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The Christmas Song

Lyrics/mel: Mel Tormé / Robert «Bob» Wells

Christmas song written in 1944. Nat King Cole recorded the song with his band in 1946.
Modified 03.13.2020

Part 1

C
⁠Chestnuts
Dm7
⁠roasting on an
Em
⁠open fire
Fmaj7
G7
Gm7
⁠Jack Frost
C7
⁠nipping at your
Fmaj7
⁠nose
Fm6
E7
Am
⁠Juletide
Fm6
⁠carols being
Cmaj7/G
⁠sung by a
F#m7
⁠choir
B7

And
Emaj7
⁠folks dressed
Fm7
⁠up like
Bb7
⁠Eski
Ebmaj7
⁠mos

Part 2

G7
⁠Everybody
C
⁠knows a
Dm7
⁠turkey and some
Em7
⁠misteltoe
Fmaj7
G7
Gm7
⁠Help to
C7
⁠make the season
Fmaj7
⁠bright
Fm6
E7
Am
⁠ Tiny
Fm6
⁠tots with their
Cmaj7/G
⁠eyes all a
F#m7
⁠glow
B7

Will
Em7
⁠find it
A7
⁠hard to
Dm7
⁠sleep
G7
⁠ to
C
⁠night
Fm/C
C

Part 3


They know that
Gm7
⁠Santa's
C7
⁠ on his
Gm7
⁠way
C7

He's loaded
Gm7
⁠lots of toys and
C7
⁠goodies om his
Fmaj7
⁠sleigh

And every
Fm7
⁠mother's child
Bb7
⁠ is gonna
Ebmaj7
⁠spy

To see if
G/D
⁠reindeer really
D7
⁠know how to
Gsus4
⁠fly
G7

Part 4


And
C
⁠so I'm
Dm7
⁠offering this
Em7
⁠simple phrase
Fmaj7
G7

To
Gm7
⁠kids from
C7
⁠one to ninety-
Fmaj7
⁠two
E7
Am
⁠ Although it's been
Fm6
⁠said many
C
⁠times,
Dm7
⁠many
Em7
⁠ways
Eb11
⁠Merry
Dm7
⁠Christ
F/G
⁠mas
G7
⁠to
C
⁠you