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Elton John - Ho! Ho! Ho! (Who’d Be A Turkey At Christmas) Chords

Chord reference C, G, Am, F, Dm, G7
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[C] [G] [Am] [G] [F] [C] [G] [A] [G] [C]Sitting [G]here on [Am]Christmas [G]Eve with a [F]brandy [C]in my [Dm]hand Oh I’ve [G]had a few too [C]many and it’s [F]getting hard to [G7]stand [C]I keep [G]hear[Am]ing [G]noises [F]from [C]my fire[Dm]place I [G]must be going [C]crazy [F]or the [G]brandy’s won the [C]race

And [F]I [C]keep [Dm]hea[C]ring [F]ho ho ho, [G]guess who’s here Your [C]fat and [C]jolly friend [G]draws [C]near [F]Ho ho ho, sur[G]prise, surprise The [C]bearded weirdy’s [G]just a[C]rrived

[F]Ho ho ho, guess [G]who’s here Your [C]fat and jolly [G]friend draws [C]near [F]Ho ho ho, sur[G]prise surprise The [C]bearded weirdy’s [G]just a[C]rrived

[C]On my [G]roof there’s [Am]snorting sounds, And [F]bells in[C]side my [Dm]head My [G]vision’s blurred with [C]colour, and [F]all he sees is [G7]red There’s a [C]pair of [G]large sized [Am]wellies [F]coming [C]down my [Dm]flue And the [G]smell of burning [C]rubber, oh is [C]filling [G]up the [C]room

[F]Ho ho ho, guess [G]who’s here Your [C]fat and jolly [G]friend draws [C]near [F]Ho ho ho, sur[G]prise surprise The [C]bearded weirdy’s [G]just a[C]rrived

[F]Ho ho ho, guess [G]who’s here Your [C]fat and jolly [G]friend draws [C]near [F]Ho ho ho, sur[G]prise surprise The [C]bearded weirdy’s [G]just a[C]rrived

Artist Elton John
Album Lady Samantha
Genres Christmas, Pop
Year 1980
Key C

How to Play Ho! Ho! Ho! (Who'd Be A Turkey At Christmas) on Guitar?

Elton John - Ho! Ho! Ho! (Who'd Be A Turkey At Christmas) can be played in the key of C using the C, G, Am, F, Dm, 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 G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • 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 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 Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
  • 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.

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