Chords for Burl Ives - Holly Jolly Christmas

Tempo:
70.175 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Db

C

G

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Burl Ives - Holly Jolly Christmas chords
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[C] [Am] Jolly Christmas, [A] [G] Jolly Christmas,
[C] Jolly Christmas, Jolly Christmas, Jolly Christmas, Jolly Christmas,
Have a holly jolly Christmas, It's the best [G] time of the year,
I don't know if there'll be snow, But [C] have a cup of cheer,
Have a holly jolly Christmas, And when you [Dm] walk down the street,
[G]
Say hello to friends you know, And [C] everyone you meet,
[F] Ho [Em] ho, the [Dm] mistletoe [G] hung [C] where you can see,
[Dm]
[Am] Somebody waits [D] for you, To [G] serve once for me,
[Dm]
[C] Have a holly jolly Christmas, And in case [G] you didn't hear,
Oh [C] by golly, have a [Am] holly jolly [G] Christmas [Ab] this year,
[F] Have a [Db] holly jolly, It's the best time [Ab] of the year,
[Db] [Ebm] [Db] [Dbm] [Db]
Have a holly jolly Christmas, And when you [Ab] walk down the street,
[Ebm]
[Ab] Say hello to friends you know, And [Db] everyone you meet,
[Ebm]
Ho ho, [Fm] the [Ebm] [Ab] mistletoe hung [Db] where you can see,
[Gb] Somebody [Eb] waits for you, To serve [Ab] once for me,
[Db]
Have a holly jolly Christmas, And in case [Ab] you didn't hear,
Oh [Db] by golly, [Bbm] have a [Eb] holly jolly [Ab] [Bbm] Christmas this year,
Key:  
Ab
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Db
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C
3211
G
2131
Dm
2311
Ab
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Db
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C
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Learn the basic chords of Burl Ives - A Holly Jolly Christmas chords, with this master sequence: Em, Dm, G, C, F, Em, Ebm, Fm, Ebm, Ab and Db. Kick off your practice at a gentle 35 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 70 BPM. Given the song's key of G Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[C] [Am] Jolly Christmas, _ [A] [G] Jolly Christmas, _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ Jolly Christmas, Jolly Christmas, Jolly Christmas, Jolly Christmas,
Have a holly jolly Christmas, It's the best [G] time of the year,
I don't know if there'll be snow, But [C] have a cup of cheer,
Have a holly jolly Christmas, And when you [Dm] walk down the street,
[G]
Say hello to friends you know, And [C] everyone you meet,
[F] Ho [Em] ho, the [Dm] mistletoe [G] hung [C] where you can see,
[Dm] _
[Am] Somebody waits [D] for you, To [G] serve once for me,
[Dm]
[C] Have a holly jolly Christmas, And in case [G] you didn't hear,
Oh [C] by golly, have a [Am] holly jolly [G] Christmas [Ab] this year,
[F] Have a [Db] holly jolly, It's the best time [Ab] of the year, _
_ [Db] _ [Ebm] _ [Db] _ _ [Dbm] _ [Db] _
Have a holly jolly Christmas, And when you [Ab] walk down the street,
[Ebm]
[Ab] Say hello to friends you know, And [Db] everyone you meet,
[Ebm]
Ho ho, [Fm] the [Ebm] [Ab] mistletoe hung [Db] where you can see, _
[Gb] Somebody [Eb] waits for you, To serve [Ab] once for me,
[Db]
Have a holly jolly Christmas, And in case [Ab] you didn't hear,
Oh [Db] by golly, [Bbm] have a [Eb] holly jolly [Ab] [Bbm] Christmas this year,
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This song was written by Johnny Marks.

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