The Christmas Song tab by Nat King Cole

Tabs

[Verse 1]
  Db6Db6     EbM7Ebm7        Fm7Fm7    Gbmaj7Gbmaj7 Fm7Fm7 EbM7Ebm7
e|--------9-----8----6----------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------7---------9--7-----6--6--6----11-----9----7---------------------|
G+G|--6-----------6------------------8--8--8----10-----8----6--8------------------|
D MajorD|--8------------------------------6--6--6----11-----10---8---------------------|
A augmentedA|--8--------6------------------8--------8----9------8----6---------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  Chest-nuts roas-ting on an  o-pen fire,

  Db6Db6    Abm7Abm7   Db7Db7    Gbmaj7Gbmaj7    B9B9
e|-------6-----4-------------4--------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------4----7-----6---------2-----2-------2-----2-----------------------|
G+G|--6----------4----------4---------3-----3-------2-----2-----------------------|
D MajorD|--8---------------------6---------3-----3-------1-----1-----------------------|
A augmentedA|--8--8----8----------4--------------------------2--2--2--2--------------------|
E MajorE|-------------4------------------2----2-----2----------------------------------|
  Jack Frost nipp-ing  at your  nose,

  Db6Db6     B7B7      BbM7Bbm7    Gm7Gm7   Gb7Gb7
e|---------------------------1----4--6--8-------6-------------------------------|
BB|--2-----2-----4------2--4--2----------8-------7-------------------------------|
G+G|--3-----3-----2------2-----1----------10------9-------------------------------|
D MajorD|--3-----3-----4------4-----3----------8---------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--4--4--4--4--2--2---2-----1--1-------10--10--9--9----------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  Yule -tide carols being sung by a choir  and

  Fmaj7Fmaj7     Fm7Fm7   Bb13Bb13   Ebmaj7Ebmaj7  Fm7Fm7 EbM7Ebm7 D7#9D7#9
e|-----------------6------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--10-----10------6---9----8--6-----8--------9----7-----6--4-------------------|
G+G|--9------9-------8--------7--------7--------8----6-----5----------------------|
D MajorD|--10-----10------6--------6--------8--------10---8-----4----------------------|
A augmentedA|--8---8------8---8-----------------6--------8----6-----5----------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------6---------------------------------------------------|
  folks dressed up like Eski - mos.   Ev' -ry - bo-dy

[Verse 2]
  Db6Db6     EbM7Ebm7        Fm7Fm7     Gbmaj7Gbmaj7  Fm7Fm7 EbM7Ebm7
e|--------9-----8---6-----------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------7------9---7-------6--6--6-----11-------9----7------------------|
G+G|--6-----------6------------------8--8--8-----10-------8----6--8---------------|
D MajorD|--8------------------------------6--6--6-----11-------10---8------------------|
A augmentedA|--8--8-----6------------------8--------8--8--9--------8----6------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  knows a   turkey and some  mistletoe

  Db6Db6    Abm7Abm7   Db7Db7    Gbmaj7Gbmaj7    B9B9
e|-------6-----4-------------4--------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------4----7-----6---------2-----2-------2-----2-----------------------|
G+G|--6----------4----------4---------3-----3-------2-----2-----------------------|
D MajorD|--8---------------------6---------3-----3-------1-----1-----------------------|
A augmentedA|--8--8----8----------4--------------------------2--2--2--2--------------------|
E MajorE|-------------4------------------2----2-----2----------------------------------|
  Help to  make the  season  bright.

  Db6Db6     B7B7       BbM7Bbm7    Gm7Gm7  Gb7Gb7
e|------------------------------1----4---6--8-------6-------------------------|
BB|--2-----2-----4-----2---4-----2-----------8-------7-------------------------|
G+G|--3-----3-----2---------------1-----------10------9-------------------------|
D MajorD|--3-----3-----4---------------3-----------8---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--4--4-----4--2--2------------1--1--------10--10--9--9----------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  Ti - ny  tots with their eyes all a- glow  will

  Fm7Fm7   EbM7Ebm7  Eb7Eb7  D7#9D7#9 Db6Db6
e|-----------6----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--9--------7----9--------6-----2--------------------------------------------|
G+G|--8----6---6-------6-----5-----3--------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--6--------8-------5-----4-----3--------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--8--------6-------6-----5-----4--4--4--------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  find it hard to sleep to - night.

[Verse 3]
           Abm7Abm7     Db7Db7   Gbmaj7Gbmaj7
e|--------------------7------6-----4--------4---------------------------------|
BB|--2----1----2-------4------------6--7-----2---------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------4------------4--------3---------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----4-------4-----------------4---------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------4----4--4-------------2------2---2-------------------------|
  They know that  San - ta's on his  way

         Abm7Abm7        Db7Db7       Gbmaj7Gbmaj7
e|----------------7----6---7----6-----7---6---4--------4----------------------|
BB|----------------4--------4----------6----------7-----2----------------------|
G+G|-/6----5--h6----4--------4----------4----------------3----------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------6---------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------4--------4---------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------4-----------4-------------------------2-------2--2-------------|
  He's loaded  lots of toys and  goodies on his  sleigh

         F#m7F#m7        B13B13     EbdimEbdim
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------10--9-------10------9--7---5----7--------5--7--5-------------|
G+G|-/6---5-h6-----9-----------9-------8-----------5----------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------7-----------7-------7-----------7----------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------9-----------9----------------------6----------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------7-------------------------------------------|
  And ev'ry  mo-ther's child  is gon-na  spy    to see if

   Eb7Eb7              Ab7Ab7
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---4--4-----4--4---4----4---4-----4-----6-----------------------------------|
G+G|---6--------6------6----6---6-----5-----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---5--------5------5----5---5-----4-----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---6--------6------6--------6-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------4--------------------------------------------|
   reindeer really know how to  fly. And

[Verse 4]
  Db6Db6     EbM7Ebm7       Fm7Fm7       Gbmaj7Gbmaj7 Fm7Fm7 EbM7Ebm7
e|-------9------8--6----------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------7-----9--7--------6---6-----6------11------9----7-------------|
G+G|--6-----------6-----------------8---8-----8------10------8----6---8---------|
D MajorD|--8-----------------------------6---6-----6------11------10---8-------------|
A augmentedA|--8--8-----6-----------------8---------8-----8---9-------8----6-------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  so  I'm  offering this   simple  phrase

    Db6Db6     Abm7Abm7  Db7Db7     Gbmaj7Gbmaj7  B9B9
e|-----------6------4------------4--------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------4---7---6------------2-----2------2------2----------------|
G+G|-----6------------4-------4------------3-----3------2------2----------------|
D MajorD|-----8--------------------6------------3-----3------1------1----------------|
A augmentedA|--8-----8----8------------4-------------------------2---2-------------------|
E MajorE|------------------4----------------2------2-----2---------------------------|
    To kids from one to nine-ty   two

    Db6Db6         B7B7     BbM7Bbm7      Gm7Gm7
e|---------------------------------------1------4--6--8-----------------------|
BB|-----2---------1----2-----4-----2--4---2------------8-----------------------|
G+G|-----3--------------3-----2------------1------------10----------------------|
D MajorD|-----3--------------3-----4------------3------------8-----------------------|
A augmentedA|--2--4----4---------4-----2--2-----2---1---1--------10--10------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  Al-though  it's been said  ma-ny times, ma-ny ways:

   EbM7Ebm7  F7#9F7#9  Eb7Eb7   D7#9D7#9 Db6Db6
e|---9---6---------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---7-------9---------------6-------------------------------------|
G+G|---6-------8------6--------5-----6-------------------------------|
D MajorD|---8-------7------5--------4-----8-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---6-------8------6--------5-----8-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  "Mer-ry Christ-mas   to  you"


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