   -8   7  -7
  6    6     6    6    7  -6  -6

Time for toys and time for cheer
 -8   7   -7   8   -8  -7   -7
 -6  -6   -6  -6    7   6    6

We've been good, but we can't last
  -6   -7   -8   -9   8  -7   -8
  -6   -6   -6   -6  -6  -6    7

Hurry Christmas, hurry fast!
 8 -7  -8  -9    8  -7  -7
-6 -6  -6  -6    7   6   6

Want a plane that loops the loop
 6   7  -7    8    -8    7  -7
 6   6   6    7     7    7   7

Me, I want a Hula-Hoop!
 7 -7  8  10  10 -9 -9

We can hardly stand the wait
10 -9 -10  10   -9   9  10
-7 -7   7*  7*   7   7  -6*

Please Christmas don't be late
  -8    -7  -8     7   -9   9
  -6*   -6   7    -5   -6   6


ALVIN!

Want a plane that loops the loop
 6   7  -7    8    -8    7  -7
 6   6   6    7     7    7   7

Me, I want a Hula-Hoop!
 7 -7  8  10  10 -9 -9

We can hardly stand the wait
10 -9 -10  10   -9   9  10
-7 -7   7*  7*   7   7  -6*

Please Christmas don't be late
  -8    -7  -8     7   -9   9
  -6*   -6   7    -5   -6   6

We can hardly stand the wait
10 -9 -10  10   -9   9  10
-7 -7   7*  7*   7   7  -6*

Please Christmas don't be late
  -8    -7  -8     7   -9   9
  -6*   -6   7    -5   -6   6


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