The Christmas Song Chords & Lyrics by Bob Dylan

The Christmas Song

guitar chords lyrics

Bob Dylan

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The Christmas Song � Bob Dylan
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

Bob Dylan
The Christmas Song (2009)
(Mel Torm�/Bob Wells)

From: "Christmas in the Heart"

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CHORDS

E-A-D-G-B-E
G7sus4 3-5-3-5-3-3
[ch]D9/F#[/ch] 2-x-0-2-1-0
D9 x-5-4-5-5-x
[ch]Fmaj7/G[/ch] 3-x-3-2-1-0
G5 3-x-0-0-3-x
F6 1-x-3-2-3-1
[ch]D7sus4/G[/ch] 3-x-0-2-1-3

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LINK 1 LINK 2 LINK 3
[ch]Fmaj7/G[/ch] G5 F6 [ch]D7sus4/G[/ch] [ch]Fmaj7/G[/ch] Gsus4 G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|0---------------| |1-------3-------| |0---------------|
B|1-------3-------| |3-------1-------| |1---3---1---0---|
G|2-------0-------| |2-------2-------| |2-------0-------|
D|3-------0-------| |--------0-------| |3-------0-------|
A|----------------| |----------------| |----------------|
E|3---3---3---3---| |1-------3-------| |3-------3-------|


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capo 1st fret

G7sus4 C G7sus4
(freely) All through the year we waited
G7 Cmaj7
Waited through spring and fall
C [ch]D9/F#[/ch]
To hear silver bells ringin�
B7 Em
See winter time bringin�
Am7 D9 G7
The happiest season of all


C Dm7 Em7 [ch]Fmaj7/G[/ch] G5 [= LINK 1]
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
C Gm7 C7 Fmaj7 Bm7 E7
Jack Frost nipping at your nose
Am7 Fm6 C F#m7 B7
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir
E Fm7 Bb7 Eb
And folks dressed up like Eskimos
Dm7 G7 [C]
Everybody knows ...


C Dm7 Em7 F6 [ch]D7sus4/G[/ch] [= LINK 2]
A turkey and some mistletoe
C Gm7 C7 Fmaj7 Bm7 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 Bb7 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 [ch]Fmaj7/G[/ch] Gsus4 G
And so I'm offering this simple phrase
C Gm7 C7 Fmaj7 Bm7 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 Bb7 | Eb | Am7 Dm7[?] | Dm7 G7 |


C Dm7 Em7 [ch]Fmaj7/G[/ch] Gsus4 G [= LINK 3]
And so I'm offering this simple phrase
C Gm7 C7 Fmaj7 Bm7 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