CHRISTMAS TIME (DON'T LE

As recorded by The Darkness

(Released as a Single in 2003)
Words an
Hawkins,

P = 84
A Intro Guitars I, II & V tuned to Drop D (DADGBE )

b b Guitar V is an electric 12-string

V V VVV V VVVVVV V V V VV
N.C. A5 E/G F5 D5 A5 D5 E5

ggg 12 k k
1
I 8 3

M M
O
Gtr III Full Full Full

12 10 12 10 9 14 12 14 12 9 10
T 15 15 15(15)14
A
B

VVVVVV VV VV
P H P sl. H P

V VV VVV V V
ggg 12
I 8 u k kV
3

M
3
Gtr IV Full Full

T
16
O 16 O
16(16)14 18 16 18 16 14
15 14 15 14 12
14 16
A
B
P H P sl. P H P sl.

ggg 12 j
I 8 V VV V VV VV
V VV VV VV VV VVV
Gtrs I, II

T
A 2
0
B 7 7 4 0 7 0 2
14 7 6 4 0 7 0 2 2 4 6
sl.

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b b B Verse

V V V V V V V V V VVVVVV VV V
A5 D5 E/G F5 A5 D5 E5 A E/A E7/A A

g g u uj u VVV VV VVV VVV

4
Ig VV VV VV VV
V
3

FullM O FullM FullM FullM FullO M M

Full Full Gtr V
10 (10) 10 10 10(10) 9 (9) 12 10 12 10 9 14 14 (14) 0 0 0 0
T 2 0 3 2
A 2 1 4 2
2 2 2 2
B 0 0 0 0

VVVVVV VV V
P sl. H P sl. sl.

ggg V VVVVVVV V
I u uj u
M FullM FullM FullM Full M M
3
Full Full Full

T O O
16 (16) 16 16 16(16)14 (14)
14
16 18 16 14
15 15 (15)
A
B
P sl. H P sl. sl.

ggg j
I V V VV VV c VV
V V VV VV VV VV VVVV
T
A 2
0
B 7 7 4 0 7 0 2 7
7 6 4 0 7 0 2 2 2 4 6 7

E Bm7 D

ggg V V V V V V V V V V WW VV V VV VV VV V
I V V V V V V V V V WW VV V V
V u
7

V W V
let ring let ring
0 2 0
T 0 3 2 0 0 3 2 3 2 3 2
A 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 2
2 2 2 4 4 4 4 0
B 2 0
2
H

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A E/A E7/A A E Bm7 D

ggg VVV VV VVV VVV VV V V V V V V V V UUU

I VV VV VV VV V VV V VV V V V u U
V
10

V V U
let ring
0 0 0 0 0 2
T 2 0 3 2 0 3 2 0 0 3
A 2 1 4 2 1 2 2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 0
B 0 0 0 0 2 0

ggg
2
H

I j
VVV
Gtrs I, II

T
A
B 5 7 4
H

B5 Asus2 B5 A/C b D5 E5
C Chorus
A5 E/G b b
F5 D5

ggg V V V V V V V V V V V V V
I V V V V
V V V V
14

V
T 3
A 4 4 4 4 4 2 2
4 4 4 2 4 2 0 2
B 2 2 2 0 2 4

ggg VV
I VV V VV V VV
W V V V V VV VV
T
A 2
2 0
B 2 0 2 4 5 14 7 7 4 0
14 7 6 4 0
sl.

b b
ggg
A5 D5 E5 A5 E/G F5 D5 A5 D5 E5

I V c VV V VV VV
VV VV VV
17

V VV V V V V V VV VV V V V
Gtrs I, II

T
A 2
0
B 7 0 2 7 7 4 0 7 0 2
7 0 2 2 2 4 6 7 6 4 0 7 0 2 2 4 6

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D Pre-Verse
1.

ggg V V VVVV V VVVVVV V V V VVV V V Vu V V V V

A5

20
I u
3
Gtr III

T 10
A 9 9 7 9 7 6 9 7 9 7 6 11 9 11 9 6 7 9 9 9 7 6
B
P P sl. H P sl. H P P sl.

ggg V V VVVV V VVVVVV VV VV VVV V V Vu V V V V

I
u 3
3
Gtr IV

T 3 2 3 2 7
A 6 6 4 6 4 2 6 4 6 4 2 4 2 4 6 6 6 4 2
B

gg
P P sl. H P sl. H P P sl.

Ig U UU
U
Gtrs I, II

T
A
B 7 (7)
7 (7)

E Chorus
2.

ggg V V V V V V VVW VV VV VV VVV VVVVVVVVVVVV

A D/A E/A

23
I V V V
3
Gtr V
5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7
T 5 5 5 7 7 7 9 9
A 9 7 9 7 6 11 9 11 13 6 6 6 7 7 7 9 9
B
H P sl. P H sl.

gg VVW
Ig V V V V V V VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV
VV V
V V V VV V V VVV V V V V V
3
Gtr I

T 2 3 0
A 6 4 6 4 2 7 6 7 9 2 2 1
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 2
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
H P sl. P H sl.

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b
F Bridge

ggg V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
A D/A E/A F5 E5

26
I
W V V
Gtrs I, II
5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7
T 5 5 5 7 7 7 9 9
A 6 6 6 7 7 7 9 9
B
4 2

ggg VV V VV VV
I
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V VV V V V
V
V
V
T 2 3 5 5
A 2 2 4 4
2 4 6 6
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

g
b b b
g
Ig U
A5 B5 A/C D5 E5 D/F E/G

W V V VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV
29

U
T
A 2
B 0 2 4 0 0 0 2 2 2 5 5 5 7 7 7
0 0 0 2 2 2 4 4 4 6 6 6

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G Interlude

V VV VVV VVVVVV V V V VV V VV VVVVVVV

A5 D5 A5 D5 E5 A5 D5

ggg u j k u u
32
I 3

MO M M O FullO
Gtr III

O O
Full Full Full Full Full

10 (10) 10(10) 9 12 10 12 10 9 14 12 14 12 9 10 10 (10)(10) 10 10 9

T 12 10
A
B

VVVVVV VV VV
P H P sl. H P

ggg V Vu V VVV V
k kV
V V VV VVVVVVV
u u
I 3 3

M M M
Gtr IV
Full Full Full Full Full Full

T
16
O
(16)
O
16(16)14 (14) 18 16 18 16 14
15 14 15 14 12
14 16 16
O
(16)(16)
O 16(16)
O 14 14
A 16
B

ggg
P sl. H P sl. H P sl. P

I VV VV VV
VV VV VV V V V VV
Gtrs I, II

T
A
B 7 0 7 0 2 7 0
7 0 7 0 2 2 4 6 7 0
sl. sl.

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b H Key Change
b b Gb5
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
A5 D5 E5 F5 B5 E5 F /A

ggg u gggg V V V V
35
I 3 g
M
Full FullM M
Full

12 10 12 10 9 14 14 14 14 12 11 9 11 11 9 11
T 12 9
A 11 9 11 11
B

V V V V V V g V V V V V V V
H P sl.

ggg V V V V V V u gg g V V V V V
I g
M M M
3
Full Full Full

T 15 15 15 15 14 12 11 12 12 11 12
A 18 16 18 16 14 13 9 8 6 8 8
16
B

ggg gggg
H P sl.

I V g V V VV
V VV VV VV VV VV V V VV
T
A
B 7 0 2 2 2 4 9 9 6 2
7 0 2 2 2 4 9 8 6 2

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B5 E5 b
F5 B5 b b
F /A G5 b E5 B5 E5 b
F5

c
8va 8va 8va

gggg V V V V V VV V VjVV V VVVVVVVV VVVV VVV

V V
37
I g j V V V
M O M M MMM M
O O O
1/2 Full Full FullFullFull Full

18 14 19 18 16
T 14 17 17 (17)17 17 17(17)16 14 19 16 17 19 (19)
A 8 9 8 16
11 9 8
B
H P P sl. P P sl.

gggg V V V V V V V V V
8va

I g V kVV V VVVVVVVV V VVVVVVVV V

u V u
M Full FullM FullM FullM FullM M M
O
1/2 1 1/2 Full Full Full

T
8 (8)
O 6
O
8 (8) 6 8 6 18
19 O
18 (18) 18 18 18(18)16
O 19 (19)17 16
18 16 18 18
O
A 9 8 18 16
B

gggg
P P H P P P P P

I g V VV V V VV VV VV
V VV VVV V V VV VV VVV
T
A
B 9 2 4 9 9 6 2 9 2 4
9 2 4 4 6 8 9 8 6 2 9 2 4 4 6 8

I Chorus
b b
gggg V V V V VV V V
VVVV V VV VV V VV V VV VVVV VVVVVVV
B E B F E F

40
I g u u u u u u
Gtr VI
2 2 6 6 2 2 6 6
T 4 4 4 2 5 7 7 4 4 4 2 5 7 7
A 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6
B

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B5 b b
F /A b
G5 E5 B5 E5 F5b J Outro
B5 b b
F /A E5 B/D b
gggg VV VV V VV VV
I g
4x

u
44

Gtr III FullM FullMM

Full

T 5
6
5
6
O 4
4
7
8
A
B

gg V V V V
I g gg V V
4x

Gtr IV FullM Full

T
6 6
O 5 4
A
B

gggg
I g VV V VV VV V
4x

V VV VV VV VV V V V V V V
Gtrs I, II

T
A
B 9 9 6 2 9 2 4 9 9

b
9 8 6 2 9 2 4 4 6 8 9 8 2 1

E5 F5 B5

gggg WW W UU UU
47
I g
T 9 7 12 (12)
A 9 11 11 (11)
B

gggg V V V V V V V V U U
I g
Full Fade out to the sound of bells

T O
6 (6) 4 6 4 6 4 (4)
A
B

gggg
P H P

I g WW UU UU
WW
T
A
B 2 4 9 (9)
2 4 9 (9)
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