Happy Joyous Hanukkah chords by Woody Guthrie

• Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Verse 1:
C                   F
How many nights for Hanukkah?
C     G      C
Happy joyous Hanukkah
C                F
Nights and days, days and nights,
C     G      C
Happy joyous Hanukkah

Chorus:
F                       C
Eight are the nights of Hanukkah
G            C
Happy joyous Hanukkah
F                       C
Eight are the days, and eight are the nights
G            C
Happy joyous Hanukkah

Verse 2:
C                F
How many candles do I light?
C     G      C
Happy joyous Hanukkah
C                     F
Eight are the candles you should light
      C     G      C
For a happy joyous Hanukkah

Chorus:
F                       C
Eight are the nights of Hanukkah
G            C
Happy joyous Hanukkah
F                       C
Eight are the days, and eight are the nights
G            C
Happy joyous Hanukkah

Verse 3:
C             F
One for Moses on the mount
C     G      C
Happy joyous Hanukkah
C                      F
Two for the mother and father love
C     G      C
Happy joyous Hanukkah

Chorus:
F                       C
Eight are the nights of Hanukkah
G            C
Happy joyous Hanukkah
F                       C
Eight are the days, and eight are the nights
G            C
Happy joyous Hanukkah

Verse 4:
C                        F
Three for the books that Ezra taught
C     G      C
Happy joyous Hanukkah
C                    F
Four’s for the Hebrew children
C     G      C
Happy joyous Hanukkah

Chorus:
F                       C
Eight are the nights of Hanukkah
G            C
Happy joyous Hanukkah
F                       C
Eight are the days, and eight are the nights
G            C
Happy joyous Hanukkah

Verse 5:
C                     F
Five for the brothers Maccabee
C     G      C
Happy joyous Hanukkah
C                           F
Six for the tricks that the kings did play
C     G      C
Happy joyous Hanukkah

Chorus:
F                       C
Eight are the nights of Hanukkah
G            C
Happy joyous Hanukkah
F                       C
Eight are the days, and eight are the nights
G            C
Happy joyous Hanukkah

Verse 6:
C                     F
Seven for the sons of Hannah that died
C      G     C
Not so happy Hanukkah
C                       F
Eight for the new-built altar-place
C     G      C
Happy joyous Hanukkah

Chorus:
F                       C
Eight are the nights of Hanukkah
G            C
Happy joyous Hanukkah
F                       C
Eight are the days, and eight are the nights
G            C
Happy joyous Hanukkah

Verse 7:
C                    F
Nine is the light of God that shines
C     G      C
Happy joyous Hanukkah
C                      F
Around this whole wide world tonight
C     G      C
Happy joyous Hanukkah

Bridge:
F
Nine is for God’s light that shines
F
Eight for the new-built altar-place
F
Seven for the sons of Hannah that died
F
Six for kings and the tricks they tried
C
Five for the brothers Maccabee
C
Four for the Hebrew children
C
Three for the books that Ezra taught
C
Two for the father and mother love
C
One for Moses on the mount

Chorus:
F                       C
Eight are the nights of Hanukkah
G            C
Happy joyous Hanukkah
F                       C
Eight are the days, and eight are the nights
G            C
Happy joyous Hanukkah