Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Verse 1:
C majorC G+G C majorC
Close your eyes, beddy bye tin soldier
C majorC G+G
Mommy says that it's time for sleep
FF E minorEm A minorAm E MajorE A minorAm
If my folks were wiser and older
A minorAm D MajorD A minorAm G+G
They'd know kids and toys don't need sleep
Verse 2:
C majorC G+G C majorC
Don't be bad little cotton dolly
C majorC G+G C majorC
See how nice Mickey Mouse sleeps now?
FF F# minorF#m C majorC A minorAm DmDm D MajorD DmDm E MajorE
Even my brass drummer boy has stopped all his noise
A augmentedA DmDm G+G C majorC
Cause he knows it's past bedtime for toys
Speaking:
C majorC G+G C majorC
Ya know, every Christmas Santa Claus goes all over the world with his reindeer
C majorC C majorC C majorC
Sled, and a big bag of toys and he'll come to your house this year too
FF DmDm E minorEm A minorAm E MajorE A minorAm
But sometimes, just sometimes, he doesn't have enough time to see every little boy and girl
Because the world is so big
DmDm D MajorD A minorAm DmDm D MajorD G+G
So maybe we should sing a song for all the children that Santa didn't visit
Verse 3:
C majorC G+G C majorC
Bless the child who has no tin soldier
C majorC G+G C majorC
No brass drummer boy to put to bed
FF E minorEm A augmentedA A minorAm E MajorE A minorAm
He will still grow wiser and older
D MajorD A minorAm G+G
Loving one small rag doll instead
Verse 4:
C majorC G+G C majorC
He won't have a cotton dolly
C majorC G+G C majorC
Mickey Mouse won't come to his house
FF F# minorF#m C majorC A minorAm DmDm E MajorE
Hold that rag doll to your heart, nothing can destroy
A augmentedA DmDm A minorAm G+G DmDm G+G C majorC
The beauty one child finds in one small toy