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The Christmas Song by Ben Rector

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Key: D

🎸 🎄 Verse 1:

    Dmaj7            Em7             F#m7       Gmaj7     F#m7 Em7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7----------------8---------------10---------12--------10---8-------------|
G|--6----------------7---------------9----------11--------9----7-------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------7-------------|
A|--5----------------7---------------9----------10--------9----7-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
         Chestnuts   roasting on an  open fire




    Dmaj7           Am7    D7       Gmaj7         C7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6---------------5------5--------4-------------9--------------------------|
D|------------------5------4--------4-------------8--------------------------|
A|--5----------------------5-------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------5---------------3-------------8--------------------------|
         Jack Frost nipping at your nose

Dmaj7         C7           Bm7           G#m7  G7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7----------------------------------------12----12------------------------|
G|--6-------------9------------7-------------11----10------------------------|
D|----------------8------------7---------------------------------------------|
A|--5----------------------------------------11----10------------------------|
E|----------------8------------7---------------------------------------------|
         Yuletide carols being sung     by a choir

         F#maj7          Gm7    C7        Fmaj7              Em7 D#7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------11--------------11-----11--------10-----------------8----8----------|
G|-------10--------------10-----9---------9------------------7----6----------|
D|------------------------------10-------------------------------------------|
A|-------9---------------10---------------8------------------7----6----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     And folks   dressed up like      Eskimos


🎸 🎄 Verse 2:

            Dmaj7    Em7             F#m7       Gmaj7     F#m7 Em7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------7--------8---------------10---------12--------10---8-------------|
G|----------6--------7---------------9----------11--------9----7-------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------7-------------|
A|----------5--------7---------------9----------10--------9----7-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  Everybody knows  a turkey and some mistletoe

    Dmaj7         Am7      D7     Gmaj7      C7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6-------------5--------5------4----------9-------------------------------|
D|----------------5--------4------4----------8-------------------------------|
A|--5----------------------5-------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------5---------------3----------8-------------------------------|
         Help to  make the season bright

    Dmaj7         C7           Bm7        G#m7  G7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7-------------------------------------12----12---------------------------|
G|--6-------------9------------7----------11----10---------------------------|
D|----------------8------------7---------------------------------------------|
A|--5-------------------------------------11----10---------------------------|
E|----------------8------------7---------------------------------------------|
         Tiny tots  with their eyes   all aglow

          F#m7    F7     Em7    D#7     Dmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------10------10-----8------8-------7------------------------------------|
G|--------9-------8------7------6-------6------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------9-------8------7------6-------5------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     Will find it hard       to sleep tonight


🎸 🎄 Bridge:  
                    Am7     D7            Gmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------5-------5--------------4---------------------------------|
D|------------------5-------4--------------4---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------5------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------5----------------------3---------------------------------|
     They know that Sa--------nta's on his way

                 Am7              D7              Gmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------5----------------5---------------4--------------------------|
D|---------------5----------------4---------------4--------------------------|
A|--------------------------------5------------------------------------------|
E|---------------5--------------------------------3--------------------------|
     He's loaded lots of toys and goodies  on his sleigh

               Gm7              C7         Fmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------10--------------------------------|
G|-------------3----------------9----------9---------------------------------|
D|-------------3----------------8--------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------8---------------------------------|
E|-------------3----------------8--------------------------------------------|
     And every   mother's child   is gonna spy

               Bm7     E7                  A7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------7-------7-------------------6---------------------------------|
D|-------------7-------6-------------------5---------------------------------|
A|---------------------7-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------7---------------------------5---------------------------------|
     To see if reindeer really know how to fly


🎸 🎄 Verse 3:

       Dmaj7      Em7             F#m7          Gmaj7     F#m7 Em7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----7----------8---------------10------------12--------10---8-------------|
G|-----6----------7---------------9-------------11--------9----7-------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------7-------------|
A|-----5----------7---------------9-------------10--------9----7-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   And so     I'm offering this   simple phrase

    Dmaj7             Am7    D7     Gmaj7      C7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6-----------------5------5------4----------9-----------------------------|
D|--------------------5------4------4----------8-----------------------------|
A|--5------------------------5-----------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------5-------------3----------8-----------------------------|
         To kids from one to ninety-two

    Dmaj7                  C7        Bm7         G#m7  G7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7--------------------------------------------12----12--------------------|
G|--6----------------------9---------7-----------11----10--------------------|
D|-------------------------8---------7---------------------------------------|
A|--5--------------------------------------------11----10--------------------|
E|-------------------------8---------7---------------------------------------|
        Although it's been said many times, many ways

           F#m7         Gmaj7
e|-------------------------------------|
B|---------10-----------12-------------|
G|---------9------------11-------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|---------9------------10-------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
     Merry Christmas

           F#m7         Gmaj7
e|-------------------------------------|
B|---------10-----------12-------------|
G|---------9------------11-------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|---------9------------10-------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
     Merry Christmas

           F#m7    F7   Em7  D#7    Dmaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------10------10---8----8------7----------------------------------------|
G|---------9-------8----7----6------6----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------9-------8----7----6------5----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     Merry Christmas         to---- you