Biography:
The Be Good Tanyas are an acoustic trio with folk and Americana influences, hailing from Vancouver, British Columbia. They play a combination of original and traditional material, and are notable for their lush vocal harmonies.
The group features Frazey Ford (guitar, vocals), Samantha Parton (guitar, mandolin, banjo, vocals) and Trish Klein (electric guitar, banjo, harmony vocals). Jolie Holland is a former member and also a frequent guest.
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4 strums on G and into the verse.
[Verse]
G
Rudy lives on the borderline
C D
Between civilization and basic survival
G D Em
And the summertime treats him fairly well
C D
But the wintertime is a bitter cold rival
G
It's wintertime now in Georgetown
C D
The streets come alive with the Christmas lights
G D Em
And Rudy sleeps on a warm air grate
C D
With a newspaper blanket on December nights
[Chorus]
D
Deck the halls
C
Rudolph the red-nosed wino
G
Knows it's Christmas time
D Em
Jingle Bells and Christmas shoppers
C D
Dashing through the snow
C D
God rest ye merry gentlemen
G D
Who have found it in your hearts
Em
To flip Rudy a fin
C D
And I'll be home for Christmas
C
But this man has
D G
No place to go
[Verse]
G
Christmas has no meaning at all
C D
To the people of greed and incredible waste
G D
They seek the deeper meaning
Em
In a shopping mall
C
In a yuletide spirit
D
Of impatience and haste
G
Rudy is a patient man
C D
Who tries to see the beauty in everything
G D Em
Yes, and not a very demanding soul
C
Whose only wish is
D G
To live until the Spring
[Verse]
G
Nobody knows the reasons why
C
Things turn out
D
Like the way they do
G D
And there ain't no one to tell you
Em
The reasons why
C
There's fortunate folks
D
Like me and you
G
Rudy must have people somewhere
C
Who wonder what
D
Became of the man
G D
And Rudy must wonder
Em
The same damn thing
C
As the crowd passes by
D G
And he sticks out his hand
[Chorus]
D
Deck the halls
C
Rudolph the red-nosed wino
G
Knows it's Christmas time
D Em
Jingle Bells and Christmas Shoppers
C D
Dashing through the snow
C D
God rest ye merry gentlemen
G D
Who have found it in your hearts
Em
To flip Rudy a fin
C D
And I'll be home for Christmas
C
But this man has
D G
No place to go
[Verse]
G
Rudy died on the borderline
C
Of a civilized world
D
On Christmas Eve
G D
You know the shoppers shopped
Em
And the temperatures dropped
C
On a man whose absence
D
Won't be grieved
G
Peace on the soul of the cop
C
Who found him in a booth
D
With his hand froze to a telephone
G D
You know, I think I know
Em
Who he had on the line
C
And Rudy won't spend
D G
This Christmas alone
[Chorus]
D
Deck the halls
C
Rudolph the red-nosed wino
G
Knows it's Christmas time
D Em
Jingle Bells and Christmas Shoppers
C D
Dashing through the snow
C D
God rest ye merry gentlemen
G D
Who have found it in their hearts
Em
To flip Rudy a fin
C D
And I'll be home for Christmas
And this year
C D G
Rudy gets to go
C D
Yeah, I'll be home for Christmas
C D G
And this year, Rudy gets to go
[Outro]
C D C D G
[Verse]
G
Rudy lives on the borderline
C D
Between civilization and basic survival
G D Em
And the summertime treats him fairly well
C D
But the wintertime is a bitter cold rival
G
It's wintertime now in Georgetown
C D
The streets come alive with the Christmas lights
G D Em
And Rudy sleeps on a warm air grate
C D
With a newspaper blanket on December nights
[Chorus]
D
Deck the halls
C
Rudolph the red-nosed wino
G
Knows it's Christmas time
D Em
Jingle Bells and Christmas shoppers
C D
Dashing through the snow
C D
God rest ye merry gentlemen
G D
Who have found it in your hearts
Em
To flip Rudy a fin
C D
And I'll be home for Christmas
C
But this man has
D G
No place to go
[Verse]
G
Christmas has no meaning at all
C D
To the people of greed and incredible waste
G D
They seek the deeper meaning
Em
In a shopping mall
C
In a yuletide spirit
D
Of impatience and haste
G
Rudy is a patient man
C D
Who tries to see the beauty in everything
G D Em
Yes, and not a very demanding soul
C
Whose only wish is
D G
To live until the Spring
[Verse]
G
Nobody knows the reasons why
C
Things turn out
D
Like the way they do
G D
And there ain't no one to tell you
Em
The reasons why
C
There's fortunate folks
D
Like me and you
G
Rudy must have people somewhere
C
Who wonder what
D
Became of the man
G D
And Rudy must wonder
Em
The same damn thing
C
As the crowd passes by
D G
And he sticks out his hand
[Chorus]
D
Deck the halls
C
Rudolph the red-nosed wino
G
Knows it's Christmas time
D Em
Jingle Bells and Christmas Shoppers
C D
Dashing through the snow
C D
God rest ye merry gentlemen
G D
Who have found it in your hearts
Em
To flip Rudy a fin
C D
And I'll be home for Christmas
C
But this man has
D G
No place to go
[Verse]
G
Rudy died on the borderline
C
Of a civilized world
D
On Christmas Eve
G D
You know the shoppers shopped
Em
And the temperatures dropped
C
On a man whose absence
D
Won't be grieved
G
Peace on the soul of the cop
C
Who found him in a booth
D
With his hand froze to a telephone
G D
You know, I think I know
Em
Who he had on the line
C
And Rudy won't spend
D G
This Christmas alone
[Chorus]
D
Deck the halls
C
Rudolph the red-nosed wino
G
Knows it's Christmas time
D Em
Jingle Bells and Christmas Shoppers
C D
Dashing through the snow
C D
God rest ye merry gentlemen
G D
Who have found it in their hearts
Em
To flip Rudy a fin
C D
And I'll be home for Christmas
And this year
C D G
Rudy gets to go
C D
Yeah, I'll be home for Christmas
C D G
And this year, Rudy gets to go
[Outro]
C D C D G
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