capo 1st fret
G7sus4 C G7sus4
(freely) All through the year we waited
G7 Cmaj7
Waited through spring and fall
C F#m7-5
To hear silver bells ringin’
B7 Em
See winter time bringin’
Am7 D9 G7
The happiest season of all
C Dm7 Em7 Fmaj7/G G5 [= LINK 1]
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
C Gm7 C7 Fmaj7 Bm7-5 E7
Jack Frost nipping at your nose
Am7 Fm6 C F#m7 B7
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir
E Fm7 A#7 Eb
And folks dressed up like Eskimos
Dm7 G7 [C]
Everybody knows ...
C Dm7 Em7 F6 D7sus4/G [= LINK 2]
A turkey and some mistletoe
C Gm7 C7 Fmaj7 Bm7-5 E7
Help to make the season bright
Am7 Fm6 C F#m7 B7
Tiny little tots with their eyes all aglow
Em7 Am7 Dm7 G7 C
Will find it hard to sleep tonight
Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7
They know that San—-ta's on his way
Gm7 C7 Fmaj7
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh
Fm7 A#7 Eb
And every mother's child is gonna spy
Am7 D7 Dm7 G7
To see if reindeer really know how to fly
C Dm7 Em7 Fmaj7/G Gsus4 G
And so I'm offering this simple phrase
C Gm7 C7 Fmaj7 Bm7-5 E7
To kids from one to ninety-two
Am7 Fm6 C F#m7 B7
Although it's been said many times, many ways
Em7 Am7 Dm7 G7 C
Merry Christmas to you
SOLO
| Gm7 C7 | % | % | Fmaj7 |
| Fm7 A#7 | Eb | % | Am7 D7[Dm7?] | Dm7 G7 |
C Dm7 Em7 Fmaj7/G Gsus4 G [= LINK 3]
And so I'm offering this simple phrase
C Gm7 C7 Fmaj7 Bm7-5 E7
To kids from one to ninety-two
Am7 Fm6 C F#m7 B7
Although it's been said many times, many ways
Em7 Am7 Dm7 G7 Em7 Am7 Dm7 [G7]
Merry Christmas to you
G7 Em7 Am7 Dm7 G7 Cmaj7
Merry Christmas to you