Apocalypso Chords

KeyF# CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays591

Apocalypso by Mental As Anything is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F#. It uses the chords F#, B, E and C#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Transcribed by Justin Watson, [email protected] 
Any comments, correspondence, criticisms or corrections welcome. 
 
 
||:F#///|B/F#/|F#///|B/F#/:|| 
 
F# 
Santa Claus is drinking beer 
B_____________F# 
Trying not to worry 
F# 
Hearing things he doesn't want to hear 
B_______________F#_______E 
Cause he's in a hurry to say goodbye 
___________F# 
To say goodbye 
 
F# 
Santa Claus is drinking gin 
B_____________F# 
Trying not to worry 
F# 
Stops himself from listening in 
B_______________F#_______E 
Cause he's in a hurry to say goodbye 
___________F# 
To say goodbye 
 
CHORUS 
_____C#______F# 
Apocalypso - its a special dance 
_____B_______F#__________________C# 
Apocalypso - tell me why they're trying to wipe the 
E_________________B 
Smile off Santa's face 
 
 
White sheets and bright lights in the sky 
Shining through his window 
Santa Claus is wondering why 
There's nothing on his radio - it must be time 
To say goodbye 
 
Repeat CHORUS 
 
Repeat VERSE 1 
Repeat CHORUS 
 
F#________________________________B F# 
Tell me why they're trying to wipe 
F#__________________________________B___F# 
Trying to wipe the smile of Santa's face 
 
 
F#__________________________________B_______________F# 
Wipe the smile off Santa's face and burning off his beard 
F#__________________________________B______________F# 
Blow the roof off Santa's house and drying all his tears 
Blow that smile off Santa's face and burning off his beard 
Blow the roof off santa's house and drying all his tears 
 

    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante