C Dm C/E (F, C/E, Dm)
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire,
C C7 F Bb7
Jack Frost nipping on your nose,
Am7 Ab C/G F#m
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir,
Em7 Ab7 Dm7 C/G G7
And folks dressed up like Eskimos.
C Dm C/E (F, C/E, Dm)
Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe,
C C7 F Bb7
Help to make the season bright.
Am7 Ab C/G F#m
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow,
Dm7 G7 C
Will find it hard to sleep tonight.
Gm7 C7 F
They know that Santa's on his way;
Gm7 C7 F
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh.
Fm2 Bb7/9 Eb9
And every mother's child is going to spy,
Dm7/9 F7 G7
To see if reindeer really know how to fly.
C Dm C/E (F, C/E, Dm)
And so I'm offering this simple phrase,
C C7 F Bb7
To kids from one to ninety-two,
Am7 Ab C/G F#m
Although its been said many times, many ways,
Dm7, G7, C
Merry Christmas to you