Hootie & the Blowfish – The Christmas Song (Guitar Tab)
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CHRISTMAS SONG - Hootie and the Blowfish arrangement
Transposed up one step and simplified from Mel Torme's "Christmas Song" of 1946 [Mel
Robt. Wells (c) 1946]
Tabbed by Tyler Sinks (12/11/04)
Intro: D
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
D A G G Gm
Jack Frost nipping at your nose
Bm Bm Gm D D D G#m C#
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir
F#m Bm Em A D A
And folks dressed up like Eskimos
D
Everybody knows
A D A
a turkey and some mistletoe
D A G G Gm
Help to make the season bright.
Bm Bm Gm D D D G#m C#
Tiny tots with their eyes all a-glow
F#m Bm Em A D
Will find it hard to sleep tonight
Am Am
They know that Santa's on his way;
Am Am G
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh.
Gm C F
And ev'ry mother's child is gonna spy
Bm E A
To see if reindeer really know how to fly.
D A D A
And so I'm offering this simple phrase
D A G G Gm
To kids from one to ninety-two;
Bm A D Bm Em A
Although it's been said many times, many ways
D Bm Em A D A
"Merry Christmas to you."
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In a round with second guitar:
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They know that Santa's on his way;
Am G
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh.
Gm C F
And ev'ry mother's child is gonna spy
Bm E E E A
To see if reindeer really know how to fly.
D A D A
And so I'm offering this simple phrase
D A G G Gm
To kids from one to ninety-two;
Bm A D Bm Em
Although it's been said many times, many ways
D Bm Em A D
"Merry Christmas to you."
D Bm Em A D D
"Merry Christmas to you."
CHORDS: D x5777x A 577655 Am 577555 G 355433 Gm 355333
E x7999x Em x79987 Bm x24432 F#m 244222 G#m 466444
C x3555x C# x4666x