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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
(to play along with the official recording, tune your guitar down one fret)
β« Intro:
A A D A
A A D A
E A
β« Verse 1:
A
Christmas is here, I've waited all year for it
A
Christmas is here and finally it's time for some
D
Panpepato, panpepato, panpepato, panpepato
β« Verse 2:
A
Chestnuts are roasting, the birds are down south
A
'Tis the season and I'm frothin' at the mouth for that
D
Panpepato, panpepato, panpepato, panpepato
β« Verse 3:
A
I waited through winter, I waited all spring
A
I waited through summer yeah you know I got a thing for that
D
Panpepato, panpepato, panpepato, panpepato
β« Verse 4:
A
Don't want no gingerbread, no sugarplum, no egg nog
A
Don't want no candycane, feed it to the dog, I just want
D
Panpepato, panpepato, panpepato, panpepato
β« Interlude:
E A
β« Chorus:
A D A
Pan-ah-pe-pa-pan-ah-pe-papepa-to
A D A
Pan-ah-pe-pa-pan-ah-pe-papepa-to
E
Pan-ah-pe-pa-pan-ah-pe-papepa-to
A
β« Verse 5:
A
Mama's in the kitchen with a grand design
A
Shooting from the hip makes it different every time, it's a
D
Panpepato, panpepato, panpepato, panpepato
β« Verse 6:
A
Mama makes it rich, makes it easy to cut
A
Mama broke the bank, spent a fortune on nuts for that
D
Panpepato, panpepato, panpepato, panpepato
β« Verse 7:
A
The little babies hate it but the big ones love it
A
It'll get you, no one stays above it, it's a
D
Panpepato, panpepato, panpepato, panpepato
β« Verse 8:
A
It's a tradition, ain't that nice?
A
It's a whole lotta sugar, it's a whole lotta spice, in the
D
Panpepato, panpepato, panpepato, panpepato
β« Interlude:
E A
β« Outro:
A D A
Pan-ah-pe-pa-pan-ah-pe-papepa to
A D A
Pan-ah-pe-pa-pan-ah-pe-papepa to
E
Pan-ah-pe-pa-pan-ah-pe-papepa-to
A
A D A
Pan-ah-pe-pa-pan-ah-pe-papepa to
A D A
Pan-ah-pe-pa-pan-ah-pe-papepa to
E
Pan-ah-pe-pa-pan-ah-pe-papepa-to
A
Song History
Published: July 1, 2021
Last Updated: September 10, 2025