The Christmas Song Tab by Nat King Cole

The Christmas Song tab by Nat King Cole

Guitar Tab

[Verse 1]
    Db6         Ebm7               Fm7       Gbmaj7  Fm7  Ebm7
e|--------9-----8----6----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------7---------9--7-----6--6--6----11-----9----7---------------------|
G|--6-----------6------------------8--8--8----10-----8----6--8------------------|
D|--8------------------------------6--6--6----11-----10---8---------------------|
A|--8--------6------------------8--------8----9------8----6---------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Chest-nuts  roas-ting on an    o-pen fire,

    Db6        Abm7      Db7        Gbmaj7        B9
e|-------6-----4-------------4--------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------4----7-----6---------2-----2-------2-----2-----------------------|
G|--6----------4----------4---------3-----3-------2-----2-----------------------|
D|--8---------------------6---------3-----3-------1-----1-----------------------|
A|--8--8----8----------4--------------------------2--2--2--2--------------------|
E|-------------4------------------2----2-----2----------------------------------|
    Jack Frost nipp-ing   at your   nose,

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    Db6         B7           Bbm7       Gm7     Gb7
e|---------------------------1----4--6--8-------6-------------------------------|
B|--2-----2-----4------2--4--2----------8-------7-------------------------------|
G|--3-----3-----2------2-----1----------10------9-------------------------------|
D|--3-----3-----4------4-----3----------8---------------------------------------|
A|--4--4--4--4--2--2---2-----1--1-------10--10--9--9----------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Yule -tide  carols being sung by a  choir   and

    Fmaj7          Fm7      Bb13     Ebmaj7   Fm7  Ebm7  D7#9
e|-----------------6------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10-----10------6---9----8--6-----8--------9----7-----6--4-------------------|
G|--9------9-------8--------7--------7--------8----6-----5----------------------|
D|--10-----10------6--------6--------8--------10---8-----4----------------------|
A|--8---8------8---8-----------------6--------8----6-----5----------------------|
E|--------------------------6---------------------------------------------------|
    folks  dressed up  like Eski  -  mos.     Ev' -ry -  bo-dy

[Verse 2]
    Db6         Ebm7               Fm7         Gbmaj7   Fm7  Ebm7
e|--------9-----8---6-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------7------9---7-------6--6--6-----11-------9----7------------------|
G|--6-----------6------------------8--8--8-----10-------8----6--8---------------|
D|--8------------------------------6--6--6-----11-------10---8------------------|
A|--8--8-----6------------------8--------8--8--9--------8----6------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    knows a     turkey and some    mistletoe

    Db6        Abm7      Db7        Gbmaj7        B9
e|-------6-----4-------------4--------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------4----7-----6---------2-----2-------2-----2-----------------------|
G|--6----------4----------4---------3-----3-------2-----2-----------------------|
D|--8---------------------6---------3-----3-------1-----1-----------------------|
A|--8--8----8----------4--------------------------2--2--2--2--------------------|
E|-------------4------------------2----2-----2----------------------------------|
    Help to    make the   season    bright.

    Db6         B7              Bbm7        Gm7    Gb7
e|------------------------------1----4---6--8-------6-------------------------|
B|--2-----2-----4-----2---4-----2-----------8-------7-------------------------|
G|--3-----3-----2---------------1-----------10------9-------------------------|
D|--3-----3-----4---------------3-----------8---------------------------------|
A|--4--4-----4--2--2------------1--1--------10--10--9--9----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Ti  - ny    tots with their eyes all a- glow    will

    Fm7      Ebm7    Eb7   D7#9  Db6
e|-----------6----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--9--------7----9--------6-----2--------------------------------------------|
G|--8----6---6-------6-----5-----3--------------------------------------------|
D|--6--------8-------5-----4-----3--------------------------------------------|
A|--8--------6-------6-----5-----4--4--4--------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    find it  hard to sleep to -  night.

[Verse 3]
                      Abm7         Db7      Gbmaj7
e|--------------------7------6-----4--------4---------------------------------|
B|--2----1----2-------4------------6--7-----2---------------------------------|
G|--------------------4------------4--------3---------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----4-------4-----------------4---------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------4----4--4-------------2------2---2-------------------------|
    They know that    San -  ta's on his    way

                  Abm7                Db7              Gbmaj7
e|----------------7----6---7----6-----7---6---4--------4----------------------|
B|----------------4--------4----------6----------7-----2----------------------|
G|-/6----5--h6----4--------4----------4----------------3----------------------|
D|------------------------------------6---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------4--------4---------------------------------|
E|-------------4-----------4-------------------------2-------2--2-------------|
    He's loaded   lots of  toys and   goodies on his   sleigh

                 F#m7                B13         Ebdim
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------10--9-------10------9--7---5----7--------5--7--5-------------|
G|-/6---5-h6-----9-----------9-------8-----------5----------------------------|
D|---------------7-----------7-------7-----------7----------------------------|
A|------------9-----------9----------------------6----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------7-------------------------------------------|
    And ev'ry    mo-ther's  child    is gon-na   spy       to see if

     Eb7                            Ab7
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---4--4-----4--4---4----4---4-----4-----6-----------------------------------|
G|---6--------6------6----6---6-----5-----------------------------------------|
D|---5--------5------5----5---5-----4-----------------------------------------|
A|---6--------6------6--------6-----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------4--------------------------------------------|
     reindeer really know how to    fly.  And

[Verse 4]
    Db6         Ebm7              Fm7              Gbmaj7  Fm7  Ebm7
e|-------9------8--6----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------7-----9--7--------6---6-----6------11------9----7-------------|
G|--6-----------6-----------------8---8-----8------10------8----6---8---------|
D|--8-----------------------------6---6-----6------11------10---8-------------|
A|--8--8-----6-----------------8---------8-----8---9-------8----6-------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    so   I'm    offering this     simple    phrase

       Db6          Abm7    Db7         Gbmaj7    B9
e|-----------6------4------------4--------------------------------------------|
B|------------------4---7---6------------2-----2------2------2----------------|
G|-----6------------4-------4------------3-----3------2------2----------------|
D|-----8--------------------6------------3-----3------1------1----------------|
A|--8-----8----8------------4-------------------------2---2-------------------|
E|------------------4----------------2------2-----2---------------------------|
       To kids from one to  nine-ty      two

       Db6                  B7         Bbm7           Gm7
e|---------------------------------------1------4--6--8-----------------------|
B|-----2---------1----2-----4-----2--4---2------------8-----------------------|
G|-----3--------------3-----2------------1------------10----------------------|
D|-----3--------------3-----4------------3------------8-----------------------|
A|--2--4----4---------4-----2--2-----2---1---1--------10--10------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Al-though    it's been said   ma-ny  times, ma-ny ways:

     Ebm7    F7#9   Eb7      D7#9  Db6
e|---9---6---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---7-------9---------------6-------------------------------------|
G|---6-------8------6--------5-----6-------------------------------|
D|---8-------7------5--------4-----8-------------------------------|
A|---6-------8------6--------5-----8-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
    "Mer-ry  Christ-mas      to    you"


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Last updated: September 10, 2025

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