Christina Perri - Merry Christmas Darling: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Merry Christmas Darling" 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.

Cmaj7               Bm7
Greeting cards have all been sent,
Am7                    Gmaj7
The Christmas rush is through,
    Em      B/D#     A#/D    A/C#
But I still have one wish to make,
Am             D
A special one for you.

Chorus:
Gmaj7             C
Merry Christmas, darling
 Gmaj7               Dm7 G7
We're apart, that's true
    Cmaj7   D7      Bm7     Em7
But I can dream and in my dreams
Am7         Bm7        C D
I'm Christmasing with you.
Gmaj7         C
Holidays are joyful,
Gmaj7                    Dm7 G7
There's always something new.
    Cmaj7  Dmaj7  Bm7  Em
But every day's a holiday
  A7             Cm  F
When I'm near to you.

    A#            C7
The lights on my tree,
Am7              Dm7
I wish you could see,
Gm7       C7     F
I wish it every day.
Dm
Logs on the fire
F               D
Fill me with desire
G              Am7  Bm7
To see you and to say

Chorus:
That I wish you Merry Christmas
(Merry Christmas Darling)
Happy New Year too
I have just one wish on this Christmas Eve
(On this Christmas Eve)
I wish I were with you

Logs on the fire fill me with desire
To see you and to say
That I wish you Merry Christmas
(Merry Christmas darling)
Happy New Year too
I have just one wish on this Christmas Eve
(On this Christmas Eve)
I wish I were with you
I wish I were with you
(Merry, merry, merry Christmas
Merry Christmas, darling)


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

A7

Guitar chord A7

Am7

Guitar chord Am7

C

Guitar chord C

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

C#

Guitar chord C#

Cmaj7

Guitar chord Cmaj7

C7

Guitar chord C7

D

Guitar chord D

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

D#

Guitar chord D#

Dmaj7

Guitar chord Dmaj7

D7

Guitar chord D7

Dm7

Guitar chord Dm7

Em

Guitar chord Em

Em7

Guitar chord Em7

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Gmaj7

Guitar chord Gmaj7

Gmaj

Guitar chord Gmaj

G7

Guitar chord G7

Gm7

Guitar chord Gm7

B

Guitar chord B

Bm7

Guitar chord Bm7

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 "Merry Christmas Darling" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Merry Christmas Darling" by Christina Perri.