Chords for Roger Whittaker - The Holly and Ivy (1984)
Tempo:
131.65 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Ab
Bb
Cm
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Gm]
[Cm] [Db] [F]
[Eb] [Bb]
The holly and the ivy, when they are both full grown,
[Eb] Of all the trees that are in the wood, the holly bears the crown.
[Ab]
[Eb] The holly bears a blossom, as white as the [Bb] lily flower,
And Mary [Eb] bore sweet Jesus Christ to be our sweet Savior.
[Ab]
[Eb] The rising of the sun, and the running [C] of the deer,
[Eb] Playing on their heels, sweet singing [Cm] in the [Ab] choir,
[Bb] Sweet singing [Eb] in the choir.
[Cm]
[F]
[Bb]
The holly bears a berry, as red as any blood,
[Eb] And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ to do for sinners good.
[Ab] [Eb]
The rising of the sun, and the running [C] of the deer,
[Eb] Playing on their heels, sweet singing in [Cm] the choir,
[Bb] Sweet singing in [Eb] the choir.
[Ab] The rising of the sun, and the running of the deer,
Sweet singing in the choir.
The [Eb] holly [Ab] bears [Eb] a prickle, as sharp as [F] any [Bb] fork,
[G] And [Cm] Mary bore sweet [Bbm] Jesus Christ [Eb] [Ab] on Christmas [Eb] [Bb] Day in [Eb] the morn.
[Ab]
[Eb] The rising of the sun, and the running [A] of [C] the deer,
[Eb] Playing on their heels, sweet singing in [Cm] the choir,
[F] The rising of the sun, and the running of [D] the deer,
[F] Playing on their heels, sweet singing [Db] in [D] the choir,
[B] [Dm]
[G] [C] Sweet singing in [F] the choir.
[Cm] [Db] [F]
[Eb] [Bb]
The holly and the ivy, when they are both full grown,
[Eb] Of all the trees that are in the wood, the holly bears the crown.
[Ab]
[Eb] The holly bears a blossom, as white as the [Bb] lily flower,
And Mary [Eb] bore sweet Jesus Christ to be our sweet Savior.
[Ab]
[Eb] The rising of the sun, and the running [C] of the deer,
[Eb] Playing on their heels, sweet singing [Cm] in the [Ab] choir,
[Bb] Sweet singing [Eb] in the choir.
[Cm]
[F]
[Bb]
The holly bears a berry, as red as any blood,
[Eb] And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ to do for sinners good.
[Ab] [Eb]
The rising of the sun, and the running [C] of the deer,
[Eb] Playing on their heels, sweet singing in [Cm] the choir,
[Bb] Sweet singing in [Eb] the choir.
[Ab] The rising of the sun, and the running of the deer,
Sweet singing in the choir.
The [Eb] holly [Ab] bears [Eb] a prickle, as sharp as [F] any [Bb] fork,
[G] And [Cm] Mary bore sweet [Bbm] Jesus Christ [Eb] [Ab] on Christmas [Eb] [Bb] Day in [Eb] the morn.
[Ab]
[Eb] The rising of the sun, and the running [A] of [C] the deer,
[Eb] Playing on their heels, sweet singing in [Cm] the choir,
[F] The rising of the sun, and the running of [D] the deer,
[F] Playing on their heels, sweet singing [Db] in [D] the choir,
[B] [Dm]
[G] [C] Sweet singing in [F] the choir.
Key:
Eb
Ab
Bb
Cm
F
Eb
Ab
Bb
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Db] _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ The holly and the ivy, when they are both full grown,
[Eb] Of all the trees that are in the wood, the holly bears the crown.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] The holly bears a blossom, as white as the [Bb] lily flower,
And Mary [Eb] bore sweet Jesus Christ to be our sweet Savior.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] The rising of the sun, and the running [C] of the deer, _
_ [Eb] Playing on their heels, sweet singing [Cm] in the [Ab] choir,
[Bb] Sweet singing [Eb] in the choir.
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
The holly bears a berry, as red as any blood,
[Eb] And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ to do for sinners good. _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb]
The rising of the sun, and the running [C] of the deer,
[Eb] Playing on their heels, sweet singing in [Cm] the choir,
[Bb] Sweet singing in [Eb] the choir. _ _ _
[Ab] The _ rising of the sun, and the running of _ _ _ _ _ the deer,
Sweet singing _ _ in the choir. _ _ _ _
_ The _ _ [Eb] _ holly [Ab] bears [Eb] a _ prickle, as sharp as [F] any [Bb] fork, _ _
[G] And [Cm] Mary bore sweet [Bbm] Jesus Christ _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] on Christmas [Eb] _ [Bb] Day _ in [Eb] the morn. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] The rising of the sun, and the running [A] of [C] the deer,
[Eb] Playing _ _ _ on their heels, sweet singing in [Cm] the choir,
_ _ [F] The rising of the sun, and the running of [D] the deer,
[F] Playing on their heels, sweet singing [Db] in [D] the _ choir,
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [G] _ _ [C] Sweet singing _ in [F] the choir. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Db] _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ The holly and the ivy, when they are both full grown,
[Eb] Of all the trees that are in the wood, the holly bears the crown.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] The holly bears a blossom, as white as the [Bb] lily flower,
And Mary [Eb] bore sweet Jesus Christ to be our sweet Savior.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] The rising of the sun, and the running [C] of the deer, _
_ [Eb] Playing on their heels, sweet singing [Cm] in the [Ab] choir,
[Bb] Sweet singing [Eb] in the choir.
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
The holly bears a berry, as red as any blood,
[Eb] And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ to do for sinners good. _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb]
The rising of the sun, and the running [C] of the deer,
[Eb] Playing on their heels, sweet singing in [Cm] the choir,
[Bb] Sweet singing in [Eb] the choir. _ _ _
[Ab] The _ rising of the sun, and the running of _ _ _ _ _ the deer,
Sweet singing _ _ in the choir. _ _ _ _
_ The _ _ [Eb] _ holly [Ab] bears [Eb] a _ prickle, as sharp as [F] any [Bb] fork, _ _
[G] And [Cm] Mary bore sweet [Bbm] Jesus Christ _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] on Christmas [Eb] _ [Bb] Day _ in [Eb] the morn. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] The rising of the sun, and the running [A] of [C] the deer,
[Eb] Playing _ _ _ on their heels, sweet singing in [Cm] the choir,
_ _ [F] The rising of the sun, and the running of [D] the deer,
[F] Playing on their heels, sweet singing [Db] in [D] the _ choir,
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [G] _ _ [C] Sweet singing _ in [F] the choir. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _