Key: C
Introduction: C7M
C Dm7 G7 C Dm7 G7
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
C C7 F E7
Jack Frost nipping at your nose
Am Fº C C/B B7
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir
E Bb G G7
And folks dressed up like Eskimos
G C Dm7 G7 C Dm7 G7
Ev'rybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe
C C7 F Bb7(9)
Helps to make the season bright
C G C C/B Cº
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow
Em7 A7 Dm7 G7 C
Will find it hard to sleep tonight
Gm7 C7(9) Gm7 C7(9)
They know that Santa's on his way
Gm7 C7(9) F7M
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh
Fm7 Bb7(9) Cm Cm7
And ev'ry mother's child is gonna spy
Am7 D7(b5) G7
To see if reindeer really know how to fly.
C Dm7 G7 C Dm7 G7
And so I'm offering this simple phrase,
C C7 F Bb7(9)
For kids from one to ninety two,
Am7 Fº C C/B Cº
Although it's been said many times, many ways
Fº C Am7 Dm7 G7 C
Merry Christmas to you
Gm7 C7(9) Gm7 C7(9)
They know that Santa's on his way
Gm7 C7(9) F7M
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh
Fm7 Bb7(9) Cm Cm7
And ev'ry mother's child is gonna spy
Am7 D7(b5) G7
To see if reindeer really know how to fly
C Dm7 G7 C Dm7 G7
And so I'm offering this simple phrase,
C C7 F Bb7(9)
For kids from one to ninety two
Am7 G7 C C/B Cº
Although it's been said many times, many ways
Fº C Am7 Dm7 G7 C C/B Bb7(9)
Merry Christmas to you,
Cº C Am7 Dm7 G7 C
Merry Christmas to you
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