capo 1st fret
G7sus4 E G7sus4
(freely) All through the year we waited
B7 Emaj7
Waited through spring and fall
E F#m7-5
To hear silver bells ringin’
D#7 G#m
See winter time bringin’
C#m7 F#9 B7
The happiest season of all
E F#m7 G#m7 Amaj7/B B5 [= LINK 1]
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
E Bm7 E7 Amaj7 Bm7-5 G#7
Jack Frost nipping at your nose
C#m7 Am6 E A#m7 D#7
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir
G# Am7 D7 G
And folks dressed up like Eskimos
F#m7 B7 [C]
Everybody knows ...
E F#m7 G#m7 A6 D7sus4/B [= LINK 2]
C# turkey and some mistletoe
E Bm7 E7 Amaj7 Bm7-5 G#7
Help to make the season bright
C#m7 Am6 E A#m7 D#7
Tiny little tots with their eyes all aglow
G#m7 C#m7 F#m7 B7 E
Will find it hard to sleep tonight
Bm7 E7 Bm7 E7
They know that San—-ta's on his way
Bm7 E7 Amaj7
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh
Am7 D7 G
And every mother's child is gonna spy
C#m7 F#7 F#m7 B7
To see if reindeer really know how to fly
E F#m7 G#m7 Amaj7/B Bsus4 B
And so I'm offering this simple phrase
E Bm7 E7 Amaj7 Bm7-5 G#7
To kids from one to ninety-two
C#m7 Am6 E A#m7 D#7
Although it's been said many times, many ways
G#m7 C#m7 F#m7 B7 E
Merry Christmas to you
SOLO
| Bm7 E7 | % | % | Amaj7 |
| Am7 D7 | G | % | C#m7 F#7[Dm7?] | Dm7 B7 |
E F#m7 G#m7 Amaj7/B Bsus4 B [= LINK 3]
And so I'm offering this simple phrase
E Bm7 E7 Amaj7 Bm7-5 G#7
To kids from one to ninety-two
C#m7 Am6 E A#m7 D#7
Although it's been said many times, many ways
G#m7 C#m7 F#m7 B7 G#m7 C#m7 F#m7 [G7]
Merry Christmas to you
B7 G#m7 C#m7 F#m7 B7 Emaj7
Merry Christmas to you