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,
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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