Chords for The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) Nat King Cole
Tempo:
136 bpm
Chords used:
C#
F#
G#
Fm
D#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [F#]
[D#m]
[D#] [C#]
[F#m] [C#]
[D#m] Chestnuts roasting [G#] on an open [F#] fire, [Fm] [C#]
[G#m] Jack [A] Frost nipping [A#] at your [A#m]
[B] nose, [F#m] [C#]
[F#m] Yuletide carols [Fm] being sung [Gm] by [F#] a choir,
[F] [Fm] And folks [F#m] dressed up [G#m] like Eskimos, [D#m] [Dm] [C#] Everybody [D#m] knows, a turkey [G#] and some [F#] mistletoe, [C#]
[D#m] Help to [G#] make the [A#m] season bright,
[D#] [C#]
[F#m] Tiny tots [G#] with their [F#]
eyes all [Gm] aglow, [F#] [Fm] Will [E] find it [D#m] hard to [D] sleep [C#] tonight,
[G#]
[C#] They [G#m] know that [C#] Santa's on his way, [F#] [G#m] He's loaded lots of toys and goodies [F#] on his sleigh,
And [A] every mother's [G#]
child [D#] [G#m] is gonna sigh, [C#m] To see if [Fm] reindeer [Cm]
[G#] really know how to fly,
[C#] And so [D#m] I'm offering [Fm] this simple [F#]
phrase, [C#] To [D#m] kids from [G#m] one [A#m] to ninety-two,
[F#m] [B]
[C#] Although it's been [F#m]
said, [Fm] many [G] times, many [F#]
ways, [Fm] Merry [G#] Christmas [D#m]
[G#] to [C#] you,
[G#m] [F#]
[G#m] [C#]
[F#]
[F#m] [B]
[E] [B] [E]
[D#]
[G#] [F#m]
[C#] And so [D#m] I'm offering [Fm] this simple [F#]
[G#] phrase, [C#] To [D#m] kids from [Fm]
one [G] to ninety [B]-two,
[D#]
[C#] Although [F#m] it's been said, [C#] many [Gm] times, many [C#m] ways, Merry [Fm] Christmas [Bm]
[F#] [G#] to
[Fm] you,
[C#] [N]
[D#m]
[D#] [C#]
[F#m] [C#]
[D#m] Chestnuts roasting [G#] on an open [F#] fire, [Fm] [C#]
[G#m] Jack [A] Frost nipping [A#] at your [A#m]
[B] nose, [F#m] [C#]
[F#m] Yuletide carols [Fm] being sung [Gm] by [F#] a choir,
[F] [Fm] And folks [F#m] dressed up [G#m] like Eskimos, [D#m] [Dm] [C#] Everybody [D#m] knows, a turkey [G#] and some [F#] mistletoe, [C#]
[D#m] Help to [G#] make the [A#m] season bright,
[D#] [C#]
[F#m] Tiny tots [G#] with their [F#]
eyes all [Gm] aglow, [F#] [Fm] Will [E] find it [D#m] hard to [D] sleep [C#] tonight,
[G#]
[C#] They [G#m] know that [C#] Santa's on his way, [F#] [G#m] He's loaded lots of toys and goodies [F#] on his sleigh,
And [A] every mother's [G#]
child [D#] [G#m] is gonna sigh, [C#m] To see if [Fm] reindeer [Cm]
[G#] really know how to fly,
[C#] And so [D#m] I'm offering [Fm] this simple [F#]
phrase, [C#] To [D#m] kids from [G#m] one [A#m] to ninety-two,
[F#m] [B]
[C#] Although it's been [F#m]
said, [Fm] many [G] times, many [F#]
ways, [Fm] Merry [G#] Christmas [D#m]
[G#] to [C#] you,
[G#m] [F#]
[G#m] [C#]
[F#]
[F#m] [B]
[E] [B] [E]
[D#]
[G#] [F#m]
[C#] And so [D#m] I'm offering [Fm] this simple [F#]
[G#] phrase, [C#] To [D#m] kids from [Fm]
one [G] to ninety [B]-two,
[D#]
[C#] Although [F#m] it's been said, [C#] many [Gm] times, many [C#m] ways, Merry [Fm] Christmas [Bm]
[F#] [G#] to
[Fm] you,
[C#] [N]
Key:
C#
F#
G#
Fm
D#m
C#
F#
G#
[G] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D#m] _ _
_ [D#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [D#m] Chestnuts roasting [G#] on an open _ [F#] fire, _ [Fm] _ [C#] _ _ _
[G#m] Jack [A] Frost nipping [A#] at your _ [A#m] _
[B] nose, _ _ [F#m] _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [F#m] Yuletide carols [Fm] _ being sung [Gm] by [F#] a choir,
_ [F] _ [Fm] And folks [F#m] dressed up [G#m] like _ Eskimos, [D#m] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [C#] Everybody _ _ [D#m] knows, a turkey [G#] and some [F#] mistletoe, _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[D#m] Help to [G#] make the [A#m] season bright,
[D#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
[F#m] Tiny tots [G#] with their [F#]
eyes all [Gm] aglow, [F#] _ [Fm] Will [E] find it [D#m] hard to [D] sleep _ [C#] tonight,
[G#] _
_ [C#] _ _ They [G#m] know that _ _ _ _ [C#] Santa's on his way, _ [F#] _ _ _ [G#m] He's loaded lots of toys and goodies [F#] on his sleigh,
_ _ And [A] every mother's [G#]
child [D#] _ _ [G#m] is gonna _ sigh, [C#m] _ To see if [Fm] reindeer [Cm] _
[G#] really know how to fly, _ _
_ _ [C#] And so _ [D#m] I'm offering [Fm] _ this simple [F#] _
phrase, _ [C#] _ _ To [D#m] kids from [G#m] one [A#m] to ninety-two,
[F#m] _ [B] _
_ _ [C#] _ _ Although it's been [F#m] _
said, [Fm] many [G] times, many [F#]
ways, [Fm] Merry [G#] Christmas [D#m] _ _ _
[G#] to [C#] _ _ you, _ _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [D#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[C#] And so [D#m] _ I'm offering _ [Fm] this simple _ [F#] _ _
[G#] phrase, [C#] _ _ To [D#m] kids from [Fm]
one [G] to ninety _ [B]-two,
_ [D#] _
_ [C#] _ _ Although [F#m] it's been said, [C#] _ many [Gm] times, many [C#m] ways, Merry _ _ [Fm] Christmas [Bm] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [G#] to _ _
_ [Fm] _ you,
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D#m] _ _
_ [D#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [D#m] Chestnuts roasting [G#] on an open _ [F#] fire, _ [Fm] _ [C#] _ _ _
[G#m] Jack [A] Frost nipping [A#] at your _ [A#m] _
[B] nose, _ _ [F#m] _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [F#m] Yuletide carols [Fm] _ being sung [Gm] by [F#] a choir,
_ [F] _ [Fm] And folks [F#m] dressed up [G#m] like _ Eskimos, [D#m] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [C#] Everybody _ _ [D#m] knows, a turkey [G#] and some [F#] mistletoe, _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[D#m] Help to [G#] make the [A#m] season bright,
[D#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
[F#m] Tiny tots [G#] with their [F#]
eyes all [Gm] aglow, [F#] _ [Fm] Will [E] find it [D#m] hard to [D] sleep _ [C#] tonight,
[G#] _
_ [C#] _ _ They [G#m] know that _ _ _ _ [C#] Santa's on his way, _ [F#] _ _ _ [G#m] He's loaded lots of toys and goodies [F#] on his sleigh,
_ _ And [A] every mother's [G#]
child [D#] _ _ [G#m] is gonna _ sigh, [C#m] _ To see if [Fm] reindeer [Cm] _
[G#] really know how to fly, _ _
_ _ [C#] And so _ [D#m] I'm offering [Fm] _ this simple [F#] _
phrase, _ [C#] _ _ To [D#m] kids from [G#m] one [A#m] to ninety-two,
[F#m] _ [B] _
_ _ [C#] _ _ Although it's been [F#m] _
said, [Fm] many [G] times, many [F#]
ways, [Fm] Merry [G#] Christmas [D#m] _ _ _
[G#] to [C#] _ _ you, _ _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [D#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[C#] And so [D#m] _ I'm offering _ [Fm] this simple _ [F#] _ _
[G#] phrase, [C#] _ _ To [D#m] kids from [Fm]
one [G] to ninety _ [B]-two,
_ [D#] _
_ [C#] _ _ Although [F#m] it's been said, [C#] _ many [Gm] times, many [C#m] ways, Merry _ _ [Fm] Christmas [Bm] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [G#] to _ _
_ [Fm] _ you,
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _