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[Intro]
C Dm C Dm
[Verse]
CChestnuts rDm6oasting on an Emopen fAm/Fire
CJack C6Frost C7nipping at your FnoseE/G#  
  AmYuletide Fm6/Abcarols being C/Gsung by a Bchoir
And Emaj7folks dressed Bb7/Fup like EskGimos
[Verse]
Everybody Cknows a Dm7turkey and some EmmistletoAm/Fe
  CHelp C6to mC7ake the season FbrightE/G#  
AmTiny Fm6/Abtots with their C/Geyes all Baglow
Will Emfind it hAmard to F/Gfall aGsleep toCnight
[Bridge]
They know that Gm7Santa's C7on his Am7/Fway
He’s loaded Bb/Glots of toys and gGm/Coodies on his slAm7/Feigh
And every Ab/Fmother’s child Ab/Bbis gonna Bb/Ebspy
To see if D7reindeer really know how to Fm6/DflyG  
[Verse]
And Cso I’m Dm6offering this Emsimple phraseAm/F  
To kiCds C6from C7one to ninety-FtwoE/G#  
AltAmhough it's been Fm/Absaid many C/Gtimes, many B/F#ways
FMerry C/GChristDm/Gmas to Cyou
[Bridge]
They know that Gm7Santa's C7on his Am7/Fway
He’s loaded Bb/Glots of toys and gGm/Coodies on his slAm7/Feigh
And every Ab/Fmother’s child Ab/Bbis gonna Bb/Ebspy
To see if D7reindeer really know how to Fm6/DflyG  
[Verse]
And Cso I’m Dm6offering this Emsimple phraseAm/F  
To kiCds C6from C7one to ninety-FtwoE/G#  
AltAmhough it's been Fm/Absaid many C/Gtimes, many B/F#ways
FMerry C/GChristDm/Gmas to Cyou
[Outro]
C Dm C Dm

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Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire

by Chris Rice

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm6

Am/F

E/G#

Fm6/Ab

C/G

Emaj7

Bb7/F

Dm7

F/G

Gm7

Am7/F

Bb/G

Gm/C

Ab/F

Ab/Bb

[Intro]

C Dm C Dm

[Verse]

C Dm6 Em Am/F

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire

C C6 C7 F E/G#

Jack Frost nipping at your nose

Am Fm6/Ab C/G B

Yuletide carols being sung by a choir

Emaj7 Bb7/F G

And folks dressed up like Eskimos

[Verse]

C Dm7 Em Am/F

Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe

C C6 C7 F E/G#

Help to make the season bright

Am Fm6/Ab C/G B

Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow

Em Am F/G G C

Will find it hard to fall asleep tonight

[Bridge]

Gm7 C7 Am7/F

They know that Santa's on his way

Bb/G Gm/C Am7/F

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

Ab/F Ab/Bb Bb/Eb

And every mother’s child is gonna spy

D7 Fm6/D G

To see if reindeer really know how to fly

[Verse]

C Dm6 Em Am/F

And so I’m offering this simple phrase

C C6 C7 F E/G#

To kids from one to ninety-two

Am Fm/Ab C/G B/F#

Although it's been said many times, many ways

F C/G Dm/G C

Merry Christmas to you

[Bridge]

Gm7 C7 Am7/F

They know that Santa's on his way

Bb/G Gm/C Am7/F

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

Ab/F Ab/Bb Bb/Eb

And every mother’s child is gonna spy

D7 Fm6/D G

To see if reindeer really know how to fly

[Verse]

C Dm6 Em Am/F

And so I’m offering this simple phrase

C C6 C7 F E/G#

To kids from one to ninety-two

Am Fm/Ab C/G B/F#

Although it's been said many times, many ways

F C/G Dm/G C

Merry Christmas to you

[Outro]

C Dm C Dm

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