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The Christmas Song

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Tuning: Standard
Capo: 1st fret
Play: C
Key: C#
For chords in original key, transpose +1
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CHORDS
          E-A-D-G-B-e
G7sus4    3-5-3-5-3-3
F#m7-5    2-x-2-2-1-x
D9        x-5-4-5-5-x
Fmaj7/G   3-x-3-2-1-0
G5        3-x-0-0-3-x
Bm7-5     x-2-3-2-3-x
F6        1-x-3-2-3-1
D7sus4/G  3-x-0-2-1-3
LINK 1                 LINK 2               LINK 3
  Fmaj7/G1 + 2 + G53 + 4 +      F61 + D7sus4/G2 + 3 + 4 +     Fmaj7/G1 + 2 + Gsus43 + 4 G+  
e|0---------------|   |1-------3-------|   |0---------------|
B|1-------3-------|   |3-------1-------|   |1---3---1---0---|
G|2-------0-------|   |2-------2-------|   |2-------0-------|
D|3-------0-------|   |--------0-------|   |3-------0-------|
A|----------------|   |----------------|   |----------------|
E|3---3---3---3---|   |1-------3-------|   |3-------3-------|
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[Intro]
G7sus4(freely)  CAll through the year we G7sus4waited
G7Waited through spring and Cmaj7fall
To hear Csilver bells F#m7-5ringin’
See B7winter time Embringin’
The Am7happiest D9season of G7all
[Verse 1]
         C              Dm7          Em7    Fmaj7/G   G5[= LINK 1]
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
  CJack Frost Gm7nipping C7at your Fmaj7noseBm7-5  E7  
Am7Yuletide Fm6carols being Csung by a F#m7choirB7  
And Efolks dressed up like    Fm7  Bb7EskiEbmos
  Dm7         G7[  C]
     Everybody knows ...
[Verse 2]
    C               Dm7          Em7    F6   D7sus4/G[= LINK 2]
   A turkey and some mistletoe
  CHelp to Gm7make the C7season Fmaj7brightBm7-5  E7  
Am7Tiny little Fm6tots with their Ceyes all aF#m7glowB7  
Will Em7find it Am7hard to Dm7sleep G7toCnight
[Bridge]
They know that Gm7San—C7-ta's on his Gm7wayC7  
He's loaded Gm7lots of toys and C7goodies on his Fmaj7sleigh
And every Fm7mother's child Bb7is gonna Ebspy
To see if Am7reindeer really D7know how to Dm7flyG7  
[Verse 3]
And Cso I'm Dm7offering this Em7simple phraseFmaj7/G  Gsus4  G  
  CTo kids from Gm7one to C7ninety-Fmaj7twoBm7-5  E7  
  Am7Although it's been Fm6said many Ctimes, many F#m7waysB7  
Merry Em7Christmas      Am7       Dm7    G7to Cyou
[Solo]
|  Gm7   C7| % | % |  Fmaj7|
|  Fm7   Bb7|  Eb| % |  Am7   D7|  Dm7   G7|
                       [Dm7?]
[Verse 4]
          C             Dm7             Em7    Fmaj7/G   Gsus4   G[= LINK 3]
And so I'm offering this simple phrase
  CTo kids from Gm7one to C7ninety-Fmaj7twoBm7-5  E7  
AlAm7though it's been Fm6said many Ctimes, many F#m7waysB7  
            Em7     Am7    Dm7     G7   Em7   Am7   Dm7[  G7]
Merry Christmas             to you         (Merry ...)
G7Merry Em7Christmas      Am7       Dm7    G7to Cmaj7you

All chords in this song (24)

The story behind the song

This song paints a vivid picture of classic Christmas warmth and coziness, evoking images of chestnuts roasting and jack frost nipping. It was famously written by Robert Wells and Mel Tormé in July 1945 during a heatwave, a way to conjure up a cooler, more festive feeling. Bob Dylan, a singer-songwriter celebrated for his sophisticated lyrics that often draw from classic literature and poetry, brought his own interpretation to this beloved holiday standard. Playing it can feel like stepping into a cherished, familiar holiday scene.

AI-written from these sources:The Christmas Song — Wikipedia ↗Bob Dylan — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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The Christmas Song

by Bob Dylan

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G7sus4

Cmaj7

F#m7-5

Am7

Dm7

Em7

Fmaj7/G

Gm7

Fmaj7

Bm7-5

Fm6

F#m7

Fm7

Bb7

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Tuning: Standard

Capo: 1st fret

Play: C

Key: C#

For chords in original key, transpose +1

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CHORDS

E-A-D-G-B-e

G7sus4 3-5-3-5-3-3

F#m7-5 2-x-2-2-1-x

D9 x-5-4-5-5-x

Fmaj7/G 3-x-3-2-1-0

G5 3-x-0-0-3-x

Bm7-5 x-2-3-2-3-x

F6 1-x-3-2-3-1

D7sus4/G 3-x-0-2-1-3

LINK 1 LINK 2 LINK 3

Fmaj7/G G5 F6 D7sus4/G Fmaj7/G Gsus4 G

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e|0---------------| |1-------3-------| |0---------------|

B|1-------3-------| |3-------1-------| |1---3---1---0---|

G|2-------0-------| |2-------2-------| |2-------0-------|

D|3-------0-------| |--------0-------| |3-------0-------|

A|----------------| |----------------| |----------------|

E|3---3---3---3---| |1-------3-------| |3-------3-------|

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[Intro]

G7sus4 C G7sus4

(freely) All through the year we waited

G7 Cmaj7

Waited through spring and fall

C F#m7-5

To hear silver bells ringin’

B7 Em

See winter time bringin’

Am7 D9 G7

The happiest season of all

[Verse 1]

C Dm7 Em7 Fmaj7/G G5

[= LINK 1]

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire

C Gm7 C7 Fmaj7 Bm7-5 E7

Jack Frost nipping at your nose

Am7 Fm6 C F#m7 B7

Yuletide carols being sung by a choir

E Fm7 Bb7 Eb

And folks dressed up like Eskimos

Dm7 G7 C

[ ]

Everybody knows ...

[Verse 2]

C Dm7 Em7 F6 D7sus4/G

[= LINK 2]

A turkey and some mistletoe

C Gm7 C7 Fmaj7 Bm7-5 E7

Help to make the season bright

Am7 Fm6 C F#m7 B7

Tiny little tots with their eyes all aglow

Em7 Am7 Dm7 G7 C

Will find it hard to sleep tonight

[Bridge]

Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7

They know that San—-ta's on his way

Gm7 C7 Fmaj7

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

Fm7 Bb7 Eb

And every mother's child is gonna spy

Am7 D7 Dm7 G7

To see if reindeer really know how to fly

[Verse 3]

C Dm7 Em7 Fmaj7/G Gsus4 G

And so I'm offering this simple phrase

C Gm7 C7 Fmaj7 Bm7-5 E7

To kids from one to ninety-two

Am7 Fm6 C F#m7 B7

Although it's been said many times, many ways

Em7 Am7 Dm7 G7 C

Merry Christmas to you

[Solo]

Gm7 C7 Fmaj7

| | % | % | |

Fm7 Bb7 Eb Am7 D7 Dm7 G7

| | | % | | |

[Dm7?]

[Verse 4]

C Dm7 Em7 Fmaj7/G Gsus4 G

[= LINK 3]

And so I'm offering this simple phrase

C Gm7 C7 Fmaj7 Bm7-5 E7

To kids from one to ninety-two

Am7 Fm6 C F#m7 B7

Although it's been said many times, many ways

Em7 Am7 Dm7 G7 Em7 Am7 Dm7 G7

[ ]

Merry Christmas to you (Merry ...)

G7 Em7 Am7 Dm7 G7 Cmaj7

Merry Christmas to you

About The Christmas Song Chords by Bob Dylan

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