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| Candy Cane Children |
| Words and Music by Jack White |
| Tabbed by Patrick Ferris |
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| Tab Definitions: |
| Dm: xx0231 |
| G: 320003 |
| F: 133211 |
| C: x32010 |
| C/B: x22010 |
| A: x02220 |
| h: Hammer onto note |
| p: Pull off of note |
| (): Heavily muted note |
| X: Strumming of muted strings |
| >: Decreasing tempo |
|P.M.: Palm Muting |
|N.C.: No Chord played |
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Perhaps influenced by Dolly Parton's "Jolene."
INTRO: P.M. on lower notes
Dm Dmsus2 Dmsus4
e|-----0h1-------3p2-------0h1---------------0h1---------1--
B|------------3----------2--------(3)-----------------------
G|-(2)------2-2-------2--------(2)---(2)--2------(3)--2-----
D|----------0---------0-------------------0-----------0-----
A|----------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------
Dm Dmsus2 Dm
Why don't you open me up?
VERSE 1:
Dm
Candy Cane Girl
G Dm F N.C.
Don't you know your name, girl? (yeah)
C N.C. Dm Dmsus4 Dmsus2
Twelve people gonna ask you just the same, girl
What a world
G Dm Dmsus2 Dmsus4
Christmas once a year, girl
F N.C. C N.C. Dm
That's three hundred and sixty four tears, girl
Dm
e|-1--------
B|---3------
G|-----2----
D|-------0--
A|----------
E|----------
CHORUS:
C C/B A
So when Christmas finally comes
C C/B A
And nobody's got a gun
C C/B A
And you think it might be fun
G
To hang around
Think again girl
Dm Dm Dm X
Dm Dm Dm X
Dm Dmsus2 Dmsus4 Dmsus2 Dm Dmsus2 Dmsus4 Dmsus2
Why don't you open me up huh?
VERSE 2:
Candy Cane Boy
Don't you know your name, boy?
Nine people gonna tell you just the same, boy
You're alone, son
In the middle of a million
And nobody knows how to talk to children
CHORUS
Oh, when Christmas finally comes
And nobody's got a gun
And you think it might be fun
To get a new toy
Think again boy
BREAK 1:
Dm >
e|-0-1-3-1-0---0-1-0---0----1--0-1-3-1-0---0-1-0---0----1--0-1-2-2-1h2p1p0---0-1-0---0--1--
B|-----------3-------3------3------------3-------3------3------------------3------------3--
G|-----------------------2--2------------------------2--2--------------------------2----2--
D|--------------------------0---------------------------0-------------------------------0--
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Played 4x: P.M.
Dm
e|-0-1-3-1-0---0-1-0---0----1--
B|-----------3-------3------3--
G|-----------------------2--2--
D|--------------------------0--
A|-----------------------------
E|-----------------------------
Ahhh
CHORUS:
Oh, when Christmas finally comes
And no one's got a gun
And you think it might be fun
To make a stand
Think again man
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Hudson Lead Player |
#1 by Hudson Ryan at Apr 27, 1979 at 1:54 AM EST |
| im a candy cane child! lol and its spelled motto and u didnt use it correcty in a sentence sry kind of a grammar freak | |
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john Average |
#2 by john at Sep 9, 1995 at 8:25 PM EST |
| Did anyone else notice (in the lyrics above, anyway) that with the boy it's "tell you" but there's a question mark, whilst with the girl it's "ask you", but there isn't a question mark? | |
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Thomas Average |
#3 by Thomas Buckman at Nov 6, 1996 at 11:36 AM EST |
| Oh, the White Stripes.... good music. umm.... There modo .:if I spelt that right:. is candy canes, or peppermints, so I guess this would be more connected to there modo... | |
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skater-boy Rhythm Player |
#4 by skater-boy at Aug 21, 1998 at 3:40 PM EST |
| the only part i understand is the first part of the verse when he says the stuff about the boy and i dont really understand that either --candy cane boy don't you know your name boy nine people gonna tell you just the same boy you're a lone son? in the middle of a million and nobody knows how to talk to children-- jack is saying that the white stripes arent popular and then i guess the children part is their style of playing, as jack describes it how minimalistic and childish megs drumming is, it seems like shes a 4 year old little girl playing drums thats what i got out of it... | |
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Austin Wanna Be |
#5 by Austin Skitowski at Feb 10, 2006 at 10:00 AM EST |
| Jack has told that "Candy cane children" is a reference to the band fans and this song was like a kind of tribute to us(stripes fans) as a little extra the single contains a kick ass song called the singing of the silent night | |
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Zane Rhythm Player |
#6 by Zane Haight at Nov 11, 2006 at 9:11 PM EST |
| Maybe It Is Just The Way The Lyrics Have Been Typed. | |
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