"The Christmas Song" by Mel Torme & Robert Wells
Verse 1:
[D6]Chestnuts [Em7]roasting on an [F#m7]open [GM7]fire
[D6]Jack Frost [Am7]nipping [D7]at your [GM7]nose [C9]
[D6]Yuletide [C9]carols being [Bm7]sung by a [G#m7]choir [G7]
[F#M7]And folks dressed [Gm7]up like [C9]Eski [FM7]mos
Verse 2:
[Em7]Ev'ry [C9]body [D6]knows a [Em7]turkey and some [F#m7]mistletoe [GM7]
[D6]Helps to [Am7]make the [D7]season [GM7]bright [C9]
[D6]Tiny [C9]tots with their [Bm7]eyes all a [G#m7]glow [G7]
Will [F#M7]find it [F9]hard [Em7]to [Eb9]sleep to [D6]night.
Bridge:
They know that [Am7]Santa's [D7]on his [GM7]way
He's loaded [Am7]lots of toys and [D7]goodies on his [GM7]sleigh
And ev'ry [Gm7]mother's child [C7]is gonna [FM7]spy
To see if [E7]reindeer really know how to [A7]fly
Verse 3:
And [D6]so I'm [Em7]offering this [F#m7]simple [GM7]phrase
For [D6]kids from [Am7]one to [D7]ninety- [GM7]two [C9]
Al [D6]though it's been [C9]said many [Bm7]times, many [G#m7]ways [G7]
Merry [F#m7]Christ [F9]mas [Em7] [A7]to [D6]you
Bridge (instrumental)
Ending:
And [D6]so I'm [Em7]offering this [F#m7]simple [GM7]phrase
For [D6]kids from [Am7]one to [D7]ninety- [GM7]two [C9]
Al [D6]though it's been [C9]said many [Bm7]times, many [G#m7]ways [G7]
Merry [F#m7]Christmas [F9] [Em7] [A7]to [D6]you
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