Key: C
Introduction:
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 Bb9
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 C9 Gm7 C9
They know that Santa's on his way,
Gm7 C9 F7+
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh
Fm7 Bb9 Cm Cm7
And ev'ry mother's child is gonna spy
Am7 D7(5-) 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 Bb9
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.
(Musical interlude same as bridge)
C Dm7 G7 C Dm7 G7
And so I'm offering this simple phrase,
C C7 F Bb9
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 Bb9
Merry Christmas to you,
Cº C Am7 Dm7 G7 C
Merry Christmas to you.