Bob Dylan - The Christmas Song: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "The Christmas Song" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
C# G#7sus4 All through the year we waited G#7 C#maj7 Waited through spring and fall C# Gm7-5 To hear silver bells ringin’ C7 Fm See winter time bringin’ A#m7 D#9 G#7 The happiest season of all C# D#m7 Fm7 F#maj7/G# G# Chestnuts roasting on an open fire C# G#m7 C#7 F#maj7 Cm7-5 F7 Jack Frost nipping at your nose A#m7 F#m6 C# Gm7 C7 Yuletide carols being sung by a choir F F#m7 B7 E D#m7 And folks dressed up like Eskimos G#7 C Everybody knows A turkey and some mistletoe Help to make the season bright Tiny little tots with their eyes all aglow Will find it hard to sleep tonight They know that Santa's on his way He's loaded lots of toys on his sleigh And every mother's child is gonna spy To see if reindeer really know how to fly And so I'm offering this simple phrase To kids from one to 92 Although it's been said many times, many ways Merry Christmas to you And so I'm offering this simple phrase To kids from one to 92 Although it's been said many times, many ways Merry Christmas to you Merry Christmas to you You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA#m  C  Cm  C#  C#m  C#maj7  C7  Cm7  C#7  D#m  D#m7  D#9  E  F  Fm  F#m  F#maj7  F#m6  F7  Fm7  F#m7  Gm  G#  G#m  Gm7  G#7  G#m7  G#7sus4  B7  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Christmas Song" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Christmas Song" by Bob Dylan.