The Little Drummer Boy Chords by Gaither Vocal Band
Tempo:
117.95 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
F#
A
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B]
Come, they told me, pa rum pum pum pum
A newborn king to see, pa rum pum pum pum
[F#] Our finest [B] gifts we bring, pa rum pum pum [F#] pum
To lay [B] before the king, pa rum pum [E] pum pum
Rum pum [B] pum pum, rum pum [F#] pum pum
[B]
So to honor him, pa rum pum pum pum
[F#] When [B] we come
Little baby, [E] pa rum pum [B] pum pum
I am a poor boy too, pa rum pum pum pum
[F#]
I have [B] no gift to bring, pa rum pum [F#] pum pum
That's fit [B] to give our king, pa rum pum [E] pum pum
Rum pum [B] pum pum, rum pum [F#] pum pum
[B] Shall I play for you, [E] pa [B] rum pum pum pum
[F#] On [B] my drum
[A] [E] La la la, [A] [E]
[B] [A]
[E] la la la
[A]
[E] [B] [F#m]
[E] [B]
[E]
[B]
[E]
[A] [E]
[B]
[E] [B]
Mary nodded, pa rum pum pum pum
The ox and lamb kept time, pa rum pum pum pum
[F#]
I played [B] my drum for him, pa rum pum [F#] pum pum
I played [B] my best for him, pa rum pum [E] pum pum
Rum pum [B] pum pum, rum pum [F#] pum pum
[B] Then he smiled at me, pa rum pum pum pum
Me
[F#] and [B] my drum
[A] [E]
La la la,
[A] [E] [B]
[A] [E] la la la
La
[B]
[A] [E] [B]
[E]
[B]
[E]
[A]
[E] la la [B] la
Rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum
Rum [E] pum [B] pum pum
Come, they told me, pa rum pum pum pum
A newborn king to see, pa rum pum pum pum
[F#] Our finest [B] gifts we bring, pa rum pum pum [F#] pum
To lay [B] before the king, pa rum pum [E] pum pum
Rum pum [B] pum pum, rum pum [F#] pum pum
[B]
So to honor him, pa rum pum pum pum
[F#] When [B] we come
Little baby, [E] pa rum pum [B] pum pum
I am a poor boy too, pa rum pum pum pum
[F#]
I have [B] no gift to bring, pa rum pum [F#] pum pum
That's fit [B] to give our king, pa rum pum [E] pum pum
Rum pum [B] pum pum, rum pum [F#] pum pum
[B] Shall I play for you, [E] pa [B] rum pum pum pum
[F#] On [B] my drum
[A] [E] La la la, [A] [E]
[B] [A]
[E] la la la
[A]
[E] [B] [F#m]
[E] [B]
[E]
[B]
[E]
[A] [E]
[B]
[E] [B]
Mary nodded, pa rum pum pum pum
The ox and lamb kept time, pa rum pum pum pum
[F#]
I played [B] my drum for him, pa rum pum [F#] pum pum
I played [B] my best for him, pa rum pum [E] pum pum
Rum pum [B] pum pum, rum pum [F#] pum pum
[B] Then he smiled at me, pa rum pum pum pum
Me
[F#] and [B] my drum
[A] [E]
La la la,
[A] [E] [B]
[A] [E] la la la
La
[B]
[A] [E] [B]
[E]
[B]
[E]
[A]
[E] la la [B] la
Rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum
Rum [E] pum [B] pum pum
Key:
B
E
F#
A
F#m
B
E
F#
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Come, they told me, pa rum pum pum pum
A _ _ _ newborn king to see, pa rum pum pum pum
_ _ [F#] _ Our finest [B] gifts we bring, pa rum pum pum [F#] pum
_ To _ lay [B] before the king, pa rum pum [E] pum pum
Rum pum [B] pum pum, rum pum [F#] pum pum
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ So to honor him, pa rum pum pum pum
_ _ [F#] When [B] we come
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Little _ baby, [E] pa rum pum [B] pum pum
_ I _ am a poor boy too, pa rum pum pum pum
_ _ [F#] _
I have [B] no gift to bring, pa rum pum [F#] pum pum _ _
That's fit [B] to give our king, pa rum pum [E] pum pum
Rum pum [B] pum pum, rum pum [F#] pum pum _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] Shall _ I play for you, [E] pa [B] rum pum pum pum
_ [F#] On [B] my drum _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [E] _ _ La la la, _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ la la la
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Mary _ _ nodded, pa rum pum pum pum
The _ _ ox and lamb kept time, pa rum pum pum pum
_ _ [F#] _
I played [B] my drum for him, pa rum pum [F#] pum pum _ _ _
_ I played [B] my best for him, pa rum pum [E] pum pum
Rum pum [B] pum pum, rum pum [F#] pum pum _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ Then he smiled at me, pa rum pum pum pum
_ Me _
[F#] and [B] my drum _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
La la la, _ _ _
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ la la la
La _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ la la [B] la _
_ _ _ Rum pum pum pum, _ _ _ rum pum pum pum
Rum _ _ [E] pum [B] pum pum
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Come, they told me, pa rum pum pum pum
A _ _ _ newborn king to see, pa rum pum pum pum
_ _ [F#] _ Our finest [B] gifts we bring, pa rum pum pum [F#] pum
_ To _ lay [B] before the king, pa rum pum [E] pum pum
Rum pum [B] pum pum, rum pum [F#] pum pum
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ So to honor him, pa rum pum pum pum
_ _ [F#] When [B] we come
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Little _ baby, [E] pa rum pum [B] pum pum
_ I _ am a poor boy too, pa rum pum pum pum
_ _ [F#] _
I have [B] no gift to bring, pa rum pum [F#] pum pum _ _
That's fit [B] to give our king, pa rum pum [E] pum pum
Rum pum [B] pum pum, rum pum [F#] pum pum _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] Shall _ I play for you, [E] pa [B] rum pum pum pum
_ [F#] On [B] my drum _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [E] _ _ La la la, _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ la la la
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Mary _ _ nodded, pa rum pum pum pum
The _ _ ox and lamb kept time, pa rum pum pum pum
_ _ [F#] _
I played [B] my drum for him, pa rum pum [F#] pum pum _ _ _
_ I played [B] my best for him, pa rum pum [E] pum pum
Rum pum [B] pum pum, rum pum [F#] pum pum _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ Then he smiled at me, pa rum pum pum pum
_ Me _
[F#] and [B] my drum _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
La la la, _ _ _
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ la la la
La _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ la la [B] la _
_ _ _ Rum pum pum pum, _ _ _ rum pum pum pum
Rum _ _ [E] pum [B] pum pum
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _