The Christmas Song tab by Ben Rector
Guitar Tab
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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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