Christmas Vacation by Plus 44 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Christmas Vacation - (+44) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This song is originally by the Descendents, you can find the (+44) version on the "Kevin & Bean's Super Christmas" (2006) and the original version on the following Descendents albums: "I Don't Want To Grow Up"(1985),"Somery" (1991) and "Hallraker" (1988). Tabbed by: Guit_r_ist Standard Tuning PM= palm mute 1. Intro (distortion guitar in a slow tempo) Dsus4 D F#m G Em e|-3--2-2--2-2--|-2--2-2--2-2--|-3--3-3--3-3--|-0--0-0--0-0--| B|-3--3-3--3-3--|-2--2-2--2-2--|-3--3-3--3-3--|-0--0-0--0-0--| G|-2--2-2--2-2--|-2--2-2--2-2--|-0--0-0--0-0--|-0--0-0--0-0--| D|-0--0-0--0-0--|-4--4-4--4-4--|-0--0-0--0-0--|-2--2-2--2-2--| A|--------------|-4--4-4--4-4--|-2--2-2--2-2--|-2--2-2--2-2--| E|--------------|-2--2-2--2-2--|-3--3-3--3-3--|-0--0-0--0-0--| Dsus4 D F#m G Em e|-3--2-2--2-2--|-2--2-2--2-2--|-3--3-3--3-3--|-0----| B|-3--3-3--3-3--|-2--2-2--2-2--|-3--3-3--3-3--|-0----| G|-2--2-2--2-2--|-2--2-2--2-2--|-0--0-0--0-0--|-0----| D|-0--0-0--0-0--|-4--4-4--4-4--|-0--0-0--0-0--|-2----| A|--------------|-4--4-4--4-4--|-2--2-2--2-2--|-2----| E|--------------|-2--2-2--2-2--|-3--3-3--3-3--|-0----| 2. Verse (with a faster tempo) F#5 G5 F#5 B5 PM------------------------------------------------| 2x e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-4---4--4-4-4-| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4---4--4-4-4-| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2---2--2-2-2-| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--------------| 2.1 You were depressed, you were really messed up, You know I understand. But why did you not talk to me? Why didn't you help me prepare for the nightmare? 2.2 Once it ended, I mended myself. But it keeps falling back down off the shelves in my head. A twinge of pain now, a shudder of disgust. As I shield my eyes from my own memory. 3. Pre-chorus Dsus4 D G 4x e|-3--2-2--2-2--|-3--3-3--3-3--| B|-3--3-3--3-3--|-3--3-3--3-3--| G|-2--2-2--2-2--|-0--0-0--0-0--| D|-0--0-0--0-0--|-0--0-0--0-0--| A|--------------|-2--2-2--2-2--| E|--------------|-3--3-3--3-3--| 3.1 You took a vacation into oblivion. You were so low and I felt like I didn't know you. 3.2 I knew all about your plans, I really did understand. But you didn't let me know I wasn't invited to go. 4. Pre-chorus II F#5 G5 PM------------------------------| e|-----------------|--------------------| B|-----------------|--------------------| G|-----------------|--------------------| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----| Christmas vacation you took a vacation from me. 5. Chorus Dsus4 D F#m G Em e|-3--2-2--2-2--|-2--2-2--2-2--|-3--3-3--3-3--|-0--0-0--0-0--| B|-3--3-3--3-3--|-2--2-2--2-2--|-3--3-3--3-3--|-0--0-0--0-0--| G|-2--2-2--2-2--|-2--2-2--2-2--|-0--0-0--0-0--|-0--0-0--0-0--| D|-0--0-0--0-0--|-4--4-4--4-4--|-0--0-0--0-0--|-2--2-2--2-2--| A|--------------|-4--4-4--4-4--|-2--2-2--2-2--|-2--2-2--2-2--| E|--------------|-2--2-2--2-2--|-3--3-3--3-3--|-0--0-0--0-0--| Dsus4 D F#m G Em e|-3--2-2--2-2--|-2--2-2--2-2--|-3--3-3--3-3--|-0----| B|-3--3-3--3-3--|-2--2-2--2-2--|-3--3-3--3-3--|-0----| G|-2--2-2--2-2--|-2--2-2--2-2--|-0--0-0--0-0--|-0----| D|-0--0-0--0-0--|-4--4-4--4-4--|-0--0-0--0-0--|-2----| A|--------------|-4--4-4--4-4--|-2--2-2--2-2--|-2----| E|--------------|-2--2-2--2-2--|-3--3-3--3-3--|-0----| 6. Post-chorus 6.1 Em e|-0----| B|-0----| G|-0----| D|-2----| A|-2----| E|-0----| 6.2 3x Em e|-0----| B|-0----| G|-0----| D|-2----| A|-2----| E|-0----| 7. Bridge (first 2 times in palm mute then release( F#5 G5 F#5 B5 PM------------------------------------------------| 4x e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-4---4--4-4-4-| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4---4--4-4-4-| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2---2--2-2-2-| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--------------| I watched in desperation as you stumbled before my eyes She needs beer, she doesn't need me, I finally realized My anger and pain in all your fun, you couldn't recognize I stopped caring long before you started to cry www.TAB6.com