What’s This?! – The Nightmare Before Christmas

“What’s This?!” is the song Jack sings as he accidentally discovers Christmas Town in Tim Burton’s animated musical film, The Nightmare Before Christmas.

It’s a really fun one to play – I hope you enjoy it 🙂

 

E               G          E            G
What’s this? What’s this?

E               G – A        B-^C-B
There’s colour everywhere

D#         F#
What’s this?

D#              F#        G       A    B   G
There’s white things in the air!

 

E               G
What’s this?

E    G      A – B    ^C    B
I can’t believe my eyes

G    B    G      B – G
I must be dreaming

B          G       B     G     B-G    B
Wake up, Jack this isn’t fair!

B             ^C
What’s this?

 

E              G          E             G
What’s this? What’s this?

E                G  –  A         B-^C      B
There’s something very wrong

D#           F#
What’s this?

D#          F#-G       A – B        G
There’s people singing songs

 

E               G
What’s this?

E          G          A        B
The streets are lined

^C      B-G       B – G          B – G
With little creatures laughing

B – G – B – G      B     G    B-G
Everybody seems so happy

B       G    B-G-B      G     B-G
Have I possibly gone daffy?

B       G     A
What is this?

 

B             ^C
What’s this?

^C                 ^C – B         A – B         ^C – B
There’re children throwing snowballs

^C – B    A       G – A         B
Instead of throwing heads

E            ^C-B     A – B      ^C
They’re busy building toys

B       A-^C-B-A       G – A        B
And absolutely no-one’s dead!

 

E            ^D   ^C   Bb-^C  ^D-^C
There’s frost on every window

Bb ^D ^C# ^C-Bb  ^C ^C#
Oh, I can’t believe my eyes

E     ^C#  B     A    B   ^C#   B    ^C#
And in my bones I feel the warmth

^D#  ^E-^D#  ^C#  ^E-^D#
That’s coming from inside…

 

^C    ^C#       F         G#
Oh, look! What’s this?

F              G#-Bb   ^C-^C#-^C
They’re hanging mistletoe

E G
They kiss?

E          G      G#    Bb   ^C-G#     F – G#
Why that looks so unique, inspired!

 

F             G#-Bb-^C
They’re gathering

^C#-^C  G#  ^C   G#  ^C-G#
Around   to   hear   a   story

^C-G#      ^C – G#   ^C G# ^C
Roasting chestnuts on a fire!

^C       ^C#
What’s this?

 

F             G#
What’s this?

F     G#      F      G#  Bb ^C-^C# ^C
In here they’ve got a little tree

E             G
How queer!

E         G      G#    Bb-^C   G#    F     G#
And who could ever think, and why?

 

F         G#-Bb   ^C  ^C#  ^C-G#  ^C-G#  ^C
They’re covering it with tiny little things

G#          ^C   G#-^C-G#   ^C   G#   ^C
They’ve got electric lights on strings

G#    ^C    G#   ^C    G#  ^C-G#-^C
And there’s a smile on everyone

 

G#  ^C  G#-^C#  Bb ^C# Bb ^C#
So now, correct me if I’m wrong

^C   ^C#   ^D#  ^F  ^D#  ^C#  ^D#  ^F
This looks like fun! This looks like fun!

^D# ^C# ^D# ^F ^D# ^C# ^D#  ^F
Oh,   could   it   be   I   got   my   wish?

^C          ^C#
What’s this?!

 

F      G#     F      G#
Oh my, what now?

F      G#-Bb  ^C  ^C#-^C
The children are asleep

E       G           E           G-G#      Bb-^C-G#
But look, there’s nothing underneath

F       G#        F     G#-Bb    ^C  ^C#   ^C
No ghouls, no witches here to scream

G#     ^C     G#   ^C    G#-^C     G#
And scare them or ensnare them

^C-G# ^C-G# ^C-G# ^C
Only   little   cozy   things

G#-^C   G#-^C    G#     ^C  – G#
Secure   inside   their   dreamland…

^C        ^C#
What’s this?

 

Bb   ^C#-^C   Bb  ^C  ^C#-^C
The monsters are all missing

Bb   ^C#   ^C – Bb       G# Bb ^C
And the nightmares can’t be found

Bb ^C# ^C Bb ^C ^C# ^C Bb ^C#
And in their place there seems to be good

^C# ^C – Bb    G#  Bb-^C
Good feelings all around!

^C#-^D#  ^C#  ^C  ^C#  ^D#
Instead   of   screams   I   swear

^C# ^C ^D# ^D-^C# B ^C# ^D
I   can   hear   music   in   the   air

^C#   ^D   ^C    Bb   ^C   ^D
The smell of cakes and pies

^C  ^D-^E-^F-^E   ^D-^F-^E
Are   absolutely   everywhere…

 

^C#   ^D    F#        A
The sights, the sounds

F#        A-B-^C#     ^D   ^C#   F#-G#
They’re everywhere and all around

F#    G#-A   B   ^C#  A     F#-A
I’ve never felt so good before

F#     A-B     ^C#   ^D-^C#  A  ^C#
This  empty  place  inside  of  me

A  ^C#-A  ^C#
Is   filling  up

A ^C#-A  ^C#-A   ^C#     A-^C#
I   simply   cannot   get   enough

 

A  ^C#  A   ^C#  A  ^C#   A
I   want  it,   oh,   I   want   it

^C# A  ^D ^C#  B  ^C# ^D
Oh,  I  want  it  for  my  own

^C# ^D ^E  ^F#   ^E ^D  ^E  ^F#
I’ve got to know, I’ve got to know

^E   ^D   ^E   ^F#   ^E  ^D  ^E    ^F#
What is this place that I have found?

^D     ^E    ^G#
WHAT IS THIS!?