The Christmas Song
(Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
Nat King Cole 1946, Whitney Houston 2003
Writers: Robert Wells, Mel Torme
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C Chestnuts Froasting G7on an Copen fire,
C Jack Frost C7nipping at your Fnose, Fm6
C yuletide Fmcarols being Csung by a F#m7choir
and folks dressed Fm7up like Bb7EskiEbmaj7mos.
G7 Everybody Cknows
a G7turkey and some Cmistletoe, Gm7 C7
F help to Emake the season Ambright, Fm
C tiny Bb7tots with their Ceyes all agF#m7low,
will Em7find it A7hard to Dm7sleep G7toCnight.
They know that Gm7SanC7ta’s on his Gm7way?
C7 He’s loaded Gm7lots of toys and C7goodies on his Fmaj7sleigh.
Everybody’s Fm7mother’s childBb7 is gonna Ebmaj7spy
to see if Am7reindeers really Ab7know how to Dm7fly. G
And Cso I’m FofferiG7ng this Csimple phrase
to Ckids from C7one to ninety-Ftwo, Fm6
altChough it’s been Fmsaid many Ctimes, many F#m7ways –
F7Merry Em7Christmas, Am
Merry Em7Christmas, Am
Merry Em7Christmas, Am Dm
G7to Cyou. C9