The Nightmare Before Christmas - This Is Halloween Chords

by Misc Cartoons/Danny Elfman
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Difficulty: advanced
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: Cm
Capo: no capo
Author HannahHorror [a] 71.
5 contributors total, last edit on Apr 25, 2024
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Chords

Cm
Fm6
Em/G
Fm6/Ab
G7
Fm6/C
Bb
G
Gm
Bbm
C
Fm
Abm
Em
C#m
Ebm
Dm
E7
F#m
D#m
Fb
Eb
Db
Bb7
Bm
D7
G#7/C#
B
G#7
G#m
E
C#7
Am
F/A
Cm6
Bm/D
Cm6/Eb

Strumming

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[Chords]
Cm Fm6
Em/G Fm6/Ab G7
 
[SHADOW]
Cm                Fm6/C
Boys and girls of every age
                                   Cm
Wouldn't you like to see something strange?
 
[SIAMESE SHADOW]
                  Bb
Come with us and you will see:
                 Cm      G
This our town of Hallowe'en!
 
[PUMPKIN PATCH CHORUS]
Gm
This is Hallowe'en, this is Hallowe'en!
Bbm                       C       Fm
Pumpkins screaming in the dead of night!
 
[GHOSTS]
Abm
This is Hallowe'en, this is Hallowe'en!
Em                      C#m
Trick or treat, til the neighbours gunna die of fright.
Ebm       Em          Ebm   Em
It's our town - Everybody scream
Dm              E7
In this town of Hallowe'en!
 
[CREATURE UNDER THE BED]
F#m
I am the one hiding under your bed
                        D#m
Teeth ground sharp, and eyes glowing red
 
[MAN UNDER THE STAIRS]
F#m
I am the one hiding under your stairs
                         D#m
Fingers like snakes, and spiders in my hair!
 
[CORPSE CHORUS]
Cm
This is Hallowe'en, This is Hallowe'en
 
[VAMPIRES]
Abm                     Fm
Hallowe'en, Hallowe'en, Hallowe'en Hallowe'en!
Abm     Fb    Abm     Fb
In this town, we call home,
Abm                  Eb       Abm
everyone hail to the pumpkin song!
 
[MAYOR]
Fm      Db    Fm
In this town, don't we love it now?
Abm                         Bb      Ebm
Everybody's waiting for the next surprise,
 
[CORPSE CHORUS]
Fm
'Round that corner, man,
Hiding in the trash can,
Abm                        Bb7
Something's waiting now to pounce,
               F#m
and how you'll scream!
 
[HARLEQUIN DEMON, WEREWOLF & MELTING MAN]
This is Hallowe'en,
Red and black and slimy green
 
[WEREWOLF]
Dm
Aren't you scared?
        Bm
Well... that's just fine!
F#m
Say it once, say it twice,
Take a chance, Roll the dice
Dm                        Bm
Ride with the moon in the dead of night
 
[HANGING TREE]
F#m        Dm      F#m       Dm     F#m
Every body scream, everybody scream,
Cm             D7         Em
In our town of Hallowe'en!
 
[CLOWN]
I am the clown with the tear away face
                     C#m
Here in a flash, and gone without a trace
 
[SECOND GHOUL]
Em
I am the who, when you call 'who's there?'
                      C#m
I am the wind running through your hair
 
[OOGIE BOOGIE SHADOW]
Ebm
I am the shadow on the moon at night,
Bm                         Abm
filling your dreams to the brim with fright!
 
[CORPSE CHORUS]
Fm                  Dm
This is Hallowe'en, this is Hallowe'en!
Bm                      Gm
Hallowe'en, Hallowe'en, Hallowe'en, Hallowe'en!
 
[CHILD CORPSE TRIO]
C#m                  G#7/C#
Tender lumplings everywhere,
                              C#m
Life's no fun, without a good scare
 
[PARENT CORPSES]
                   B
That's our job but we're not mean,
               C#m     G#7
In our town of Hallowe'en
 
[CORPSE CHORUS]
G#m     E     G#m
In this town, don't we love it now?
 
[MAYOR]
Bm                         C#7     F#m
Everyone's waiting for the next surprise
 
[CORPSE CHORUS]
Am       F/A        Am
Skeleton Jack might catch you in the back
    Cm                             D7       Gm      Bbm
and scream like a banshee make you jump out of your skin!
 
[EVERYONE]
                              F#m
This is Hallowe'en, won't you please
               Ebm
make way for a very special guy?
Bbm
Our man Jack is king of the pumpkin patch
F#m                  Ebm
Everyone hail to the pumpkin king
Dm
This is Hallowe'en, This is Hallowe'en
Bbm                     Gm
Hallowe'en, Hallowe'en, Hallowe'en Hallowe'en!
 
[CORPSE CHILD TRIO]
Gm      Eb    Gm      Eb
In this town, we call home
Gm                    D7      Gm
Everyone hail to the pumpkin song.
 
[EVERYONE]
la la la la la
Cm6
la la la la la
Bm/D
la la la la la
Cm6/Eb         D7
la la la la la
Wheeeeeeeee! (It says that in the book...)
Gm
 Wild laughter
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14 comments
mauralanbarn
Fb is equivalent to an E (Just a heads up ;) )
+10
Exayevie
Is there any simpler version? I'm several years out from that skill level...
+8
idgo211
So far all comments have been in October. But Halloween never ends. Even in 2016! Great job, by the way. If anyone's having trouble, here's a tip. The chords feel weird because they're new. Practice the chords first until they feel comfortable. Then get the feel of the actual song.
+6