Little Drummer Boy chords by Joan Jett

Key: C

Mostly played in 5ths

🎄 Intro:

|C    |     |C    |     |C     |      |



🎄 Verse 1:
C
Come, they told me, pa rum pa pum pum
C                                        G
A newborn king to see, pa rum pa pum pum
G

Our finest gifts we bring, pa rum pa pum pum
G                 C                   F
To lay before the king, pa rum pa pum pum
          C               G
Rum a pum pum, rum pa pum pum
C
So to honor him, pa rum pa pum pum
G       C
When we come


🎄 Verse 2:
C
Baby Jesus, pa rum pa pum pum
C                                       G
I am a poor boy, too, pa rum pa pum pum
G
I have no gift to bring, pa rum pa pum pum
G                    C                   F
That's fit to give a king, pa rum pa pum pum
           C               G
Rum pa pum pum, rum pa pum pum
C
Shall I play for you, pa rum pa pum pum
G     C
On my drum


🎄 Solo:
|C   |   |C  Csus4|C   |C   A#5|C   |C   A#5|C   |C    |     |


🎄 Verse 3:
C#sus4
Yoi da adash, pa rum pa pum pum
C#sus4                                        G#
The ass and lamb kept time, pa rum pa pum pum
G#
I played my drum for him, pa rum pa pum pum
G#                   C#                 F#
I played my best for him, pa rum pa pum pum
           C#             G#
Rum pa pum pum rum pa pum pum
C#
Then he smiled at me pa rum pa pum pum
G#        C#
Me and my drum
G#        C#
Me and my drum


Repeat and fade (wth variations)
|C#     |      |C#   B5|C#     |