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Twelve Days Of Christmas

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John Denver & The Muppets - Twelve Days of Christmas
From the album: A Christmas Together (1979)
Comment for any corrections and please rate
Capo 3
Intro:
D/F# G D/A A D
On the fDirst day of ChrBmistmas
My trEmue love gAave to mDe
A PD/F#artriGdge D/Ain a PAear TrDee
On the sDecond day of ChrBmistmas
My trEmue love gAave to mDe
TwAo Turtle Doves
And a PD/F#artriGdge D/Ain a PAear TrDee
On the thDird day of ChrBmistmas
My trEmue love gAave to mDe
ThrAee French Hens
TwAo Turtle Doves
And a PD/F#artriGdge D/Ain a PAear TrDee
On the fDourth day of ChrBmistmas
My trEmue love gAave to mDe
FAour Calling Birds
ThrAee French Hens
TwAo Turtle Doves
And a PD/F#artriGdge D/Ain a PAear TrDee
On the fDifth day of ChrBmistmas
My trEmue love gAave to mDe
FDive GEolden RAings
FDour Calling Birds
ThrGee French Hens
And twEo Turtle DAoves
And a PD/F#artriGdge D/Ain a PAear TrDee
On the sDixth day of ChrBmistmas
My trEmue love gAave to mDe
SAix Geese a Laying
FDive GEolden RAings
FDour Calling Birds
ThrGee French Hens
And twEo Turtle DAoves
And a PD/F#artriGdge D/Ain a PAear TrDee
On the sDeventh day of ChrBmistmas
My trEmue love gAave to mDe
SAeven Swans a Swimming
SAix Geese a Laying
FDive GEolden RAings
FDour Calling Birds
ThrGee French Hens
And twEo Turtle DAoves
And a PD/F#artriGdge D/Ain a PAear TrDee
On the eDigth day of ChrBmistmas
My trEmue love gAave to mDe
AEight Maids a Milking
SAeven Swans a Swimming
SAix Geese a Laying
FDive GEolden RAings
FDour Calling Birds
ThrGee French Hens
And twEo Turtle DAoves
And a PD/F#artriGdge D/Ain a PAear TrDee
On the nDinth day of ChrBmistmas
My trEmue love gAave to mDe
NAine Ladies Dancing
AEight Maids a Milking
SAeven Swans a Swimming
SAix Geese a Laying
FDive GEolden RAings 
FDour Calling Birds
ThrGee French Hens
And twEo Turtle DAoves
And a PD/F#artriGdge D/Ain a PAear TrDee
On the tDenth day of ChrBmistmas
My trEmue love gAave to mDe
TAen Lords a Leaping
NAine Ladies Dancing
AEight Maids a Milking
SAeven Swans a Swimming
SAix Geese a Laying
FDive GEolden RAings
FDour Calling Birds
ThrGee French Hens
And twEo Turtle DAoves
And a PD/F#artriGdge D/Ain a PAear TrDee
On the elDeventh day of ChrBmistmas
My trEmue love gAave to mDe
ElAeven Pipers Piping
TAen Lords a Leaping
NAine Ladies Dancing
AEight Maids a Milking
SAeven Swans a Swimming
SAix Geese a Laying
FDive GEolden RAings
FDour Calling Birds
ThrGee French Hens
And twEo Turtle DAoves
And a PD/F#artriGdge D/Ain a PAear TrDee
On the twDelfth day of ChrBmistmas
My trEmue love gAave to mDe
TwAelve Drummers Drumming
ElAeven Pipers Piping
TAen Lords a Leaping
NAine Ladies Dancing
AEight Maids a Milking
SAeven Swans a Swimming
SAix Geese a Laying
FDive GEolden RAings
FDour Calling Birds
ThrGee French Hens
And twEo Turtle DAoves
And a PD/F#artriGdge D/Ain a PAear TrDee

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Twelve Days Of Christmas

by John Denver

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

John Denver & The Muppets - Twelve Days of Christmas

From the album: A Christmas Together (1979)

Comment for any corrections and please rate

Capo 3

Intro:

D/F# G D/A A D

D Bm

On the first day of Christmas

Em A D

My true love gave to me

D/F# G D/A A D

A Partridge in a Pear Tree

D Bm

On the second day of Christmas

Em A D

My true love gave to me

Two Turtle Doves

D/F# G D/A A D

And a Partridge in a Pear Tree

D Bm

On the third day of Christmas

Em A D

My true love gave to me

Three French Hens

Two Turtle Doves

D/F# G D/A A D

And a Partridge in a Pear Tree

D Bm

On the fourth day of Christmas

Em A D

My true love gave to me

Four Calling Birds

Three French Hens

Two Turtle Doves

D/F# G D/A A D

And a Partridge in a Pear Tree

D Bm

On the fifth day of Christmas

Em A D

My true love gave to me

D E A

Five Golden Rings

Four Calling Birds

Three French Hens

E A

And two Turtle Doves

D/F# G D/A A D

And a Partridge in a Pear Tree

D Bm

On the sixth day of Christmas

Em A D

My true love gave to me

Six Geese a Laying

D E A

Five Golden Rings

Four Calling Birds

Three French Hens

E A

And two Turtle Doves

D/F# G D/A A D

And a Partridge in a Pear Tree

D Bm

On the seventh day of Christmas

Em A D

My true love gave to me

Seven Swans a Swimming

Six Geese a Laying

D E A

Five Golden Rings

Four Calling Birds

Three French Hens

E A

And two Turtle Doves

D/F# G D/A A D

And a Partridge in a Pear Tree

D Bm

On the eigth day of Christmas

Em A D

My true love gave to me

Eight Maids a Milking

Seven Swans a Swimming

Six Geese a Laying

D E A

Five Golden Rings

Four Calling Birds

Three French Hens

E A

And two Turtle Doves

D/F# G D/A A D

And a Partridge in a Pear Tree

D Bm

On the ninth day of Christmas

Em A D

My true love gave to me

Nine Ladies Dancing

Eight Maids a Milking

Seven Swans a Swimming

Six Geese a Laying

D E A

Five Golden Rings

Four Calling Birds

Three French Hens

E A

And two Turtle Doves

D/F# G D/A A D

And a Partridge in a Pear Tree

D Bm

On the tenth day of Christmas

Em A D

My true love gave to me

Ten Lords a Leaping

Nine Ladies Dancing

Eight Maids a Milking

Seven Swans a Swimming

Six Geese a Laying

D E A

Five Golden Rings

Four Calling Birds

Three French Hens

E A

And two Turtle Doves

D/F# G D/A A D

And a Partridge in a Pear Tree

D Bm

On the eleventh day of Christmas

Em A D

My true love gave to me

Eleven Pipers Piping

Ten Lords a Leaping

Nine Ladies Dancing

Eight Maids a Milking

Seven Swans a Swimming

Six Geese a Laying

D E A

Five Golden Rings

Four Calling Birds

Three French Hens

E A

And two Turtle Doves

D/F# G D/A A D

And a Partridge in a Pear Tree

D Bm

On the twelfth day of Christmas

Em A D

My true love gave to me

Twelve Drummers Drumming

Eleven Pipers Piping

Ten Lords a Leaping

Nine Ladies Dancing

Eight Maids a Milking

Seven Swans a Swimming

Six Geese a Laying

D E A

Five Golden Rings

Four Calling Birds

Three French Hens

E A

And two Turtle Doves

D/F# G D/A A D

And a Partridge in a Pear Tree

About Twelve Days Of Christmas Chords by John Denver

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