Carpenters – Overture An Old Fashioned Christmas (Guitar)

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[Intro]
C B C Db C       F
           Happy Holidays

      Gm7
Happy Holidays
Happy Holidays
          G7      C        F
While the merry bells keep ringing

         Gm7       C7    F
May your every wish come true
Happy holiday (happy holidays, happy holidays)
      Gm7            C7
Happy holiday (happy holidays, happy holidays)

                      F
May the calendar keep ringing

Dm     Gm  C7     F   Bb F Ab7
 Happy holidays to you
[Verse]
    Db      Ab   Bb Bbm      Fm
The first Noel the angel did say

       Bbm     Bb   Ab           Bb        Gbmaj7
Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay;

F Bbm           F        Gbmaj7  Gb    F
In fields where they lay tending their sheep

Bbm       Gbmaj7         Ab   Bbm Ab     Db
On a cold winter's night that was     so deep

  Dbmaj7 Fm7    Gb     Ab
Noel,   Noel, Noel, Noel

Bb      Gb       Ab Bbm Ab  Db
Born is the King of Is....rael
[Instrumental] Bb7 A7 D Bm Gb7 B Bm G B Bm Gb B E Am7 D7 G D G C D7 G C B Am D G D7 G C B Em B C Eb7 [Verse]
Ab             Bb7     Eb     Bb     Eb
 Little Jesus, sweetly sleep, do not stir

Eb7          Eb           Ab
We will lend a coat of fur

                  Bbm       Eb
We will rock you, rock you, rock you

Ab      Db   Ab   Bbm  Bb7  Eb
We will rock you, rock you, rock you

Ab             Bb7      Eb
See the fur to keep you warm
Snugly 'round your tiny form [Instrumental] Ab Bb F G A E A Am Gbm Dbm7 Gb7 Bm7 E7 A B7 E7 Bm7 E7 Ab7 Amaj7 B7 E7 Gb7 B7 E7 Amaj7 A D Dbm7 Gb7 B7 E7 Em7 A7 D Ab7 Db7 Dbm7 Gb7 D Dbm7 Gbm7 Bm7 E7 A A7 D A7 Bb C C7 [Verse]
F        Fm          Gm7        F        C        F
O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie!

          D7       G    Gm         G    F        C  F
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by

Dm                      A  A7       Bbmaj7 Bb  Gm      A7
Yet in thy dark streets shineth the ev.....er..lasting Light;

F                   Bb         Gm        F      C      F
The hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight
[Instrumentals] Bb F Bb F Bb F Eb F Bb Eb Cm F7 Gm Eb D Gm Gb B6 Eb Ebmaj7 D Cm D7 G D G D G D G C/G G C G Cm Bb D Eb D Cm F Bb F Bb F Eb F Bbm D G Eb Gb F [Outro]
Bb  Bb/D Gm      Eb    Bb
An..gels we have heard on high

 Bb/D   Gm      Eb       Bb
Singing sweetly o'er the plains

    Bb/D Gm        Eb   Bb
And the  mountains in reply

    Gm        Eb     Bb
Echoing their joyous strains

  G7 Ebm F7 Bb Eb C7 F     Bb F7 Bb     F/C F
Gloo...................ria in ex celsis Deooo

  Bb F Cm Ebm F7 Bb Eb C F   Bb F  Bb Eb  Bb/F F Bb
Gloo.....................ria in ex celsis Deeeeeeoooo
Eb Bb Eb Bb Cm Ab F Eb Bb Gb Bb