Intro:
Am A#7 C B7 Em7 A Dm7 G7 C
Verse 1:
C Dm7 Cmaj7 Dm7
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
C Gm7 F E7
Jack Frost nipping at your nose
Am Fmin C B7
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir
E Fmin – A#7 - Eb - G
And folks dressed up like Eskimos
Verse 2:
C
Everybody knows
Dm7 Cmaj7 Dm7
a turkey and some mistletoe
C Gm7 F Dm
Help to make the season bright.
Am Fmin C B7
Tiny tots with their eyes all a-glow
Em7 - A7 - Dm7 - G7 - C
Will find it hard to sleep tonight
Chorus:
Gm7 C
They know that Saaanta's on his way
Gm7 C Gm7 C
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh.
Fm7 A#7 D#maj7 Gm7
And every mother's child is gonna spy
Am7 D7 G – G7
To see if reindeer really know how to fly.
Verse 3:
C Dm7 Cmaj7 Dm7
And so I'm offering this simple phrase
C Gm7 F Dm
To kids from one to ninety-two
Am7 Fmin Cmaj7
Although it's been said many times
Ebdim
many ways
Em7 - Am7 – Em7 – Am7 – Em7 – Am7 - Dm7 - G7 - Cmaj7
Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas to you.