Biography:
Dave Edmunds (born April 15, 1944) is a singer, guitarist and producer from Cardiff, Wales. Though he was primarily associated with pub rock and New Wave, and had numerous hits in the late 70's and early 80's, he was steadfastly devoted to pre-Beatles rock and roll. An infrequent songwriter, Edmunds has largely relied on cover songs or custom-written material to sustain his career.
In the late 1960s he led a blues-rock trio called Love Sculpture
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
The times shown are elapsed time from the start; tabbed by Marty Lurvey
Intro C F C 0:06
Verse 1
F C
Out of all the reindeers you know you're the mastermind.
G7 C G7
Run, run Rudolph, Santa's way too far behind. 0:18
Chorus 1
C F C
Run, run Rudolph, Santa's got to make it to town.
F C
Got to make them hurry, tell them you can take the freeway down,
G7 C G7
Run, run Rudolph a wheeling like a merry-go-round. 0:36
Verse 2
C F C
Said Santa to the boy child "What's the things you're longing for?"
F C
"All I want for Christmas is a rock and roll record guitar",
G7 C G7
And then away went Rudolph a whizzing like a shooting star. 0:55
Chorus 2
C F C
Run, run Rudolph, Santa's got to make it to town.
F C
Can't you make him hurry, tell him he can take the freeway down,
G7 C G7
Run, run Rudolph, I made it like a merry-go-round. 1:14
Verse 3
C F C
Said Santa to the girl child "What's the things you wants to get?"
F C
"A little baby doll that can cry, sleep, drink, and wet",
G7 C G7
And then away went Rudolph whizzing like a Saber jet. 1:33
Chorus 1, repeated 1:52
Instrumental C F C F C G7 C G7 < same pattern as verse 2:09
Verse 2, repeated
C F C
Said Santa to the boy child "What's the things you're longing for?"
F C
"All I want for Christmas is a rock and roll record guitar",
G7 C G7
And then away went Rudolph whizzing like a shooting star. 2:28
Chorus 1, repeated 2:46
Instrumental C F C F C G7 C G7 < same pattern as verse 3:05
Chorus 1, repeated 3:23
Outro, instrumental C F C F C G7 C < same pattern as verse, end on C 3:49
Intro C F C 0:06
Verse 1
F C
Out of all the reindeers you know you're the mastermind.
G7 C G7
Run, run Rudolph, Santa's way too far behind. 0:18
Chorus 1
C F C
Run, run Rudolph, Santa's got to make it to town.
F C
Got to make them hurry, tell them you can take the freeway down,
G7 C G7
Run, run Rudolph a wheeling like a merry-go-round. 0:36
Verse 2
C F C
Said Santa to the boy child "What's the things you're longing for?"
F C
"All I want for Christmas is a rock and roll record guitar",
G7 C G7
And then away went Rudolph a whizzing like a shooting star. 0:55
Chorus 2
C F C
Run, run Rudolph, Santa's got to make it to town.
F C
Can't you make him hurry, tell him he can take the freeway down,
G7 C G7
Run, run Rudolph, I made it like a merry-go-round. 1:14
Verse 3
C F C
Said Santa to the girl child "What's the things you wants to get?"
F C
"A little baby doll that can cry, sleep, drink, and wet",
G7 C G7
And then away went Rudolph whizzing like a Saber jet. 1:33
Chorus 1, repeated 1:52
Instrumental C F C F C G7 C G7 < same pattern as verse 2:09
Verse 2, repeated
C F C
Said Santa to the boy child "What's the things you're longing for?"
F C
"All I want for Christmas is a rock and roll record guitar",
G7 C G7
And then away went Rudolph whizzing like a shooting star. 2:28
Chorus 1, repeated 2:46
Instrumental C F C F C G7 C G7 < same pattern as verse 3:05
Chorus 1, repeated 3:23
Outro, instrumental C F C F C G7 C < same pattern as verse, end on C 3:49
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