MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING
transcription and chart
by Peter Kruger
casparus60@yahoo.com
Best experienced when played along with the original recording.
[Opening sequence]
[Am7] [Bm7] [Em7]
Greeting cards have all been sent
[Am7] [Am7/D] [G] [G] [D/F#] [Em]
The Christmas rush is through
[Em(maj7)] [Em7] [Em6]
But I still have one wish to make
[Am7] [D] [Em] [D/F#] [D]
A special one for you
Verse 1
[Gmaj9] [Am7/G]
Merry Christmas, darling
[Gmaj9] [Dm9] [Fmaj7/G] [G7]
We're apart, that's true
[Cmaj7] [D/C]
But I can dream
[Bm7] [Em7]
And in my dreams
[Am7] [Bm7] [Cmaj7] [D7sus4] [D7]
I'm Christmas ing with you
Verse 2
[Gmaj9] [Am7/G]
Holidays are joyful
[Gmaj9] [Dm9] [Fmaj7/G] [G7]
There's always something new
[Cmaj7] [D/C] [Bm7] [Em7] [D6]
But every day's a holi day
[A/C#] [Cm6] [F7]
When I'm near to you
Bridge
[Bb] [C/Bb]
The lights on my tree
[Am7] [Dm7]
I wish you could see
[Gm7] [C7] [F]
I wish it every da-a-a-a-ay
( ahh ahh
[C/E] [Dm] [Dm(maj7)]
The logs on the fire
ahh ahh )
[Dm7] [D7] [D7/C]
Fill me with de sire
[G/B] [Am7] [Bm7] [Am7]
To see you and to say
Verse 3
[Am7/D] [Gmaj9] [Am7/G]
That I wish you Merry Christmas
[Gmaj9]
(Merry christmas darling)
[Dm9] [Fmaj7/G] [Db7+11]
Happy New Year to-o-o-o
( ahh ahh ahh
[Cmaj7] [D/C]
I've just one wish
[Bm7]
On this Christmas Eve
[Em7] [Am7]
( On this Christmas eve)
[Am7/D] [G]
I wish I were with you
[G/D]
( Ahh ahh ahh
[Sax solo]
|[Bb/F] [C/Bb] |[Am7] [Dm7] |[Gm7] [C] |[F] [C/E] |
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The
[Finale]
[Dm] [Dm(maj7)]
logs on the fire
[Dm7] [D7] [D7/C]
Fill me with desire
[G/B] [Am7] [Bm7] [Am7]
To see you and to say
[Am7/D] [Gmaj9] [Am7/G]
That I wish you Merry Christmas
[Gmaj9]
( Merry Christmas Darling )
[Dm9] [Fmaj7/G] [Db7+11]
Happy New Year to-o-o-o-o-o I’ve
(ahh ahhh ahhh
[Cmaj7] [D/C]
just one wish
[Bm7]
On this Christmas Eve
[Em7] [Am7]
( On this Christmas eve )
[D7] [D7/C] [Bm7-5] [E7+5] [E7]
I wish I were with yo-o-o-o-ou
[Am7] [Am7/D] [G]
I wish I were with you
(merry merry merry)
[Am9] [Cm7] [Cm7/F] [Gmaj9]
Merry Christma-a-as, merry Christma-a-a-a-a-a-s darling
