C Dm7 G7 C Dm7 G7
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire,
C C7 F E7
Jack Frost nipping at your nose,
Am Fdim C C/B B7
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir,
E Bb G G7
And folks dressed up like Eskimos;
G C Dm7 G7 C Dm7 G7
Ev'rybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe
C C7 F Bb9
Helps to make the season bright;
C G C C/B Cdim
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow
Em7 A7 Dm7 G7 C
Will find it hard to sleep tonight.
Gm7 C9 Gm7 C9
They know that Santa's on his way,
Gm7 C9 F7M
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh;
Fm7 Bb9 Cm Cm7
And ev'ry mother's child is gonna spy
Am7 D5-/7 G7
To see if reindeer really know how to fly.
C Dm7 G7 C Dm7 G7
And so I'm offering this simple phrase,
C C7 F Bb9
For kids from one to ninety two,
Am7 Fdim C C/B Cdim
Although it's been said many times, many ways,
Fdim C Am7 Dm7 G7 C
Merry Christmas to you.
(Musical interlude same as bridge)
C Dm7 G7 C Dm7 G7
And so I'm offering this simple phrase,
C C7 F Bb9
For kids from one to ninety two,
Am7 G7 C C/B Cdim
Although it's been said many times, many ways,
Fdim C Am7 Dm7 G7 C C/B Bb9
Merry Christmas to you,
Cdim C Am7 Dm7 G7 C
Merry Christmas to you.