Woody Guthrie – Happy Joyous Hanukkah (Guitar)

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[Verse 1]
C                   F
How many nights for Hanukkah?

C     G      C
[tab]C                F
Nights and days, days and nights,

C     G      C
Happy joyous Hanukkah
[Chorus]
F                       C
Eight are the nights of Hanukkah

G            C
Happy joyous Hanukkah

F                       C
Eight are the days, and eight are the nights

G            C
Happy joyous Hanukkah
[Verse 2]
C                F
How many candles do I light?

C     G      C
Happy joyous Hanukkah

C                     F
Eight are the candles you should light

      C     G      C
For a happy joyous Hanukkah
[Chorus]
F                       C
Eight are the nights of Hanukkah

G            C
Happy joyous Hanukkah

F                       C
Eight are the days, and eight are the nights

G            C
Happy joyous Hanukkah
[Verse 3]
C             F
One for Moses on the mount

C     G      C
Happy joyous Hanukkah

C                      F
Two for the mother and father love

C     G      C
Happy joyous Hanukkah
[Chorus]
F                       C
Eight are the nights of Hanukkah

G            C
Happy joyous Hanukkah

F                       C
Eight are the days, and eight are the nights

G            C
Happy joyous Hanukkah
[Verse 4]
C                        F
Three for the books that Ezra taught

C     G      C
Happy joyous Hanukkah

C                    F
Four's for the Hebrew children

C     G      C
Happy joyous Hanukkah
[Chorus]
F                       C
Eight are the nights of Hanukkah

G            C
Happy joyous Hanukkah

F                       C
Eight are the days, and eight are the nights

G            C
Happy joyous Hanukkah
[Verse 5]
C                     F
Five for the brothers Maccabee

C     G      C
Happy joyous Hanukkah

C                           F
Six for the tricks that the kings did play

C     G      C
Happy joyous Hanukkah
[Chorus]
F                       C
Eight are the nights of Hanukkah

G            C
Happy joyous Hanukkah

F                       C
Eight are the days, and eight are the nights

G            C
Happy joyous Hanukkah
[Verse 6]
C                     F
Seven for the sons of Hannah that died

C      G     C
Not so happy Hanukkah

C                       F
Eight for the new-built altar-place

C     G      C
Happy joyous Hanukkah
[Chorus]
F                       C
Eight are the nights of Hanukkah

G            C
Happy joyous Hanukkah

F                       C
Eight are the days, and eight are the nights

G            C
Happy joyous Hanukkah
[Verse 7]
C                    F
Nine is the light of God that shines

C     G      C
Happy joyous Hanukkah

C                      F
Around this whole wide world tonight

C     G      C
Happy joyous Hanukkah
[Bridge]
F
Nine is for God's light that shines

F
Eight for the new-built altar-place

F
Seven for the sons of Hannah that died

F
Six for kings and the tricks they tried

C
Five for the brothers Maccabee

C
Four for the Hebrew children

C
Three for the books that Ezra taught

C
Two for the father and mother love

C
One for Moses on the mount
[Chorus]
F                       C
Eight are the nights of Hanukkah

G            C
Happy joyous Hanukkah

F                       C
Eight are the days, and eight are the nights

G            C
Happy joyous Hanukkah