----------------------------------------------------------------------------- FATHER CHRISTMAS/PÈRE NOËL by Platinum Blonde ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (French lyrics incl) Written by: M. Holmes (Translation: M. Desjardins) Album: released as single only (1986, CBS Records Canada) Guitarist: Sergio Galli Tabbed by: Anne Drury e-mail: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com Date: December 9, 2017 INTRO: (1st 9 bars below are a keyboard part tabbed for guitar) E ---------------14| B ---------17--15--| G -----------------| D -----------------| A -----------------| E -----------------| D A Bm A E =-17-----------14|=-17-----------14|=-17-----------14|=-17---------14--| B ---------17--15--|---------17--15--|---------17--15--|---------17----15| G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G Em D E -----------------|-----------------|-14--------------|-----------------| B -=--------=------|-----------------|-15--------------|-----------------| G -----------------|-----------------|-14--------------|-----------------| D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 2 bars of drums, then guitar enters: Gt2 E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-10-8-7----------|-10-8-7----------|-10-8-7-8--7--10=|-=---------------| G|--7-7-7----------|--7-7-7----------|--7-7-7-7--7---9=|-=---------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|---------------7=|-=---------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| | |2x Gt1 D5 G5 A5 | E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-7-7-7-7=--7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7=--7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------| D|-7-7-7-7=--7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7=--7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5=--5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7=--7-7-7-| A|-5-5-5-5=--5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5=--5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5=--5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7=--7-7-7-| E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3=--3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5=--5-5-5-| . . . . D5 E|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------| G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|-----------------|-----------------| pm--------------------------------| You 1ST VERSE: D5 G5 Asus4 A E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|2x D -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| A -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E -----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| (pm whole staff) 1. sometimes feel the weight upon your shoulder 2. Wake up to see your problems getting older G5 A5 D A Bm A E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D -5-=-------------|-7-=-------------|-----------------|-----------------| A -5-=-------------|-7-=-------------|-5-------4-------|-2-------0-------| E -3-=-------------|-5-=-------------|-----------------|-----------------| One day you'll find another year has left you be- G A5 E -----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------| G -----------------|-2-2-2-2---------| D -----------------|-2-2-2-2---------| A -----------------|-0-0-0-0---------| E -3-=-------------|-----------------| -hind Gt2 E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-10-8-7----------|-10-8-7----------|-10-8-7-8--7--10=|-=---------------| G|--7-7-7----------|--7-7-7----------|--7-7-7-7--7---9=|-=---------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|---------------7=|-=---------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| | | Gt1 D5 G5 A5 | E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-7-7-7-7=--7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7=--7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------| D|-7-7-7-7=--7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7=--7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5=--5-5-5-|-7-=-------------| A|-5-5-5-5=--5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5=--5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5=--5-5-5-|-7-=-------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3=--3-3-3-|-5-=-------------| I CHORUS: G A D A E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B 10-8-7-8---7---8-|---7---8---7-----|10-8-7-8---7---8-|---7---8---7-----| G -7-7-7-7---7---7-|---7---7---7-----|-7-7-7-7---7---7-|---7---7---7-----| D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| . . . . . . . . wish I could be your Father Christmas (his Father Christmas), I G A D E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B 10-8-7-8---7---8-|---7---8---7-----|-7-=-------------|-----------------| G -7-7-7-7---7---7-|---7---7---7-----|-7-=-------------|-----------------| D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| wish I could be there for you 2ND VERSE: (played same as 1st Verse) You said that you'd be home in time for Christmas Make up for all the days you were away Well, save a prayer on your rosary 'Cause it's not too late for you and me Gt2 E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-10-8-7----------|-10-8-7----------|-10-8-7-8--7--10=|-=---------------| G|--7-7-7----------|--7-7-7----------|--7-7-7-7--7---9=|-=---------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|---------------7=|-=---------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| | |2x Gt1 D5 G5 A5 | E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-7-7-7-7=--7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7=--7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------| D|-7-7-7-7=--7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7=--7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5=--5-5-5-|-7-=-------------| A|-5-5-5-5=--5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5=--5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5=--5-5-5-|-7-=-------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3=--3-3-3-|-5-=-------------| 1. Father Christ- 2. -mas I CHORUS: G A D A E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B 10-8-7-8---7---8-|---7---8---7-----|10-8-7-8---7---8-|---7---8---7-----| G -7-7-7-7---7---7-|---7---7---7-----|-7-7-7-7---7---7-|---7---7---7-----|2x D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| . . . . . . . . wish I could be your Father Christmas (his Father Christmas), I G A D E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B 10-8-7-8---7---8-|---7---8---7-----|-7-=-------------|-----------------| G -7-7-7-7---7---7-|---7---7---7-----|-7-=-------------|-----------------| D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| wish I could be there for you BREAK/GUITAR SOLO: Gt2 E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------10~------| B|10-8-7-8---7---7-|--8-10-8---7-----|10-8-7-8---7---7-|---8-10----------| G|-------------7---|-------------7---|-------------7---|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| | . . . . . . . . |2x Gt1 | E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------7~--------| D|-7-5-4-5---4---4-|---5-7-5---4-----|-7-5-4-5---4---4-|---5-7-----------| A|-------------5---|-------------5---|-------------5---|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Hey! (pm both of the above staves, except the last note of each staff) (above staves are played with delay effect) D5 G5 A5 E -----------------|-----------------|-------------------|---------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-------------------|---------------| G -7-7-7-7-6-6-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-6-6-7-7-|-7=\(2)-2=-/(7)--7-|-7=\(2)-2-2~---| D -----------------|-----------------|-------------------|---------------| A -----------------|-----------------|-------------------|---------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-------------------|---------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D5 G5 A5 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G -7-7-7-7-6=--7-7~|=--7-7-7-6=--7---|-11~---9=-/(11)--|-12~--11=\(7)-7~-| D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I CHORUS: (the staff below repeats through to fade) G A D A E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B 10-8-7-8---7---8-|---7---8---7-----|10-8-7-8---7---8-|---7---8---7-----| G -7-7-7-7---7---7-|---7---7---7-----|-7-7-7-7---7---7-|---7---7---7-----| D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| . . . . . . . . 1. wish I could be your Father Christmas (his Father Christmas), I 2. wish I could be your Father Christmas (his Father Christmas), I 3. wish I could be your Father Christmas (Father Christmas),Father Christ- 4. -mas, You make me feel like,You 5. make me feel like dreaming again 6. Father Christmas ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This song was released as a Double A-side 45 single, sung in English on one side and in French on the other side. These are the French lyrics. The picture of the single's back cover that I typed these lyrics from was a bit blurry and hard to read in places, so some words could be typed incorrectly. Père Noël Le temps s'enfile Te fais comme un poids au coeur Matin, midi Et tu, vicillis d'heure en heure Tu t'aperçois Qu'une autre année est loin derrière toi Je voudrais que tu croics au Père Noël Je voudrais que tu croics que c'est moi Tu scras dans mes bras Peut-être à Noël Peut-être on se fera Des nuits plus belles J'attends encore de te retrouver Il n'est pas trop tard pour faire la paix Je voudrais que tu croics au Père Noël Je voudrais que tu croics que c'est moi Tu me fais oui Tu me fais l'effet d'un beau reve Je voudrais que tu croics au Père Noèl ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes: -Bar lines indicate measures of 4/4 time. -Dots (...) located under any staff are for timing, and indicate where the downbeats (1234) fall. -For bracketed notes in the solo, slide to the note and let it sound, but don't strike the note. -Audio: Father Christmas - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iCcdt3L4EM Père Noël - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGrE09UD3WA ~...vibrato /...slide up =...hold note (let it ring) \...slide down pm...palm mute (This file is the transcriber's own work and represents their interpretation of the song.) 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