Chords for Lou Rawls - "The Christmas Song" [Vinyl]
Tempo:
143.65 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
Dm
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G]
[F]
[C]
[F]
[Em]
[C] [Dm]
[C] Chestnuts roasting on an open fire [F]
Jack Frost, [G] [Ab] you bet you'll [Fm]
know
[C] [F]
Yuletide carols [C] being [Gbm] sung by a choir [E] And [Fm]
the folks [Bb] all [Eb] dressed up like [Dm]
Eskimos
[C] Everybody [F]
knows [C] a turkey and some mistletoe Help to make the season bright
[Fm]
The [Dm] tiny [C] tops with their eyes [Gb] all [B] aglow Will [Em] find it [Dm] hard [G] to [C] sleep [G] tonight
[Gm] Cause they know that Santa is [Dm] on his way [F] [Gm] He's loaded [C] lots of toys and good [F] is on his
[Dm] sleigh
[G] [Fm]
[Bb] Every mother's child [Eb] is gonna [D] smile [Ab] They [A] want to know if reindeer [G] really know how to fly
And so I'm offering this simple phrase [C] One kiss [Bb] from one to Lanny to all
[Fm] Though it's been said [Em] many [Gbm] times many ways [C] Merry [Am] Christmas, [Dm]
[G] Merry [C] Christmas to you
Merry [C] Christmas to you [D] Merry, Merry, Merry Christmas
[C] to you
[E]
[G] [A]
[C]
[G]
Chestnuts [C] roasting on an [F] open fire [Bb] Jack [Fm] Frost, you bet [Gm] you'll [C] know
[Dm] [C] Yuletide [B] carols being sung [E] by a choir [F] And [Eb] the folks all dressed [D] up like Eskimos
Keeping the hawk on
[G] [D] [Gm] turkey and mistletoe [F] Candid yams [Bb] help to make [Fm] the season bright
[C]
[Gm] Tiny tops with [G] their eyes [Gb] all aglow [Am] Just won't go to [G] sleep tonight
They [Gm] know that Santa is [F] on his way He's [Gm] got a whole lot of [C] toys and goodies [E] on his sleigh
[Dm]
And [Fm] every [Bb] mother's child they [Dm] are gonna [Ab] smile [Am] They really want to [D] see the reindeer [G]
see them fly
[Ab]
[Ebm] So I'm offering [Abm]
this simple [Db] phrase [Gb]
[B] One kiss from one to Lanny to all
[Db] Though [Eb] it's been said [Fm] many times many [C] ways [Db] Merry, Merry [Ab]
Christmas to you
[Gb] Merry Christmas [Db]
to you Merry [Gb]
[Ab] Christmas to you
[Db] [Ab] [Gb]
[F]
[C]
[F]
[Em]
[C] [Dm]
[C] Chestnuts roasting on an open fire [F]
Jack Frost, [G] [Ab] you bet you'll [Fm]
know
[C] [F]
Yuletide carols [C] being [Gbm] sung by a choir [E] And [Fm]
the folks [Bb] all [Eb] dressed up like [Dm]
Eskimos
[C] Everybody [F]
knows [C] a turkey and some mistletoe Help to make the season bright
[Fm]
The [Dm] tiny [C] tops with their eyes [Gb] all [B] aglow Will [Em] find it [Dm] hard [G] to [C] sleep [G] tonight
[Gm] Cause they know that Santa is [Dm] on his way [F] [Gm] He's loaded [C] lots of toys and good [F] is on his
[Dm] sleigh
[G] [Fm]
[Bb] Every mother's child [Eb] is gonna [D] smile [Ab] They [A] want to know if reindeer [G] really know how to fly
And so I'm offering this simple phrase [C] One kiss [Bb] from one to Lanny to all
[Fm] Though it's been said [Em] many [Gbm] times many ways [C] Merry [Am] Christmas, [Dm]
[G] Merry [C] Christmas to you
Merry [C] Christmas to you [D] Merry, Merry, Merry Christmas
[C] to you
[E]
[G] [A]
[C]
[G]
Chestnuts [C] roasting on an [F] open fire [Bb] Jack [Fm] Frost, you bet [Gm] you'll [C] know
[Dm] [C] Yuletide [B] carols being sung [E] by a choir [F] And [Eb] the folks all dressed [D] up like Eskimos
Keeping the hawk on
[G] [D] [Gm] turkey and mistletoe [F] Candid yams [Bb] help to make [Fm] the season bright
[C]
[Gm] Tiny tops with [G] their eyes [Gb] all aglow [Am] Just won't go to [G] sleep tonight
They [Gm] know that Santa is [F] on his way He's [Gm] got a whole lot of [C] toys and goodies [E] on his sleigh
[Dm]
And [Fm] every [Bb] mother's child they [Dm] are gonna [Ab] smile [Am] They really want to [D] see the reindeer [G]
see them fly
[Ab]
[Ebm] So I'm offering [Abm]
this simple [Db] phrase [Gb]
[B] One kiss from one to Lanny to all
[Db] Though [Eb] it's been said [Fm] many times many [C] ways [Db] Merry, Merry [Ab]
Christmas to you
[Gb] Merry Christmas [Db]
to you Merry [Gb]
[Ab] Christmas to you
[Db] [Ab] [Gb]
Key:
C
G
F
Dm
Fm
C
G
F
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [C] Chestnuts roasting on an open fire _ [F] _ _ _ _
Jack Frost, [G] _ [Ab] you bet you'll [Fm] _
know
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F]
Yuletide _ carols [C] being [Gbm] sung by a choir [E] _ And _ [Fm]
the folks [Bb] all [Eb] dressed up like [Dm]
Eskimos
_ _ [C] _ Everybody _ [F]
knows _ [C] a turkey and some mistletoe _ _ _ _ _ _ Help to make the season bright
_ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ The [Dm] tiny [C] tops with their eyes [Gb] all [B] aglow Will [Em] find it [Dm] hard [G] to [C] sleep [G] tonight
_ _ _ [Gm] Cause they know that Santa _ _ is [Dm] on his way _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] He's loaded [C] lots of toys and good [F] is on his _
[Dm] _ sleigh
[G] _ _ [Fm] _ _
[Bb] Every mother's child [Eb] is gonna [D] smile [Ab] They _ _ [A] want to know if reindeer _ [G] really know how to fly
_ _ And so _ I'm _ offering this simple phrase _ _ [C] _ _ _ One kiss [Bb] from one to Lanny to _ all
_ _ _ _ [Fm] Though it's been said _ _ [Em] many [Gbm] times many ways [C] Merry [Am] Christmas, [Dm] _
_ [G] _ Merry [C] Christmas to you
_ _ _ _ Merry [C] Christmas to you [D] _ _ _ Merry, Merry, Merry Christmas _ _
[C] _ to _ _ _ you
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ Chestnuts [C] roasting on an [F] open fire _ _ _ [Bb] _ Jack [Fm] Frost, you bet [Gm] you'll [C] know _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ Yuletide [B] carols being sung [E] by a choir _ [F] And _ [Eb] _ the folks all dressed [D] up like Eskimos
Keeping the hawk on _
[G] _ _ [D] _ [Gm] turkey and mistletoe [F] _ _ _ Candid yams [Bb] help to make [Fm] the season bright
_ [C] _
_ _ [Gm] Tiny tops with [G] their eyes [Gb] all aglow _ [Am] Just won't go to [G] sleep _ tonight
They _ _ [Gm] know that Santa _ _ is [F] on his way _ _ He's [Gm] _ _ got a whole lot of [C] toys and goodies [E] on his sleigh
[Dm] _
And _ [Fm] _ every [Bb] mother's child _ they [Dm] are gonna [Ab] smile _ [Am] They really want to [D] see the reindeer _ [G] _
see them fly
[Ab] _ _ _
_ _ [Ebm] So I'm offering _ [Abm]
this simple _ [Db] phrase [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ One kiss from one to Lanny to all
[Db] _ _ Though [Eb] it's been said _ [Fm] _ many times many [C] _ ways [Db] Merry, Merry [Ab]
Christmas to you _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ Merry Christmas [Db]
to you _ _ Merry [Gb] _
_ _ [Ab] _ Christmas to you
_ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [C] Chestnuts roasting on an open fire _ [F] _ _ _ _
Jack Frost, [G] _ [Ab] you bet you'll [Fm] _
know
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F]
Yuletide _ carols [C] being [Gbm] sung by a choir [E] _ And _ [Fm]
the folks [Bb] all [Eb] dressed up like [Dm]
Eskimos
_ _ [C] _ Everybody _ [F]
knows _ [C] a turkey and some mistletoe _ _ _ _ _ _ Help to make the season bright
_ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ The [Dm] tiny [C] tops with their eyes [Gb] all [B] aglow Will [Em] find it [Dm] hard [G] to [C] sleep [G] tonight
_ _ _ [Gm] Cause they know that Santa _ _ is [Dm] on his way _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] He's loaded [C] lots of toys and good [F] is on his _
[Dm] _ sleigh
[G] _ _ [Fm] _ _
[Bb] Every mother's child [Eb] is gonna [D] smile [Ab] They _ _ [A] want to know if reindeer _ [G] really know how to fly
_ _ And so _ I'm _ offering this simple phrase _ _ [C] _ _ _ One kiss [Bb] from one to Lanny to _ all
_ _ _ _ [Fm] Though it's been said _ _ [Em] many [Gbm] times many ways [C] Merry [Am] Christmas, [Dm] _
_ [G] _ Merry [C] Christmas to you
_ _ _ _ Merry [C] Christmas to you [D] _ _ _ Merry, Merry, Merry Christmas _ _
[C] _ to _ _ _ you
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ Chestnuts [C] roasting on an [F] open fire _ _ _ [Bb] _ Jack [Fm] Frost, you bet [Gm] you'll [C] know _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ Yuletide [B] carols being sung [E] by a choir _ [F] And _ [Eb] _ the folks all dressed [D] up like Eskimos
Keeping the hawk on _
[G] _ _ [D] _ [Gm] turkey and mistletoe [F] _ _ _ Candid yams [Bb] help to make [Fm] the season bright
_ [C] _
_ _ [Gm] Tiny tops with [G] their eyes [Gb] all aglow _ [Am] Just won't go to [G] sleep _ tonight
They _ _ [Gm] know that Santa _ _ is [F] on his way _ _ He's [Gm] _ _ got a whole lot of [C] toys and goodies [E] on his sleigh
[Dm] _
And _ [Fm] _ every [Bb] mother's child _ they [Dm] are gonna [Ab] smile _ [Am] They really want to [D] see the reindeer _ [G] _
see them fly
[Ab] _ _ _
_ _ [Ebm] So I'm offering _ [Abm]
this simple _ [Db] phrase [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ One kiss from one to Lanny to all
[Db] _ _ Though [Eb] it's been said _ [Fm] _ many times many [C] _ ways [Db] Merry, Merry [Ab]
Christmas to you _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ Merry Christmas [Db]
to you _ _ Merry [Gb] _
_ _ [Ab] _ Christmas to you
_ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _