The Christmas Song Chords & Tabs
The Christmas Song Chords
From: Barrie McCombs
THE CHRISTMAS SONG Time: 4/4 Tenor: C Bass: C
16 2m7 57 1maj7
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
16 5m7 17 4
Jack Frost nipping at your nose
6m 4m6 1 77
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir
3 2m7 7b7 3b
And folks dressed up like Eski - mos
2m7 57 1 2m7 1maj7 2m7 57
Ev'ry- body knows a turkey and some mistletoe
1 2m7 17 4 7b7
Help to make the season bright
6m 4m6 1 77
Tiny tots with their eyes all a-glow
3m7 67 2m7 57 1
Will find it hard to sleep to - night
5m7 17 5m7
They know that San-ta's on his way
17 5m7 17 4maj7
. He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh
4m7 7b7 3bmaj7
And ev'ry mother's child is gonna spy
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/misc_christmas/the_christmas_song_crd_ver_2.html ]
6m7 27 57
To see if reindeer really know how to fly
17 77 7b7 67 57
And so I'm offer-ing this simple phrase
1 5m7 17 4 7b7
To kids from one to ninety-two
6m7 7b7 1maj7 27
Al-though it's been said many times, many ways
3m7 6m7 2m7 57 1maj7
Merry Christ-mas_____ to you
NOTES:
- Ninth and other chords have been "simplified" to sevenths
SYMBOLS:
- Asterisk (*) = new measure, play same chord
- Period (.) = 1/8 note rest at start of a measure
- Underline(_) = sustain note into next measure
CHORDS (Number System):
- Example: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
- Key of C: C D E F G A B
- Detailed description: /pub/guitar/other_stuff/numbering_system.txt
- Submitted by: Barrie McCombs (bmccombs@acs.ucalgary.ca)
