Chords for The Temptations - Merry Motown Christmas (1987)
Tempo:
125.7 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Db
C
Eb
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
This comes down to thought, this comes down to thought,
But leave us no name, never dream, are you listening?
You better watch out, you better not talk, I'm dreaming of a life,
Hey, I'm [Eb] singing, watch this, I'm [F]
dreaming of a life,
[Eb]
[Ab]
Where does [Ebm] it come from?
[Db]
[Dbm]
[Ab] [Fm] Laying out in [Bbm] the snow,
[Eb] [Ab]
[Ab] I see the [Eb]
[F] light,
I
[Bbm] see [Eb] the light,
[Ab]
May a day, may a day, may a [Cm]
[Db] [Bbm]
[Ab]
[Bbm] day [Eb] come when I see [Ab] the light.
[E] Ladies and gentlemen, the [C] competition.
Uh-huh.
[D] Come on [F] homie,
[C]
[G]
Let me know,
Oh, let me know,
[G] How,
[C]
[Em] [F] How,
How young,
[C]
[F]
[C] How young, broken,
How young, broken, tender,
[G] How young, broken, tender, dream,
How young, broken, tender, dream, that's
[C]
what,
Sleep [G] in A,
[C] B,
Ooh,
[F]
Ooh,
[C]
[D] Ooh,
[F] We
[C]
would be [F] married,
[C]
[F]
[Em] [Dm] [C]
In a boat town,
[Bb] [Db]
[Cm]
[B]
[Eb]
[Ab]
[Db] Chestnuts roasting,
[Ab]
On an [Db] open fire,
[Cm] [Ab] Jack [Ebm] Frost, [Ab] nippy as you know,
[Db]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Fm] Yuletide carols,
Being [Ab] sung,
By [Dm] a swan,
[G]
[C] Hooked just [Db] up like [B] Eskimo,
[Eb] [Ab] Everybody knows,
That [Db] turkey and some [Ab] pickle,
Oh [Db] yeah,
[Ab]
Helps to [G] make the [C]
season, [Fm] Oh yeah,
[Gb]
[Ab]
[Gb] Tiny trucks,
[Fm] With their eyes,
On the road,
[D]
[Dbm] Will [Cm] find it,
[B] Mighty [Bbm] hard,
[A] [Ab]
[Db] [Ab] Yeah,
[Ebm] They know that,
Santa,
[Fm] On his way,
[Gb] He's loading,
Lots of [Ebm] toys,
That's good,
[Fm] It's plain,
And every [Dbm] mother's child,
[Gb] Is
[B]
to be [Bb] a brave,
Really [Bb] knows,
[Eb] How to fly,
[Ab] [Db]
[Ab] Simple [Db] phrase,
[Ab]
[Ebm]
[Ab] [Db]
[Gb] [Ab]
All [Dbm] the ones he's said,
[Fm] Many times,
And it [Cm] weighs,
[D] [Ab]
[Eb]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Bb] Much,
[Ab] [Fm] [Bbm]
Oh,
[Db]
[Db] Yeah,
[Cm] [Bbm]
[Ab]
[N]
But leave us no name, never dream, are you listening?
You better watch out, you better not talk, I'm dreaming of a life,
Hey, I'm [Eb] singing, watch this, I'm [F]
dreaming of a life,
[Eb]
[Ab]
Where does [Ebm] it come from?
[Db]
[Dbm]
[Ab] [Fm] Laying out in [Bbm] the snow,
[Eb] [Ab]
[Ab] I see the [Eb]
[F] light,
I
[Bbm] see [Eb] the light,
[Ab]
May a day, may a day, may a [Cm]
[Db] [Bbm]
[Ab]
[Bbm] day [Eb] come when I see [Ab] the light.
[E] Ladies and gentlemen, the [C] competition.
Uh-huh.
[D] Come on [F] homie,
[C]
[G]
Let me know,
Oh, let me know,
[G] How,
[C]
[Em] [F] How,
How young,
[C]
[F]
[C] How young, broken,
How young, broken, tender,
[G] How young, broken, tender, dream,
How young, broken, tender, dream, that's
[C]
what,
Sleep [G] in A,
[C] B,
Ooh,
[F]
Ooh,
[C]
[D] Ooh,
[F] We
[C]
would be [F] married,
[C]
[F]
[Em] [Dm] [C]
In a boat town,
[Bb] [Db]
[Cm]
[B]
[Eb]
[Ab]
[Db] Chestnuts roasting,
[Ab]
On an [Db] open fire,
[Cm] [Ab] Jack [Ebm] Frost, [Ab] nippy as you know,
[Db]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Fm] Yuletide carols,
Being [Ab] sung,
By [Dm] a swan,
[G]
[C] Hooked just [Db] up like [B] Eskimo,
[Eb] [Ab] Everybody knows,
That [Db] turkey and some [Ab] pickle,
Oh [Db] yeah,
[Ab]
Helps to [G] make the [C]
season, [Fm] Oh yeah,
[Gb]
[Ab]
[Gb] Tiny trucks,
[Fm] With their eyes,
On the road,
[D]
[Dbm] Will [Cm] find it,
[B] Mighty [Bbm] hard,
[A] [Ab]
[Db] [Ab] Yeah,
[Ebm] They know that,
Santa,
[Fm] On his way,
[Gb] He's loading,
Lots of [Ebm] toys,
That's good,
[Fm] It's plain,
And every [Dbm] mother's child,
[Gb] Is
[B]
to be [Bb] a brave,
Really [Bb] knows,
[Eb] How to fly,
[Ab] [Db]
[Ab] Simple [Db] phrase,
[Ab]
[Ebm]
[Ab] [Db]
[Gb] [Ab]
All [Dbm] the ones he's said,
[Fm] Many times,
And it [Cm] weighs,
[D] [Ab]
[Eb]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Bb] Much,
[Ab] [Fm] [Bbm]
Oh,
[Db]
[Db] Yeah,
[Cm] [Bbm]
[Ab]
[N]
Key:
Ab
Db
C
Eb
F
Ab
Db
C
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ This comes down to thought, this comes down to thought,
But leave us no name, never dream, are you listening?
You better watch out, you better not talk, _ _ _ I'm dreaming of a life,
Hey, I'm [Eb] singing, _ watch this, _ _ _ I'm [F] _ _
dreaming of _ _ _ a _ life, _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _
Where does _ _ _ [Ebm] it come from?
[Db] _ _
_ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Fm] Laying out in [Bbm] the snow, _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
[Ab] I see the _ [Eb] _
[F] light,
I _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ see [Eb] the light,
[Ab] _ _ _
_ _ May a day, may a day, may a [Cm] _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Bbm] day [Eb] come when I see [Ab] the light.
_ _ _ _ [E] Ladies and gentlemen, the [C] competition. _ _ _
Uh-huh. _ _ _
[D] Come on [F] homie, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ Let me know, _ _
_ _ _ Oh, _ _ let me know, _
_ _ [G] How, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [F] How, _ _
How young, _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] How young, broken,
How young, broken, tender, _ _ _ _
_ [G] How young, broken, tender, dream,
How young, broken, tender, dream, that's _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
what,
Sleep [G] in A, _ _
_ _ [C] _ B, _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Ooh,
[F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Ooh,
[C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Ooh,
[F] We _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
would be [F] married, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _
In a boat town, _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Db] _ Chestnuts roasting,
[Ab] _
On an [Db] open fire, _
[Cm] _ _ [Ab] _ Jack [Ebm] Frost, [Ab] nippy as you know,
[Db] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Fm] _ _ Yuletide carols,
_ Being [Ab] sung, _
By [Dm] a swan,
_ [G] _ _
[C] _ Hooked just [Db] up like [B] Eskimo, _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] Everybody knows,
That [Db] turkey and some [Ab] pickle,
Oh [Db] yeah,
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _
Helps to [G] make the [C]
season, [Fm] _ Oh yeah,
[Gb] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Gb] Tiny trucks,
_ [Fm] With their eyes,
On the road,
[D] _ _
[Dbm] Will [Cm] find it,
[B] Mighty [Bbm] hard,
_ [A] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Db] _ _ [Ab] Yeah, _ _
[Ebm] _ They know that, _
Santa,
_ _ [Fm] On his way,
_ _ _ _ _
[Gb] He's loading,
Lots of [Ebm] toys,
That's good,
_ [Fm] It's plain, _
_ And every [Dbm] mother's child,
[Gb] _ Is _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
to be [Bb] a brave, _
Really [Bb] knows,
_ [Eb] How to fly,
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ Simple [Db] phrase,
_ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
All [Dbm] the ones he's said,
[Fm] Many times,
And it [Cm] weighs,
_ [D] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _
[Bb] Much, _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Bbm] _
Oh,
[Db] _ _ _ _
_ [Db] Yeah, _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bbm] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ This comes down to thought, this comes down to thought,
But leave us no name, never dream, are you listening?
You better watch out, you better not talk, _ _ _ I'm dreaming of a life,
Hey, I'm [Eb] singing, _ watch this, _ _ _ I'm [F] _ _
dreaming of _ _ _ a _ life, _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _
Where does _ _ _ [Ebm] it come from?
[Db] _ _
_ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Fm] Laying out in [Bbm] the snow, _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
[Ab] I see the _ [Eb] _
[F] light,
I _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ see [Eb] the light,
[Ab] _ _ _
_ _ May a day, may a day, may a [Cm] _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Bbm] day [Eb] come when I see [Ab] the light.
_ _ _ _ [E] Ladies and gentlemen, the [C] competition. _ _ _
Uh-huh. _ _ _
[D] Come on [F] homie, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ Let me know, _ _
_ _ _ Oh, _ _ let me know, _
_ _ [G] How, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [F] How, _ _
How young, _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] How young, broken,
How young, broken, tender, _ _ _ _
_ [G] How young, broken, tender, dream,
How young, broken, tender, dream, that's _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
what,
Sleep [G] in A, _ _
_ _ [C] _ B, _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Ooh,
[F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Ooh,
[C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Ooh,
[F] We _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
would be [F] married, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _
In a boat town, _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Db] _ Chestnuts roasting,
[Ab] _
On an [Db] open fire, _
[Cm] _ _ [Ab] _ Jack [Ebm] Frost, [Ab] nippy as you know,
[Db] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Fm] _ _ Yuletide carols,
_ Being [Ab] sung, _
By [Dm] a swan,
_ [G] _ _
[C] _ Hooked just [Db] up like [B] Eskimo, _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] Everybody knows,
That [Db] turkey and some [Ab] pickle,
Oh [Db] yeah,
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _
Helps to [G] make the [C]
season, [Fm] _ Oh yeah,
[Gb] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Gb] Tiny trucks,
_ [Fm] With their eyes,
On the road,
[D] _ _
[Dbm] Will [Cm] find it,
[B] Mighty [Bbm] hard,
_ [A] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Db] _ _ [Ab] Yeah, _ _
[Ebm] _ They know that, _
Santa,
_ _ [Fm] On his way,
_ _ _ _ _
[Gb] He's loading,
Lots of [Ebm] toys,
That's good,
_ [Fm] It's plain, _
_ And every [Dbm] mother's child,
[Gb] _ Is _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
to be [Bb] a brave, _
Really [Bb] knows,
_ [Eb] How to fly,
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ Simple [Db] phrase,
_ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
All [Dbm] the ones he's said,
[Fm] Many times,
And it [Cm] weighs,
_ [D] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _
[Bb] Much, _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Bbm] _
Oh,
[Db] _ _ _ _
_ [Db] Yeah, _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bbm] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _