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Xmas Evening

from A Presbyter's Dementia by John Tabacco

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Words and Music © 2011 by John Tabacco
Published by It Iz What It Iz Music (SESAC)

Often I would hear a song and for shits and giggles (a phrase Nigey Lennon always used), I would try to write one in that vein. Off the cuff kind of stuff - just make it up on the spot. In this case I was listening to some songs by the 1920’s group The Inkspots. They had these wonderful, melancholy, romantic tunes all of which started off with the same guitar intro. Funny. So then I just turned on my SA3/mp3 recorder and with acoustic guitar in hand played whatever came to mind. That demo hung around for years until the blizzard of 2010 which left me stranded at home and bored to tears. It was in the middle of Christmas time so I figured I would write some lyrics pertaining to the holiday and plop them on this song. I cut the track in an hour and eventually realized that just because a song has a sleigh bell in it does not make it a Christmas song. Granted, it’s a stupid idea with lots of musical cliches but I like the feel of the piece and it marks a specific time for me.

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XMAS EVENING

C Gm/E A7
I’ll be home for Xmas in the evening

Dm7 G9 C G+
I’ll be there to make the spirits bright

C Gm/E A7
I’ll be home for Christmas when you’re snoring

Dm7 G9 C C7
As sure as there are Xmas cards to write

F C
Xmas is forgiving for the days you never called

D7 G G+
For the moments your were nasty and on purpose made me fall

I’ll be home for Xmas in the evening
I’ll be home with sirens blazing loud
I’ll be there when you are least expecting
A midnight mass with G-Men in the crowd

F Abmajor7
I remember reasons why you made me cry

C C9
You were just jealous – You were spiteful so you stole my Nobel Prize

F Fm9
And all the God green money – that never came my way

D7 G13 G+
You lost it all to Madoff and some stupid deal on mayonnaise

C Gm/E A7
So I’ll be home for Xmas in the evening

Dm9 G13 Ab+/Bb A7
And rest assure my lawyers will be too.

Dm G9 Abmaj.7 Bbmaj.7 C/C#
So have a merry little Xmas – You are screwed!

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from A Presbyter's Dementia, released September 28, 2014
JT : Vocals, Guitar, Programming
Recorded and Mixed at Suburban Hermit Studios 2, Stony Brook, NY
Cover : Farben Fosfeen Artwerks

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John Tabacco Stony Brook, New York

John Tabacco is a composer, singer-songwriter, producer, recording engineer, and visual artist.

Like an unfolding musical diary / puzzle, Tabacco’s music and art are constantly being re-worked, juxtaposed and intertwined.

For more info : www.johntabacco.net
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