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Twelve Days of Christmas - John Denver and the Muppets
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
A very nice arrangement from the TV special "A Christmas Together" with
John Denver and the Muppets (first aired in 1979).
The Muppets' version is in F, which is a little difficult to play (at
least for me ...), so I transposed it to G for this tab.
C and D are other keys that are easy to play; I included voicings for
the split chords in both keys, too.
Check out the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MX43ynMvm0
(To play along transpose this tab to D and put on a capo 3rd fret or
to C and use a capo 5th fret).
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[CHORDS]
G major D (transpose this tab -5) C (transpose this tab +5)
E-A-D-G-B-e E-A-D-G-B-e E-A-D-G-B-e
G/B x-2-0-0-0-x D/F# 2-x-0-2-3-x C/E 0-3-2-0-1-0
G/D x-x-0-0-3-x D/A x-0-0-2-3-x C/G 3-x-2-0-1-0
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[Intro]
| G/B C G/D D | G |
[Verse]
G Em
On the first day of Christmas,
Am D G
My true love sent to me
G/B C G/D D G
A partridge in a pear tree.
[Verse]
G Em
On the second day of Christmas,
Am D G
My true love sent to me
D
Two turtle doves,
G/B C G/D D G
And a partridge in a pear tree.
[Verse]
G Em
On the third day of Christmas,
Am D G
My true love sent to me
D
Three French hens,
D
Two turtle doves,
G/B C G/D D G
And a partridge in a pear tree.
[Verse]
G Em
On the fourth day of Christmas,
Am D G
My true love sent to me
D
Four colly birds,
D
Three French hens,
D
Two turtle doves,
G/B C G/D D G
And a partridge in a pear tree.
[Verse]
G Em
On the fifth day of Christmas,
Am D G
My true love sent to me
G A D
Five gold rings,
G
Four colly birds,
C
Three French hens,
A D
Two turtle doves,
G/B C G/D D G
And a partridge in a pear tree.
[Verse]
G Em
On the sixth day of Christmas,
Am D G
My true love sent to me
D
Six geese a-laying,
G A D
Five gold rings,
G
Four colly birds,
C
Three French hens,
A D
Two turtle doves,
G/B C G/D D G
And a partridge in a pear tree.
[Verse]
G Em
On the seventh day of Christmas,
Am D G
My true love sent to me
D
Seven swans a-swimming,
D
Six geese a-laying,
G A D
Five gold rings,
G
Four colly birds,
C
Three French hens,
A D
Two turtle doves,
G/B C G/D D G
And a partridge in a pear tree.
[Verse]
G Em
On the eighth day of Christmas,
Am D G
My true love sent to me
D
Eight maids a-milking,
D
Seven swans a-swimming,
D
Six geese a-laying,
G A D
Five gold rings,
G
Four colly birds,
C
Three French hens,
A D
Two turtle doves,
G/B C G/D D G
And a partridge in a pear tree.
[Verse]
G Em
On the ninth day of Christmas,
Am D G
My true love sent to me
D
Nine ladies dancing,
D
Eight maids a-milking,
D
Seven swans a-swimming,
D
Six geese a-laying,
G A D
Five gold rings,
G
Four colly birds,
C
Three French hens,
A D
Two turtle doves,
G/B C G/D D G
And a partridge in a pear tree.
[Verse]
G Em
On the tenth day of Christmas,
Am D G
My true love sent to me
D
Ten lords a-leaping,
D
Nine ladies dancing,
D
Eight maids a-milking,
D
Seven swans a-swimming,
D
Six geese a-laying,
G A D
Five gold rings,
G
Four colly birds,
C
Three French hens,
A D
Two turtle doves,
G/B C G/D D G
And a partridge in a pear tree.
[Verse]
G Em
On the eleventh day of Christmas,
Am D G
My true love sent to me
D
Eleven pipers piping,
D
Ten lords a-leaping,
D
Nine ladies dancing,
D
Eight maids a-milking,
D
Seven swans a-swimming,
D
Six geese a-laying,
G A D
Five gold rings,
G
Four colly birds,
C
Three French hens,
A D
Two turtle doves,
G/B C G/D D G
And a partridge in a pear tree.
[Verse]
G Em
On the twelfth day of Christmas,
Am D G
My true love sent to me
D
Twelve drummers drumming,
D
Eleven pipers piping,
D
Ten lords a-leaping,
D
Nine ladies dancing,
D
Eight maids a-milking,
D
Seven swans a-swimming,
D
Six geese a-laying,
G A D
Five gold rings,
G
Four colly birds,
C
Three French hens,
A D
Two turtle doves,
G/B C G/D D G
And a partridge in a pear tree!