Chords for Lou Rawls - Christmas Is (Capitol Records 1967)
Tempo:
104.2 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Ab
Bb
G
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Bb]
[B]
[Eb] [G] [Cm]
[G]
[Cm]
Christmas is children who [F] just can't go to sleep.
Christmas is [Eb] memories the kind you always keep.
[Ab]
[Am] Deck the halls [Eb] and give a cheer for [Dm] all the things that Christmas [Ab] is each [Fm] year.
[Eb] Christmas is carols to warm you in the snow.
Christmas is bedtime when no one wants to go.
[Ab] [Am] All the world [Gm] is tinsel or [C] white, so [Fm] glad to know [G] that Christmas is tonight.
Merry Christmas, baby.
Blast [D] [Eb]
[Bb] your head.
[Eb]
[D] [Eb] [Ab]
[F] [Ebm]
[Gm] [F] [Am]
[Fm] [D]
[Eb] Good cheer, good cheer.
[D] [Eb] Merry [D] Christmas, who [Ab] knows?
[Am]
[C] [Bb]
[Eb]
Christmas is [Db] carols to [D] warm you in [Eb] the snow.
Christmas is bedtime when no one wants to go.
[Ab] All [Gb] the world [Cm] is tinsel or [C] white, so [Fm] glad to know that Christmas [A] is [Eb] tonight.
[Ab]
Christmas, [Abm]
[Ab] Merry [Eb] Christmas.
[Gm] [Ab]
When [Abm] all your wishes [Eb] come true.
[C] [G] Christmas, [Ab] [G] [Bb]
Merry [Ab]
Christmas.
[G] [Gm]
[F] Merry [Gm] [Ab] Christmas [Eb] to
[Bb] [C] you.
Merry [Cm] Christmas, [G] baby.
[C] I hope you get a whole lot of good things.
[F]
And a lot of toys to play with, [G] baby.
[Bb] Merry Christmas.
I hope [Gm] Santa socks it to you.
[N]
[Bb] [Bb]
[B]
[Eb] [G] [Cm]
[G]
[Cm]
Christmas is children who [F] just can't go to sleep.
Christmas is [Eb] memories the kind you always keep.
[Ab]
[Am] Deck the halls [Eb] and give a cheer for [Dm] all the things that Christmas [Ab] is each [Fm] year.
[Eb] Christmas is carols to warm you in the snow.
Christmas is bedtime when no one wants to go.
[Ab] [Am] All the world [Gm] is tinsel or [C] white, so [Fm] glad to know [G] that Christmas is tonight.
Merry Christmas, baby.
Blast [D] [Eb]
[Bb] your head.
[Eb]
[D] [Eb] [Ab]
[F] [Ebm]
[Gm] [F] [Am]
[Fm] [D]
[Eb] Good cheer, good cheer.
[D] [Eb] Merry [D] Christmas, who [Ab] knows?
[Am]
[C] [Bb]
[Eb]
Christmas is [Db] carols to [D] warm you in [Eb] the snow.
Christmas is bedtime when no one wants to go.
[Ab] All [Gb] the world [Cm] is tinsel or [C] white, so [Fm] glad to know that Christmas [A] is [Eb] tonight.
[Ab]
Christmas, [Abm]
[Ab] Merry [Eb] Christmas.
[Gm] [Ab]
When [Abm] all your wishes [Eb] come true.
[C] [G] Christmas, [Ab] [G] [Bb]
Merry [Ab]
Christmas.
[G] [Gm]
[F] Merry [Gm] [Ab] Christmas [Eb] to
[Bb] [C] you.
Merry [Cm] Christmas, [G] baby.
[C] I hope you get a whole lot of good things.
[F]
And a lot of toys to play with, [G] baby.
[Bb] Merry Christmas.
I hope [Gm] Santa socks it to you.
[N]
Key:
Eb
Ab
Bb
G
Gm
Eb
Ab
Bb
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[Eb] _ [G] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
Christmas is children who [F] just can't go to sleep.
_ Christmas is [Eb] memories the kind you always keep.
[Ab] _
[Am] Deck the halls [Eb] and give a cheer for [Dm] all the things that Christmas [Ab] is each [Fm] year.
_ [Eb] _ _ Christmas is carols to warm you in the snow.
Christmas is bedtime when no one wants to go.
[Ab] _ [Am] All the world [Gm] is tinsel or [C] white, so [Fm] glad to know [G] that Christmas is tonight. _
_ _ _ _ Merry Christmas, baby.
_ _ _ Blast [D] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] your head.
_ [Eb] _ _
[D] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Ebm] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Eb] Good cheer, good cheer.
_ _ [D] _ _ [Eb] Merry [D] Christmas, who [Ab] knows?
_ [Am] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ Christmas is [Db] carols to [D] warm you in [Eb] the snow.
Christmas is bedtime when no one wants to go.
[Ab] All [Gb] the world [Cm] is tinsel or [C] white, so [Fm] glad to know that Christmas [A] is [Eb] tonight.
_ _ [Ab]
Christmas, _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
[Ab] Merry [Eb] Christmas. _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
When [Abm] all your wishes [Eb] come _ true. _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] Christmas, _ _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _ [Bb] _
Merry [Ab] _ _ _
Christmas.
[G] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] Merry _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Ab] Christmas _ [Eb] to _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [C] you. _
Merry _ [Cm] Christmas, [G] baby. _
_ [C] _ I hope you get a whole lot of good things.
[F] _ _ _
And a lot of toys to play with, [G] baby. _
[Bb] _ _ Merry Christmas. _
_ _ I hope [Gm] Santa socks it to you. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[Eb] _ [G] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
Christmas is children who [F] just can't go to sleep.
_ Christmas is [Eb] memories the kind you always keep.
[Ab] _
[Am] Deck the halls [Eb] and give a cheer for [Dm] all the things that Christmas [Ab] is each [Fm] year.
_ [Eb] _ _ Christmas is carols to warm you in the snow.
Christmas is bedtime when no one wants to go.
[Ab] _ [Am] All the world [Gm] is tinsel or [C] white, so [Fm] glad to know [G] that Christmas is tonight. _
_ _ _ _ Merry Christmas, baby.
_ _ _ Blast [D] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] your head.
_ [Eb] _ _
[D] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Ebm] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Eb] Good cheer, good cheer.
_ _ [D] _ _ [Eb] Merry [D] Christmas, who [Ab] knows?
_ [Am] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ Christmas is [Db] carols to [D] warm you in [Eb] the snow.
Christmas is bedtime when no one wants to go.
[Ab] All [Gb] the world [Cm] is tinsel or [C] white, so [Fm] glad to know that Christmas [A] is [Eb] tonight.
_ _ [Ab]
Christmas, _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
[Ab] Merry [Eb] Christmas. _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
When [Abm] all your wishes [Eb] come _ true. _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] Christmas, _ _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _ [Bb] _
Merry [Ab] _ _ _
Christmas.
[G] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] Merry _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Ab] Christmas _ [Eb] to _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [C] you. _
Merry _ [Cm] Christmas, [G] baby. _
_ [C] _ I hope you get a whole lot of good things.
[F] _ _ _
And a lot of toys to play with, [G] baby. _
[Bb] _ _ Merry Christmas. _
_ _ I hope [Gm] Santa socks it to you. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _