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Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song Chords

Chord reference C, Dm7, Em7, F, Gm7, E7, Am, Fm, G7
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[C]Chestnuts [Dm7]roasting on an [Em7]open [F]fire [C]Jack Frost [Gm7]nipping at your [F]nose [E7] [Am]Yuletide [Fm]carols being [C]sung by a [B7]choir And [Em7]folks dressed [Fm]up like Eski[G7]mos

Everybody [C]knows a [Dm7]turkey and some [Em7]mistle[F]toe [C]Help to [Gm7]make the season [F]bright.[E7] [Am]Tiny [Fm]tots with their [C]eyes all a[B7]glow Will [Em7]find it [A7]hard to [Dm7]sleep [G7]to[C]night

They know that [Gm7]Santa’s on his [C]way He’s loaded [Gm7]lots of toys and [C]goodies on his [Gm7]sleigh.[C] And every [Cm7]mother’s child is gonna [Fm]spy [Gm7] To see if [Am7]reindeer really know [D7]how to [G]fly.[G7]

And [C]so I’m [Dm7]offering this [Em7]simple [Dm7]phrase To [C]kids from [Gm7]one to ninety[F]two [E7] [Am7]Although it’s been [Fm]said many [C]times many [B7]ways [Em7]Merry [Am7]Christ[Dm7]mas [G7]to [C]you.

And [C]so I’m [Dm7]offering this [Em7]simple [Dm7]phrase To [C]kids from [Gm7]one to ninety[F]two [E7] [Am7]Although it’s been [Fm]said many [C]times many [B7]ways [Em7]Merry [Am7]Christ[Dm7]mas [G7]to [C]you.

Artist Nat King Cole
Album Single
Genres Christmas, Jazz, Pop
Year 1948
Key C

How to Play The Christmas Song on Guitar?

Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song can be played in the key of C using the C, Dm7, Em7, F, Gm7, E7, Am, Fm, G7 chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Dm7, To play Dm7, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A, D ring open, mute G.
  • For Em7, To play Em7, let low E, D, G, B, high E ring open, mute A.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Gm7, To play Gm7, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, G ring open, mute B.
  • For E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Fm, To play Fm, barre fret 1 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, mute A, D.
  • For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play The Christmas Song with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.