12 Gifts Of Christmas Chords by Allan Sherman
Tempo:
121.7 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
Em
G
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Am] [D] On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me a [Bm] Japanese transistor radio.
[Ab] [D] On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me [A] green [Em] polka dot pajamas and [D] a Japanese transistor radio.
It's a Nakashima.
On the third day of Christmas [E] my true love gave to me [A] a calendar book with the name of my insurance man.
Green polka [Em] dot pajamas and a Japanese transistor [D] radio.
It's the Mark IV model.
That's the one that's [Dm] discontinued.
On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me a simulated [A] alligator wallet.
A calendar book with the name of my insurance man.
Green polka dot [Em] [D] pajamas and a Japanese transistor radio.
And it comes in a leatherette case with holes in it so you could listen right through the case.
On [Dm] the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me [A] a statue of a naked lady with a clock where her [E] stomach ought to be.
[A] A [Bm] simulated alligator [G] wallet.
A calendar book with the name of my insurance [A] man.
Green [D] polka dot pajamas and a [G] Japanese [D] transistor radio.
And it has a wire with [F] a thing on one end that you can stick in your ear and a thing on the other end that you can't stick [G] anywhere because it's bent.
[D] On the sixth day of Christmas my true love gave to me a hammered aluminum nutcracker and all that other stuff.
And a Japanese [A] transistor [D] radio.
On the seventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me [A] a pink satin pillow that says San [Db] Diego with fringe all around it and all that other [D] stuff.
And a [Em] Japanese transistor radio.
[D]
On the eighth day of Christmas my true love gave to me an indoor [Em] plastic birdbath.
[B] Oh, and a [D]
Japanese transistor radio.
On the ninth day of Christmas my true love gave to me [Em] a pair of teakwood shower clocks.
And [G] a Japanese transistor radio.
[D] On the tenth day of Christmas [A] my true love gave to me a chromium combination manicure [E] scissors and cigarette lighter.
And [G] a [Dm] Japanese transistor radio.
On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me an automatic vegetable [Em] slicer that works when you see it on television
but not when you get it [B] home.
And a [D] Japanese transistor radio.
On the twelfth day of Christmas, [A] although it [D] may seem strange,
[Eb] on the twelfth day of Christmas [Bb] I'm going to [Eb] exchange
[Bb] an automatic vegetable slicer that works when you see it on television but not when you get it home.
Chromium combination manicure scissors and cigarette lighter.
A pair of teakwood shower clocks.
Indoor plastic birdbath.
A pink satin pillow that says San Diego with fringe all around it.
Hammer and a move with a [Eb] nutcracker.
A statue of a naked lady with a [G] clock where [F] her stomach ought to [Bb] be.
[Eb] Simulated alligator [Ab] wallet.
Calendar, oh, with the name of my [Bb] insurance man.
Green polka dot pajamas.
[Eb] And a [Ab] Japanese transistor [Bb] radio.
[Eb] [C]
[Ab] [D] On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me [A] green [Em] polka dot pajamas and [D] a Japanese transistor radio.
It's a Nakashima.
On the third day of Christmas [E] my true love gave to me [A] a calendar book with the name of my insurance man.
Green polka [Em] dot pajamas and a Japanese transistor [D] radio.
It's the Mark IV model.
That's the one that's [Dm] discontinued.
On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me a simulated [A] alligator wallet.
A calendar book with the name of my insurance man.
Green polka dot [Em] [D] pajamas and a Japanese transistor radio.
And it comes in a leatherette case with holes in it so you could listen right through the case.
On [Dm] the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me [A] a statue of a naked lady with a clock where her [E] stomach ought to be.
[A] A [Bm] simulated alligator [G] wallet.
A calendar book with the name of my insurance [A] man.
Green [D] polka dot pajamas and a [G] Japanese [D] transistor radio.
And it has a wire with [F] a thing on one end that you can stick in your ear and a thing on the other end that you can't stick [G] anywhere because it's bent.
[D] On the sixth day of Christmas my true love gave to me a hammered aluminum nutcracker and all that other stuff.
And a Japanese [A] transistor [D] radio.
On the seventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me [A] a pink satin pillow that says San [Db] Diego with fringe all around it and all that other [D] stuff.
And a [Em] Japanese transistor radio.
[D]
On the eighth day of Christmas my true love gave to me an indoor [Em] plastic birdbath.
[B] Oh, and a [D]
Japanese transistor radio.
On the ninth day of Christmas my true love gave to me [Em] a pair of teakwood shower clocks.
And [G] a Japanese transistor radio.
[D] On the tenth day of Christmas [A] my true love gave to me a chromium combination manicure [E] scissors and cigarette lighter.
And [G] a [Dm] Japanese transistor radio.
On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me an automatic vegetable [Em] slicer that works when you see it on television
but not when you get it [B] home.
And a [D] Japanese transistor radio.
On the twelfth day of Christmas, [A] although it [D] may seem strange,
[Eb] on the twelfth day of Christmas [Bb] I'm going to [Eb] exchange
[Bb] an automatic vegetable slicer that works when you see it on television but not when you get it home.
Chromium combination manicure scissors and cigarette lighter.
A pair of teakwood shower clocks.
Indoor plastic birdbath.
A pink satin pillow that says San Diego with fringe all around it.
Hammer and a move with a [Eb] nutcracker.
A statue of a naked lady with a [G] clock where [F] her stomach ought to [Bb] be.
[Eb] Simulated alligator [Ab] wallet.
Calendar, oh, with the name of my [Bb] insurance man.
Green polka dot pajamas.
[Eb] And a [Ab] Japanese transistor [Bb] radio.
[Eb] [C]
Key:
D
A
Em
G
Eb
D
A
Em
_ [Am] _ _ _ [D] On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me a [Bm] Japanese transistor radio.
[Ab] _ [D] On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me [A] green [Em] polka dot pajamas and [D] a Japanese transistor radio.
It's a Nakashima.
On the third day of Christmas [E] my true love gave to me [A] a calendar book with the name of my insurance man.
Green polka [Em] dot pajamas and a Japanese transistor [D] radio.
It's the Mark IV model.
That's the one that's [Dm] discontinued.
On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me a simulated [A] alligator wallet.
A calendar book with the name of my insurance man.
Green polka dot [Em] [D] pajamas and a Japanese transistor radio.
And it comes in a leatherette case with holes in it so you could listen right through the case.
On [Dm] the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me [A] a statue of a naked lady with a clock where her [E] stomach ought to be.
_ [A] A [Bm] simulated alligator [G] wallet.
A calendar book with the name of my insurance [A] man.
Green [D] polka dot pajamas and a [G] Japanese [D] transistor radio.
And it has a wire with [F] a thing on one end that you can stick in your ear and a thing on the other end that you can't stick [G] anywhere because it's bent.
[D] On the sixth day of Christmas my true love gave to me a hammered aluminum nutcracker and all that other stuff.
And a Japanese [A] transistor [D] radio.
_ On the seventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me [A] a pink satin pillow that says San [Db] Diego with fringe all around it and all that other [D] stuff.
And a [Em] Japanese transistor radio.
[D] _ _
On the eighth day of Christmas my true love gave to me an indoor [Em] plastic birdbath.
[B] Oh, and a _ [D]
Japanese _ transistor radio.
_ On the ninth day of Christmas my true love gave to me [Em] a pair of teakwood shower clocks.
And [G] a Japanese transistor radio.
[D] _ On the tenth day of Christmas [A] my true love gave to me a chromium combination manicure [E] scissors and cigarette lighter.
And [G] a [Dm] Japanese transistor radio.
_ On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me an automatic vegetable [Em] slicer that works when you see it on television
but not when you get it [B] home.
And a [D] Japanese transistor radio.
_ On the twelfth day of Christmas, [A] although it [D] may seem strange,
_ [Eb] on the twelfth day of Christmas [Bb] I'm going to _ [Eb] exchange _
[Bb] _ _ an automatic vegetable slicer that works when you see it on television but not when you get it home.
Chromium combination manicure scissors and cigarette lighter.
A pair of teakwood shower clocks.
Indoor plastic birdbath.
A pink satin pillow that says San Diego with fringe all around it.
Hammer and a move with a [Eb] nutcracker.
A statue of a naked lady with a [G] clock where [F] her stomach ought to [Bb] _ be.
[Eb] Simulated alligator [Ab] wallet.
Calendar, oh, with the name of my [Bb] insurance man.
Green polka dot pajamas.
[Eb] And a [Ab] Japanese _ transistor _ [Bb] _ radio.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ [D] On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me [A] green [Em] polka dot pajamas and [D] a Japanese transistor radio.
It's a Nakashima.
On the third day of Christmas [E] my true love gave to me [A] a calendar book with the name of my insurance man.
Green polka [Em] dot pajamas and a Japanese transistor [D] radio.
It's the Mark IV model.
That's the one that's [Dm] discontinued.
On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me a simulated [A] alligator wallet.
A calendar book with the name of my insurance man.
Green polka dot [Em] [D] pajamas and a Japanese transistor radio.
And it comes in a leatherette case with holes in it so you could listen right through the case.
On [Dm] the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me [A] a statue of a naked lady with a clock where her [E] stomach ought to be.
_ [A] A [Bm] simulated alligator [G] wallet.
A calendar book with the name of my insurance [A] man.
Green [D] polka dot pajamas and a [G] Japanese [D] transistor radio.
And it has a wire with [F] a thing on one end that you can stick in your ear and a thing on the other end that you can't stick [G] anywhere because it's bent.
[D] On the sixth day of Christmas my true love gave to me a hammered aluminum nutcracker and all that other stuff.
And a Japanese [A] transistor [D] radio.
_ On the seventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me [A] a pink satin pillow that says San [Db] Diego with fringe all around it and all that other [D] stuff.
And a [Em] Japanese transistor radio.
[D] _ _
On the eighth day of Christmas my true love gave to me an indoor [Em] plastic birdbath.
[B] Oh, and a _ [D]
Japanese _ transistor radio.
_ On the ninth day of Christmas my true love gave to me [Em] a pair of teakwood shower clocks.
And [G] a Japanese transistor radio.
[D] _ On the tenth day of Christmas [A] my true love gave to me a chromium combination manicure [E] scissors and cigarette lighter.
And [G] a [Dm] Japanese transistor radio.
_ On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me an automatic vegetable [Em] slicer that works when you see it on television
but not when you get it [B] home.
And a [D] Japanese transistor radio.
_ On the twelfth day of Christmas, [A] although it [D] may seem strange,
_ [Eb] on the twelfth day of Christmas [Bb] I'm going to _ [Eb] exchange _
[Bb] _ _ an automatic vegetable slicer that works when you see it on television but not when you get it home.
Chromium combination manicure scissors and cigarette lighter.
A pair of teakwood shower clocks.
Indoor plastic birdbath.
A pink satin pillow that says San Diego with fringe all around it.
Hammer and a move with a [Eb] nutcracker.
A statue of a naked lady with a [G] clock where [F] her stomach ought to [Bb] _ be.
[Eb] Simulated alligator [Ab] wallet.
Calendar, oh, with the name of my [Bb] insurance man.
Green polka dot pajamas.
[Eb] And a [Ab] Japanese _ transistor _ [Bb] _ radio.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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