Chords for Paul McCartney - 'The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)'
Tempo:
65.55 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Eb
Bb
Gm
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Gm] [Eb] I see the [E] turkey got moved out of there.
The turkey's gone.
[Gm]
I was wondering [Ab] how that was going to work.
[Eb] [Fm] That's good.
[Eb] Well, the nice thing [Ab] was, [Eb] I've always [Eb] heard it sung.
[Bbm] Some holly and some mussel time.
Yeah, that works.
So when I came to [Ab] think what are the words, oh yeah, well I know [G] those words.
[Abm] And I saw a little turkey [Cm] gobbling, so I set him free.
He's in the woods now.
[Bb]
[Fm] Chestnuts roasting [Bbm] on an open [Ab] fire.
[D] [Gm]
Jack [Db] Frost [Eb] nipping [Ab] at your [F] nose.
[Cm]
[Db] Yuletide carols [Bb] being [C] sung by a [Gb] choir.
[G] And folks [B] dressed up [F] like [Bb] Eskimos.
[B] [Fm] [Bb] Everybody [Cm] knows.
[Fm] Some holly [Gm] and some mussel [Ab] time.
[D] [G]
Will help to make the [Fm] season bright.
[F] [G] [Eb]
[F] Tiny tots [Bbm] [Gm] with their eyes [C] all [Gb] aglow.
[Bb] Will [C] find it [Fm] hard to [Ab] sleep [Gm] tonight.
[Bb] And so [Fm] I'm offering [Bb] this simple [Ab] phrase.
[G]
To [Bbm] kids from one [Ab] to ninety-two.
[Eb]
[Cm] Although [Db] it's been said [Gm] many times, [G] many [Gb] ways.
[Bb]
Merry [Ab] Christmas [G] to you.
[Db]
The turkey's gone.
[Gm]
I was wondering [Ab] how that was going to work.
[Eb] [Fm] That's good.
[Eb] Well, the nice thing [Ab] was, [Eb] I've always [Eb] heard it sung.
[Bbm] Some holly and some mussel time.
Yeah, that works.
So when I came to [Ab] think what are the words, oh yeah, well I know [G] those words.
[Abm] And I saw a little turkey [Cm] gobbling, so I set him free.
He's in the woods now.
[Bb]
[Fm] Chestnuts roasting [Bbm] on an open [Ab] fire.
[D] [Gm]
Jack [Db] Frost [Eb] nipping [Ab] at your [F] nose.
[Cm]
[Db] Yuletide carols [Bb] being [C] sung by a [Gb] choir.
[G] And folks [B] dressed up [F] like [Bb] Eskimos.
[B] [Fm] [Bb] Everybody [Cm] knows.
[Fm] Some holly [Gm] and some mussel [Ab] time.
[D] [G]
Will help to make the [Fm] season bright.
[F] [G] [Eb]
[F] Tiny tots [Bbm] [Gm] with their eyes [C] all [Gb] aglow.
[Bb] Will [C] find it [Fm] hard to [Ab] sleep [Gm] tonight.
[Bb] And so [Fm] I'm offering [Bb] this simple [Ab] phrase.
[G]
To [Bbm] kids from one [Ab] to ninety-two.
[Eb]
[Cm] Although [Db] it's been said [Gm] many times, [G] many [Gb] ways.
[Bb]
Merry [Ab] Christmas [G] to you.
[Db]
Key:
Ab
Eb
Bb
Gm
Fm
Ab
Eb
Bb
[Gm] _ _ [Eb] I see the [E] turkey got moved out of there.
The turkey's gone.
[Gm]
I was wondering [Ab] how that was going to work.
[Eb] [Fm] That's good.
[Eb] Well, the nice thing [Ab] was, [Eb] I've always [Eb] heard it sung.
[Bbm] Some holly and some mussel time.
Yeah, that works.
So when I came to [Ab] think what are the words, oh yeah, well I know [G] those words.
[Abm] And I saw a little turkey [Cm] gobbling, so I set him free.
He's in the woods now.
[Bb] _ _
[Fm] Chestnuts roasting [Bbm] on an open [Ab] fire.
[D] _ [Gm]
Jack [Db] Frost [Eb] nipping [Ab] at your [F] nose.
_ [Cm] _
[Db] Yuletide carols [Bb] being [C] sung by a [Gb] choir.
[G] And folks [B] dressed up [F] like [Bb] Eskimos.
[B] _ [Fm] _ [Bb] Everybody [Cm] knows.
[Fm] Some holly [Gm] and some mussel [Ab] time.
[D] _ [G]
Will help to make the [Fm] season bright.
[F] _ [G] _ [Eb] _
[F] Tiny tots [Bbm] [Gm] with their eyes [C] all [Gb] aglow.
[Bb] Will [C] find it [Fm] hard to [Ab] sleep [Gm] tonight.
_ _ [Bb] And so [Fm] I'm offering [Bb] this simple [Ab] phrase.
_ [G]
To [Bbm] kids from one [Ab] to ninety-two.
[Eb] _ _
[Cm] Although [Db] it's been said [Gm] many times, [G] many [Gb] ways.
[Bb]
Merry [Ab] Christmas [G] to you.
_ _ [Db] _
The turkey's gone.
[Gm]
I was wondering [Ab] how that was going to work.
[Eb] [Fm] That's good.
[Eb] Well, the nice thing [Ab] was, [Eb] I've always [Eb] heard it sung.
[Bbm] Some holly and some mussel time.
Yeah, that works.
So when I came to [Ab] think what are the words, oh yeah, well I know [G] those words.
[Abm] And I saw a little turkey [Cm] gobbling, so I set him free.
He's in the woods now.
[Bb] _ _
[Fm] Chestnuts roasting [Bbm] on an open [Ab] fire.
[D] _ [Gm]
Jack [Db] Frost [Eb] nipping [Ab] at your [F] nose.
_ [Cm] _
[Db] Yuletide carols [Bb] being [C] sung by a [Gb] choir.
[G] And folks [B] dressed up [F] like [Bb] Eskimos.
[B] _ [Fm] _ [Bb] Everybody [Cm] knows.
[Fm] Some holly [Gm] and some mussel [Ab] time.
[D] _ [G]
Will help to make the [Fm] season bright.
[F] _ [G] _ [Eb] _
[F] Tiny tots [Bbm] [Gm] with their eyes [C] all [Gb] aglow.
[Bb] Will [C] find it [Fm] hard to [Ab] sleep [Gm] tonight.
_ _ [Bb] And so [Fm] I'm offering [Bb] this simple [Ab] phrase.
_ [G]
To [Bbm] kids from one [Ab] to ninety-two.
[Eb] _ _
[Cm] Although [Db] it's been said [Gm] many times, [G] many [Gb] ways.
[Bb]
Merry [Ab] Christmas [G] to you.
_ _ [Db] _
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