Time: 4/4 Tenor: C Bass: C
16 2m7 57 1maj7
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
16 5m7 17 4Jack Frost nipping at your nose
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir
3 2m7 7b7 3bAnd folks dressed up like Eski - mos
2m7 57 1 2m7 1maj7 2m7 57Ev'ry- body knows a turkey and some mistletoe
Help to make the season bright
6m 4m6 1 77Tiny tots with their eyes all a-glow
3m7 67 2m7 57 1Will find it hard to sleep to - night
They know that San-ta's on his way
17 5m7 17 4maj7. He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh
4m7 7b7 3bmaj7And ev'ry mother's child is gonna spy
To see if reindeer really know how to fly
17 77 7b7 67 57And so I'm offer-ing this simple phrase
1 5m7 17 4 7b7To kids from one to ninety-two
Al-though it's been said many times, many ways
3m7 6m7 2m7 57 1maj7Merry Christ-mas_____ to you
NOTES:
- Ninth and other chords have been "simplified" to sevenths
SYMBOLS:
- Asterisk (*) = new measure, play same chord
- Period (.) = 1/8 note rest at start of a measure
- Underline(_) = sustain note into next measure
CHORDS (Number System):
- The numbers are the notes of the diatonic scale (do-re-me-fa-so-la-ti-do)
- Play a song in any key from the same chart
Common Keys 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Key of C: C D E F G A B
Key of D D E F# G A B C#
Key of G G A B C D E F#
Key of A A B C# D E F# G#
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