The Christmas Song Chords by James Taylor

Tempo:
82.25 bpm
Chords used:

B

C

A

D

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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James Taylor - The Christmas Song chords
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[Dm] [A#]
[B] [E] [C#m]
[B] [C#] Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, [G#] Jack Frost [B] nipping at your [C#] nose.
Yuletide [D#m] carol being [F] sung by a choir, [C] And folks [A] dressed up like [D] Eskimos.
[F#] Everybody knows some [C#m] holly and some mistletoe, [F#m] Well they [B] help to make the season bright.
[G#m] [Am] Tiny tots [B] with their eyes all [A#] aglow, Will [E] find it hard [A#m] to sleep tonight.
They [F#m] know that [B] Santa's [F#] on his [G#m] way, He's [Am] loading lots of [G#m] toys and goodies in [Em] his sleigh.
[C#] [Em] And every mother's [A] child [D] is gonna [Am] spy, [D#m] To see if reindeer really [F#] know how to fly.
[B] So [F#m] I'm offering this [G#] simple phrase, [F#] To [F#] kids from [B] one to ninety-two.
[Em] [D#m] Although it's been [C#] said [F#] many times many [D#] ways, Merry [F#] Christmas to [B] you.
[F#m] [C]
[A#] [D]
[C] [A#]
[C] [A] [Dm]
[A] [G] [E] [Am] And so [B] I'm offering this simple phrase, [A#] To kids [C] from one to one [F#] hundred and two.
[D]
Although it's been [A#] said [C] many times many ways,
[Dm] [C] Merry [Am] Christmas, [D]
[Dm] Merry Christmas [G] to you.
[C]
[Dm] [B]
[G] [Dm]
[C] [Dm] [A] [B]
[A] [C#] [D]
[C] [Dm] [A]
[D]
[C] [D] [A] [E]
[C#] [D] Merry Christmas to you.
[A] [B]
Key:  
B
12341112
C
3211
A
1231
D
1321
Dm
2311
B
12341112
C
3211
A
1231
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To learn James Taylor - (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) The Christmas Song chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: C, F, Gb, Fm, C, Bb, C, Ab, F, Gb, Gbm, F and C. A good strategy is to initiate at 40 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 82 BPM. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: B Major.

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_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [A#] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [B] _ [C#] Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, [G#] _ Jack Frost [B] nipping at your [C#] nose.
_ _ Yuletide [D#m] carol being [F] sung by a choir, [C] And folks [A] dressed up like [D] Eskimos. _
[F#] Everybody knows some [C#m] holly and some mistletoe, [F#m] Well they [B] help to make the season bright.
_ _ [G#m] _ [Am] Tiny tots [B] with their eyes all [A#] aglow, Will [E] find it hard [A#m] to sleep tonight.
They [F#m] know that _ [B] Santa's [F#] on his [G#m] way, He's [Am] loading lots of [G#m] toys and goodies in [Em] his sleigh.
[C#] _ [Em] And every mother's [A] child [D] is gonna [Am] spy, [D#m] To see if reindeer really [F#] know how to fly.
_ _ [B] So [F#m] I'm offering this [G#] simple phrase, [F#] To [F#] kids from [B] one to ninety-two.
[Em] _ _ [D#m] Although it's been [C#] said [F#] many times many [D#] ways, Merry [F#] Christmas to [B] you. _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A#] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [A#] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [E] _ [Am] And so [B] I'm offering this simple phrase, [A#] To kids [C] from one to one [F#] hundred and two.
[D] _
Although it's been [A#] said [C] many times many ways, _
[Dm] _ [C] Merry _ [Am] Christmas, [D] _
[Dm] Merry Christmas [G] to you.
_ [C] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ [D] Merry Christmas to you. _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _

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It's Mel Tormé and Robert Wells who authored this song.

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