Bob Dylan - The Christmas Song: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Christmas Song" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn The Christmas Song Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Bob Dylan

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "The Christmas Song" smoothly on your guitar.

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


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#m

Guitar chord A#m

C

Guitar chord C

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

C#

Guitar chord C#

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

C#maj7

Guitar chord C#maj7

C7

Guitar chord C7

Cm7

Guitar chord Cm7

C#7

Guitar chord C#7

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

D#m7

Guitar chord D#m7

D#9

Guitar chord D#9

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

F#maj7

Guitar chord F#maj7

F#m6

Guitar chord F#m6

F7

Guitar chord F7

Fm7

Guitar chord Fm7

F#m7

Guitar chord F#m7

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

G#

Guitar chord G#

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

Gm7

Guitar chord Gm7

G#7

Guitar chord G#7

G#m7

Guitar chord G#m7

G#7sus4

Guitar chord G#7sus4

B7

Guitar chord 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.

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