Intro:
F...Dm7...Gm7...C9...(simple ad-lib on this four bar phrase)
Verse:
% -(the sign)(D.S.Instrumental solo)
F F6 F F6
Rockin' around the Christmas tree
Gm7 C7
Gm7 C7
at the Christmas party hop.
Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7
Mistletoe hung where you can see
C7
F
every couple tries to stop. (Solo Ends)
F F6 F F6
Rockin' around the Christmas tree
Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7
let the Christmas spirit ring.
Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7
Later we'll have some pumpkin pie
C7 F
and we'll do some caroling.
Bb Bb6 Bbmaj7 Bb6
You might get a sen-ti-men-tal
Am7
feeling when you hear
Dm Dm7+ C# Dm7/C Dm6/B
voices singing "Let's be jolly, (To Coda)
G C7
deck the halls with boughs of holly."
F F6 F F6
Rockin' around the Christmas tree,
Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7
have a happy holiday.
Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7
Ev'ry-one dancing merrily
C7 F
in a new old fashioned way.
(D.S.al Coda)
CODA:
no chord
bum-bum-bum-bum
doo-doo-doo-doo;
oh--,
bum-bum-bum G7
no chord C7
Deck the halls with boughs of holly
F# F#6 F# F#6
Rockin' around the Christmas tree,
G#m7 C#7 G#m7 C#7
have a happy holiday.
G#m7 C#7 G#m7 C#7
Ev'ry-one dancing merrily
C#7 F#
in a new old fashioned way.
(Hold chord/ad-lib for four bars)