Key: G
Introduction:
G D G C D G
Now the holly bears a berry as white as the milk,
G C G C G
And Mary bore Jesus our Saviour to be,
D G Am D G
And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly.
D G
Holly, holly,
D G Am D G
And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly.
G D G C D G
Now the holly bears a berry as green as the grass,
G C G C G
And Mary bore Jesus our Saviour to be,
D G Am D G
And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly.
D G
Holly, holly,
D G Am D G
And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly.
G D G C D G
Now the holly bears a berry as black as the coal,
G C G C G
And Mary bore Jesus our Saviour to be,
D G Am D G
And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly.
D G
Holly, holly,
D G Am D G
And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly.
G D G C D G
Now the holly bears a berry, as blood it is red,
G C G C G
And Mary bore Jesus our Saviour to be,
D G Am D G
And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly.
D G
Holly, holly,
D G Am D G
And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly.