Scrappy Little Christmas Tree Tab

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Key:	A
Capo:	no capo
Author jjhand [a] 52,088. Last edit on Aug 22, 2023
Switchfoot - Scrappy Little Christmas Tree
Standard Tuning
Tabbed by jjhand
 
 
[Intro]
 
e|-----|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-8-8-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-----|
A|-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-|
E|-----|-----------------|-------------6-6-|
 
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-------------8-8-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-----6-6-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5---------|
 
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-----|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-|
E|-----------------|-------------6-6-|
 
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7---6-6/7-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5---4-4/5-|
 
 
 
[Verse 1]
   play through twice:
 
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7---6-6/7-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5---4-4/5-|
1. "When I was just a kid I had no money at all"
2. "Then I got a little older and I got me some dough"
 
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------8-8/9-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7---6-6/7-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5---------|
1. "I didn't have the extra quid to spend for decking the halls"
2. "So, I went down to buy a tree but it was covered with snow"
 
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
1. "So, the only little pine for my family and me"
2. "I couldn't tell until it melted there on Christmas Eve"
 
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-----------------|
A|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-7-7-7-7-7-6-6/7-|
E|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-5-5-5-5-4-4/5-|
1. "Was a scrappy little Christmas tree"
2. "It was a scrappy little Christmas tree"
 
 
 
[Chorus]
 
   1   &   2   &     3   &   4   &
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|---------------5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
  "It's getting late at the Christmas tree lot" 
 
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|-----------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|---------------5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
  "And all the trees worth the gettin' were already got"
 
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
  "There's a runt in the corner sitting all alone"
 
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-9-------9-------|-9---9---9---9---|
A|-7-------7-------|-7---7---7---7-8\|
E|-----------------|---------------6\|
  "Hey momma, maybe we could give him a home?"
 
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7---6-6/7-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5---4-4/5-|
"So, I finally got a tree a little taller than me"
 
 
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------8-8/9-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-6-6/7-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-------|
"I ain't hatin' decoratin' but you wouldn't believe"
 
 
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
"I was dreaming 'bout simple the way it used to be"
 
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-----------------|
A|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
"With a scrappy little Christmas tree"
 
 
 
[Bridge]
 
   play line 2x
e|----------------------------------|------------------------|
B|-7----7----7---7---7---7---7---7--|-7----------------------|
G|-9b11-b11-b11-b11-b11-b11-b11-b11-|-11pbr9-8~--------------|
D|----------------------------------|------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|------------------------|
 
   continue
e|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-10-----10--10--10--10--------|-11-----11--11--11--11---------|
G|-12b14-b14-b14-b14-b14--------|-13b15-b15-b15-b15-b15---------|
D|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------|-10----10--10--10---12\-----------|
B|---12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|-13b15-b15-b15-b15----------------|
G|14b16-b16-b16-b16-b16-b16-b16-b16--|----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
e|-----------------|------------------|
B|-----------------|------------------|
G|-----------------|------------------|
D|-----------------|------------------|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-10\9-9-|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7--8\7-7-|
"There ain't no correlation with the size of the gift"
 
e|-----------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------|-------------------|
G|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|----------10-10/11-|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9---8--8/9--|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-----------|
"And the happiness you're feeling with the ones that you're with"
 
e|-------------------------|------------------------|
B|-------------------------|------------------------|
G|-------------------------|------------------------|
D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11---------|
A|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--9--10-10\9-|
E|-------------------------|-----------------8--8\7-|
"When you're sitting, reminiscing Kissing happy beneath"
 
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-----------------|
A|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
E|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
"Any scrappy little Christmas tree,  hey ya ya ya"
 
 
pause for 2 sec, then continue:
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|-------------8-8/9--|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-6-6/7--|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|
 
 
 
[Bridge 2]
 
e|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9--9-9-9---|------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-9-|-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-|
E|----------------7-|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|
"It's getting late at the Christmas tree lot"
 
e|-------------------------|------------------|
B|-------------------------|------------------|
G|-------------------------|------------------|
D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----|------------------|
A|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-|
E|----------------------7--|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|
"And all the trees worth the gettin' were already got"
 
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|----------------------10/|
A|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--8/|
E|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9-----|
"There's a runt in the corner sitting all alone"
 
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|----11-11-11-11-11-11\---|
D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-9--9--9--9--9--9\----|
A|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9-----------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
"Hey momma, maybe we could give him a home?"
 
 
 
[Verse 4]
 
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-8-8/9-|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-6-6/7-|
"So, I finally got a tree a little taller than me"
 
e|-----------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------|-------------------|
G|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|----------10-10/11-|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9---8--8/9--|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-----------|
"I ain't hatin' decoratin' But you wouldn't believe"
 
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
A|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
"I was dreaming Bout simple the way it used to be"
 
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
E|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
"With you and me and that 3-foot-tall crappy Christmas tree"
 
 
 
[Outro]
 
   play line 2x
e|----------------------------------|------------------------|
B|-7----7----7---7---7---7---7---7--|-7----------------------|
G|-9b11-b11-b11-b11-b11-b11-b11-b11-|-11pbr9-8~--------------|
D|----------------------------------|------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|------------------------|
 
   continue
e|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-10-----10--10--10--10--------|-11-----11--11--11--11---------|
G|-12b14-b14-b14-b14-b14--------|-13b15-b15-b15-b15-b15---------|
D|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------|--------------------------|---------|
B|---12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|-12\----x--x--x--x--x--x--|---------|
G|14b16-b16-b16-b16-b16-b16-b16-b16--|--------x--x--x--x--x--x--|---------|
D|-----------------------------------|--------------------------|---------|
A|-----------------------------------|--------------------------|-9-------|
E|-----------------------------------|--------------------------|-7-------|
 
 
************************************
 
| x   Dead note
| >   Accented note
| b   Bend
| br  Bend release
| pb  Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato
 
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