Xmas In February
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: ACapotraste: Sem capotraste
From the album "New York" (1989)
Youtube link: https://youtu.be/8errgahvy3c
Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/track/1XvfGWC7xsuQyvsFZv6a1i?si=594aff7f8c2a4773
In this song, there are two guitars playing. While one guitar plays A6, the another one
plays Asus4.
That's why I've written as A6sus4.
[Intro]
| A A6 A | E |
| A A6 A | E |
[Verse 1]
A A6 A
Sam was lyin' in the jungle
E
Agent orange spread against the sky like marmalade
A A6sus4 A
Hendrix played on some foreign jukebox
D
They were praying to be saved
A A6sus4 A
Those gooks were fierce and fearless
E
That's the price you pay when you invade
A A6sus4 A E
Xmas in February
[Verse 2]
A A6sus4 A
Sam lost his arm in some border town
E
His fingers are mixed with someone's crop
A A6sus4 A
If he didn't have that opium to smoke
D
The pain would never ever stop
A A6sus4 A
Half his friends are stuffed into black body bags
E
With their names printed at the top
A A6 A E
Xmas in February
[Verse 3]
A A6sus4 A
Sammy was a short order cook
E
In a short order black and blue collar town
A A6sus4 A
Everybody worked the steel mill
D
But the steel mill got closed down
A A6sus4 A
He thought if he joined the Army
E
He'd have a future that was sound
A A6sus4 A E
Like no Xmas in February
[Guitar solo 1]
| A A6sus4 A | E |
| A A6sus4 A | D |
| A A6sus4 A | E |
| A A6sus4 A | E |
[Verse 4]
A A6sus4 A
Sam's staring at the Vietnam Wall
E
It's been a while now that he's home
A A6sus4 A
His wife and kid have left, he's unemployed
D
He's a reminder of the war that wasn't won
A A6sus4 A
He's that guy on the street with the sign that reads
E
"Please help send this Vet home"
A A6sus4 A
But he is home
E
And there's no Xmas in February, no matter how much he saves
[Bass solo]
| A A6 A | E |
| A A6sus4 A | D |
| A A6sus4 A | E |
| A A6sus4 A | E |
[Guitar solo 2]
| A A6 A | E |
| A A6 A | D |
| A A6 A | E |
| A A6 A | E |
[Outro]
| A |
How to play Xmas In February
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.