Simplified version for strumming.
Alter the position of the capo to suit your range.
CAPO 7 for original key
[Intro]
D# D#/A D#/C D#/Bb G
[Verse 1]
C Em G
Are you hanging up a stocking on your wall
C Em G
It's the time that every Santa has a ball
F C
Does he ride a red nosed reindeer
F C
Does it turn up on his sleigh
Dm F G
Do the fairies keep him sober for a day.
[Chorus]
C Em
So here it is Merry Christmas
D# G
Everybody's having fun
C Em
Look to the future now,
D# G
It's only just begun.
[Verse 2]
C Em G
Are you waiting for the family to arrive
C Em G
Are you sure you got the room to spare inside
F C
Does your granny always tell ya
F C
That the old songs are the best
Dm F G
Yet she's up and rock and rollin' with the rest.
[Chorus]
C Em
So here it is Merry Christmas
D# G
Everybody's having fun
C Em
Look to the future now,
D# G
It's only just begun.
[Bridge]
Gm D#
What will your daddy do
Gm
when he sees your mama
D# F G
kissin' Santa Claus Ah ah
[Verse 3]
C Em G
Are you hanging up a stocking on your wall
C Em G
Are you hoping that the snow will start to fall
F C
Do you slide up and down the hillside
F C
In a buggy you have made
Dm F G
When you land upon your head then you been slayed.
[Chorus]
C Em
So here it is Merry Christmas
D# G
Everybody's having fun
C Em
Look to the future now,
D# G
It's only just begun.