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The Christmas Song

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[Intro]
Am Fm6  C B7  Em7 A Dm7 G7 C
[Verse 1]
C6Chestnuts roaDm7/Gsting on an Cmaj7open fireDm7/G  
                 C6   Gm7-     C7     F  E7  
Jack Frost nipping at your nose
AmYuletide cFm6arols being sCung by a F#m7choirB7  
                 E   Fm7-  Bb7- Eb  
And folks dressed up like Eskimos
[Verse 2]
 Dm7-  G7- C  
Everybody knows
a turkDm7/Gey and some mCmaj7istletoDm7/Ge
              C   Gm7-    C7        F  Bb9  
Help to make the season bright.
AmTiny Fm6tots with their Ceyes all a-glB7ow
      Em7-      A7-    Dm7-    G7- C  
Will find it hard to sleep tonight
[Chorus]
They know that Gm7Saaanta's C9on his Gm7wayC9  
He's loaded lGm7ots of toys and C9goodies on his sFmaj9leigh.
And ev'ry mothFm7er's child Bb9is gonna Ebmaj7spy
To see if rAm7eindeer really knoD7w how to flyG7.G7/A  G7/B  
[Verse 3]
And C6so I'm offDm7/Gering this siCmaj9mple phraseDm7/G  
To kCids from oGm7ne to C7ninety-twFoBb9  
Am7Although it's been saBb9id many timesCmaj7  
many wayEbdims
       Em7-  Am7-  Dm7-  G7- Cmaj7  
"Merry Christmas        to you."

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The Christmas Song

by Mel Tormé

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fm6

Em7

Dm7

Dm7/G

Cmaj7

Gm7

F#m7

Fm7

Bb7

Bb9

Fmaj9

[Intro]

Am Fm6 C B7 Em7 A Dm7 G7 C

[Verse 1]

C6 Dm7/G Cmaj7 Dm7/G

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire

C6 Gm7 C7 F E7

Jack Frost nipping at your nose

Am Fm6 C F#m7 B7

Yuletide carols being sung by a choir

E Fm7 Bb7 Eb

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And folks dressed up like Eskimos

[Verse 2]

Dm7 G7 C

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Everybody knows

Dm7/G Cmaj7 Dm7/G

a turkey and some mistletoe

C Gm7 C7 F Bb9

Help to make the season bright.

Am Fm6 C B7

Tiny tots with their eyes all a-glow

Em7 A7 Dm7 G7 C

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Will find it hard to sleep tonight

[Chorus]

Gm7 C9 Gm7 C9

They know that Saaanta's on his way

Gm7 C9 Fmaj9

He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh.

Fm7 Bb9 Ebmaj7

And ev'ry mother's child is gonna spy

Am7 D7 G7 G7/A G7/B

To see if reindeer really know how to fly.

[Verse 3]

C6 Dm7/G Cmaj9 Dm7/G

And so I'm offering this simple phrase

C Gm7 C7 F Bb9

To kids from one to ninety-two

Am7 Bb9 Cmaj7

Although it's been said many times

Ebdim

many ways

Em7 Am7 Dm7 G7 Cmaj7

- - - -

"Merry Christmas to you."

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