Written by Mel Torme and Robert Walls
The Christmas Song
Chords chart:
EADGBe
[C] x32010
[Dm7] xx0211
[Em7] 020000
[Fmaj7] xx3210
[Gm7] 353333
[Gm/C] x35333
[F] 133211
[E7sus4] 020200
[E7] 030100
[Am7] x02010
[Fm7] 131111
[Cmaj7] x32000
[B7] x21202
[E] 022100
[Bb] x13331
[Eb] x68880
[G] 320003
[Fm/A#] x13111
[Cm] x35543
[Gsus4] 320013
Verse 1
[C] [Dm7] [Em7] [Fmaj7]
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire,
[C] [Gm7] [Gm/C] [F] [E7sus4] [E7]
Jack Frost nipping on your nose,
[Am7] [Fm7] [Cmaj7] [B7]
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir,
[E] [Bb] [Eb] [G] [C]
And folks dressed up like Eskimos, everybody knows
Verse 2
[Dm7] [Em7] [Fmaj7]
A turkey and some mistletoe,
[C] [Gm7] [Gm/C] [F] [E7sus4] [E7]
Help to make the season bright.
[Am7] [Fm7] [Cmaj7] [B7]
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow
[Em] [Am7] [Dm7] [G] [Cmaj7] [C7]
Will find it hard to sleep tonight.
Verse 3
[Gm7] [Gm/C] [Fmaj7] [Dm7]
They know that Saaanta's on his way;
[Gm7] [Gm/C] [Fmaj7] [Dm7]
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh.
[Fm7] [Fm/A#] [Eb] [Cm]
And every mother's child is going to spy,
[Gsus4] [G] [Gsus4] [G]
To see if reindeer really know how to fly.
Verse 4
[C] [Dm7] [Em7] [Fmaj7]
And so I'm offering this simple phrase,
[C] [Gm7] [Gm/C] [F] [E7sus4] [E7]
To kids from one to ninety- two,
[Am7] [Fm7] [Cmaj7] [B7]
Although its been said many times, many ways,
[Em7] [Am7] [Dm7] [G] [C]
Merry Christmas to you
[Em7] [Am7] [Dm7] [G] [C]
Merry Christmas to you
