Christmas Vacation

This song is originally by the Descendents, you can find the (+44) version on
the "Kevin & Bean's Super Christmas" (2006) and the original version on the
following Descendents albums: "I Don't Want To Grow Up"(1985),"Somery" (1991)
and "Hallraker" (1988).

Tabbed by: Guit_r_ist


Standard Tuning
PM= palm mute

1. Intro (distortion guitar in a slow tempo)

  Dsus4   D      F#m            G              Em
e|-3--2-2--2-2--|-2--2-2--2-2--|-3--3-3--3-3--|-0--0-0--0-0--| 
B|-3--3-3--3-3--|-2--2-2--2-2--|-3--3-3--3-3--|-0--0-0--0-0--| 
G|-2--2-2--2-2--|-2--2-2--2-2--|-0--0-0--0-0--|-0--0-0--0-0--| 
D|-0--0-0--0-0--|-4--4-4--4-4--|-0--0-0--0-0--|-2--2-2--2-2--| 
A|--------------|-4--4-4--4-4--|-2--2-2--2-2--|-2--2-2--2-2--| 
E|--------------|-2--2-2--2-2--|-3--3-3--3-3--|-0--0-0--0-0--| 


  Dsus4   D      F#m            G              Em
e|-3--2-2--2-2--|-2--2-2--2-2--|-3--3-3--3-3--|-0----| 
B|-3--3-3--3-3--|-2--2-2--2-2--|-3--3-3--3-3--|-0----| 
G|-2--2-2--2-2--|-2--2-2--2-2--|-0--0-0--0-0--|-0----| 
D|-0--0-0--0-0--|-4--4-4--4-4--|-0--0-0--0-0--|-2----| 
A|--------------|-4--4-4--4-4--|-2--2-2--2-2--|-2----| 
E|--------------|-2--2-2--2-2--|-3--3-3--3-3--|-0----| 



2. Verse (with a faster tempo)

    F#5               G5                F#5               B5
    PM------------------------------------------------|              2x
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------| 
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------| 
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-4---4--4-4-4-| 
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4---4--4-4-4-| 
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2---2--2-2-2-| 
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--------------| 

2.1 You were depressed, you were really messed up,
    You know I understand.
    But why did you not talk to me?
    Why didn't you help me prepare for the nightmare?
2.2 Once it ended, I mended myself.
    But it keeps falling back down off the shelves in my head.
    A twinge of pain now, a shudder of disgust.
    As I shield my eyes from my own memory.



3. Pre-chorus

    Dsus4  D      G
                                 4x
e|-3--2-2--2-2--|-3--3-3--3-3--| 
B|-3--3-3--3-3--|-3--3-3--3-3--| 
G|-2--2-2--2-2--|-0--0-0--0-0--| 
D|-0--0-0--0-0--|-0--0-0--0-0--| 
A|--------------|-2--2-2--2-2--| 
E|--------------|-3--3-3--3-3--| 

3.1 You took a vacation into oblivion.
    You were so low and I felt like I didn't know you.
3.2 I knew all about your plans, I really did understand.
    But you didn't let me know I wasn't invited to go.



4. Pre-chorus II

 F#5               G5
  PM------------------------------|
e|-----------------|--------------------| 
B|-----------------|--------------------| 
G|-----------------|--------------------| 
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----| 
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----| 
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----| 

Christmas vacation you took a vacation from me.



5. Chorus

  Dsus4   D       F#m            G              Em
e|-3--2-2--2-2--|-2--2-2--2-2--|-3--3-3--3-3--|-0--0-0--0-0--| 
B|-3--3-3--3-3--|-2--2-2--2-2--|-3--3-3--3-3--|-0--0-0--0-0--| 
G|-2--2-2--2-2--|-2--2-2--2-2--|-0--0-0--0-0--|-0--0-0--0-0--| 
D|-0--0-0--0-0--|-4--4-4--4-4--|-0--0-0--0-0--|-2--2-2--2-2--| 
A|--------------|-4--4-4--4-4--|-2--2-2--2-2--|-2--2-2--2-2--| 
E|--------------|-2--2-2--2-2--|-3--3-3--3-3--|-0--0-0--0-0--| 


  Dsus4    D      F#m            G              Em
e|-3--2-2--2-2--|-2--2-2--2-2--|-3--3-3--3-3--|-0----| 
B|-3--3-3--3-3--|-2--2-2--2-2--|-3--3-3--3-3--|-0----| 
G|-2--2-2--2-2--|-2--2-2--2-2--|-0--0-0--0-0--|-0----| 
D|-0--0-0--0-0--|-4--4-4--4-4--|-0--0-0--0-0--|-2----| 
A|--------------|-4--4-4--4-4--|-2--2-2--2-2--|-2----| 
E|--------------|-2--2-2--2-2--|-3--3-3--3-3--|-0----| 


6. Post-chorus

6.1

  Em
e|-0----| 
B|-0----| 
G|-0----| 
D|-2----| 
A|-2----| 
E|-0----| 

6.2
          3x

  Em         
e|-0----| 
B|-0----| 
G|-0----| 
D|-2----| 
A|-2----| 
E|-0----| 


7. Bridge (first 2 times in palm mute then release(

    F#5               G5                F#5               B5
    PM------------------------------------------------|              4x
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------| 
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------| 
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-4---4--4-4-4-| 
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4---4--4-4-4-| 
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2---2--2-2-2-| 
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--------------| 

   I watched in desperation as you stumbled before my eyes
   She needs beer, she doesn't need me, I finally realized
   My anger and pain in all your fun, you couldn't recognize
   I stopped caring long before you started to cry