Chords for Straight No Chaser - The 12 Days of Christmas (original from 1998)
Tempo:
106.325 bpm
Chords used:
C
Em
Ab
F
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me.
A partridge in a pear tree.
On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me.
Two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree.
On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me.
Five golden rings.
Four calling birds, two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree.
On the ninth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me.
This is my tribe, ages 88, 80,.
Mantans, 77, Mantans, 66, Mantans,.
But you better not shout, you better not cry,.
You better not hit a pear tree.
On the ninth, on the eighth,.
On the seventh day of harvest, we have trials of honey,.
Here we come, the ones to lay, come on the lay,.
Five golden rings,.
Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves,.
The boulders head and hand, their [Ab] ivy decked with bays,.
And partridge in a pear tree.
On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,.
Eleven peppers, piping red, gold a leaping green,.
Ladies dancing, game making, humping, stepping,.
Swans a-swimming, six geese a-laying,.
Five golden rings, four calling birds, three French hens,.
Two turtle doves, and Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer.
[Abm] On the twelfth day of Christmas,.
I [Ab] have a little dreidel, I made [N] it out of clay,.
On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,.
[Gb] .
On [Em] [C] .
[Em] [Ab] .
[Gbm] the twelfth day, my true [Bm] love gave to me,.
Twelve [C] drummers drumming [Bm] like Olympus upon the [C] surrogatee, .
[D] Eleven [B] peppers, piping,.
Ten [C] gold a [Em] leaping green.
.
[F] And ladies dancing, they were [G] dancing,.
[C].
And Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, .
And Christmas on a [Ab] green,.
I am Christmas down in [C] Africa.
.
I [F] am Christmas [C] down in Africa.
I am Christmas down in Africa.
I am Christmas down in Africa.
Gonna take the halls and do the things we never [F] had .
[C] to do.
[Em] .
[C] [Em] .
[C] Our tree, [G] gin, a big pear tree.
[C].
Our tree, gin, a big pear tree.
[F] [N]
A partridge in a pear tree.
On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me.
Two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree.
On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me.
Five golden rings.
Four calling birds, two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree.
On the ninth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me.
This is my tribe, ages 88, 80,.
Mantans, 77, Mantans, 66, Mantans,.
But you better not shout, you better not cry,.
You better not hit a pear tree.
On the ninth, on the eighth,.
On the seventh day of harvest, we have trials of honey,.
Here we come, the ones to lay, come on the lay,.
Five golden rings,.
Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves,.
The boulders head and hand, their [Ab] ivy decked with bays,.
And partridge in a pear tree.
On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,.
Eleven peppers, piping red, gold a leaping green,.
Ladies dancing, game making, humping, stepping,.
Swans a-swimming, six geese a-laying,.
Five golden rings, four calling birds, three French hens,.
Two turtle doves, and Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer.
[Abm] On the twelfth day of Christmas,.
I [Ab] have a little dreidel, I made [N] it out of clay,.
On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,.
[Gb] .
On [Em] [C] .
[Em] [Ab] .
[Gbm] the twelfth day, my true [Bm] love gave to me,.
Twelve [C] drummers drumming [Bm] like Olympus upon the [C] surrogatee, .
[D] Eleven [B] peppers, piping,.
Ten [C] gold a [Em] leaping green.
.
[F] And ladies dancing, they were [G] dancing,.
[C].
And Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, .
And Christmas on a [Ab] green,.
I am Christmas down in [C] Africa.
.
I [F] am Christmas [C] down in Africa.
I am Christmas down in Africa.
I am Christmas down in Africa.
Gonna take the halls and do the things we never [F] had .
[C] to do.
[Em] .
[C] [Em] .
[C] Our tree, [G] gin, a big pear tree.
[C].
Our tree, gin, a big pear tree.
[F] [N]
Key:
C
Em
Ab
F
Bm
C
Em
Ab
_ _ _ _ _ On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me.
A partridge in a pear tree.
On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me.
Two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree.
On the fourth day of Christmas, _ my true love gave to me.
Five golden rings.
Four calling birds, two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree.
On the ninth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me.
This is my tribe, ages 88, 80,.
Mantans, 77, Mantans, 66, Mantans,.
But you better not shout, you better not cry,.
You better not hit a pear tree.
On the ninth, on the eighth,.
On the seventh day of harvest, we have trials of honey,.
Here we come, the ones to lay, come on the lay,.
Five golden _ rings,.
Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves,.
The boulders head and hand, their [Ab] ivy decked with bays,.
And partridge in a pear tree.
On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,.
Eleven peppers, piping red, gold a leaping green,.
Ladies dancing, game making, humping, stepping,.
Swans a-swimming, six geese a-laying,.
Five golden rings, four calling birds, three French hens,.
Two turtle doves, and Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer.
[Abm] On the twelfth day of Christmas,.
I [Ab] have a little dreidel, I made [N] it out of clay,.
On _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,.
[Gb] _ .
On [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ .
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ .
[Gbm] the twelfth day, my true [Bm] love gave to me,.
Twelve [C] drummers drumming [Bm] like Olympus upon the [C] surrogatee, _ _ .
[D] _ Eleven [B] peppers, piping,.
_ Ten [C] gold a _ [Em] leaping green.
_ _ _ .
[F] And ladies dancing, they were [G] dancing,.
_ [C].
And Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, _ _ _ _ .
And Christmas on a [Ab] green,.
I am Christmas down in [C] Africa.
_ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ I [F] am Christmas [C] down in Africa.
_ I am Christmas down in Africa.
I am Christmas down in Africa.
Gonna take the halls and do the things we never [F] _ had _ .
[C] to do.
[Em] _ _ _ _ .
[C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ .
[C] Our tree, [G] gin, a big pear tree.
_ _ _ [C].
Our tree, gin, a big pear tree.
[F] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
A partridge in a pear tree.
On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me.
Two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree.
On the fourth day of Christmas, _ my true love gave to me.
Five golden rings.
Four calling birds, two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree.
On the ninth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me.
This is my tribe, ages 88, 80,.
Mantans, 77, Mantans, 66, Mantans,.
But you better not shout, you better not cry,.
You better not hit a pear tree.
On the ninth, on the eighth,.
On the seventh day of harvest, we have trials of honey,.
Here we come, the ones to lay, come on the lay,.
Five golden _ rings,.
Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves,.
The boulders head and hand, their [Ab] ivy decked with bays,.
And partridge in a pear tree.
On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,.
Eleven peppers, piping red, gold a leaping green,.
Ladies dancing, game making, humping, stepping,.
Swans a-swimming, six geese a-laying,.
Five golden rings, four calling birds, three French hens,.
Two turtle doves, and Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer.
[Abm] On the twelfth day of Christmas,.
I [Ab] have a little dreidel, I made [N] it out of clay,.
On _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,.
[Gb] _ .
On [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ .
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ .
[Gbm] the twelfth day, my true [Bm] love gave to me,.
Twelve [C] drummers drumming [Bm] like Olympus upon the [C] surrogatee, _ _ .
[D] _ Eleven [B] peppers, piping,.
_ Ten [C] gold a _ [Em] leaping green.
_ _ _ .
[F] And ladies dancing, they were [G] dancing,.
_ [C].
And Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, _ _ _ _ .
And Christmas on a [Ab] green,.
I am Christmas down in [C] Africa.
_ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ I [F] am Christmas [C] down in Africa.
_ I am Christmas down in Africa.
I am Christmas down in Africa.
Gonna take the halls and do the things we never [F] _ had _ .
[C] to do.
[Em] _ _ _ _ .
[C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ .
[C] Our tree, [G] gin, a big pear tree.
_ _ _ [C].
Our tree, gin, a big pear tree.
[F] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .