Simplified Chords The Christmas Song

The Christmas Song, also known as Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire, was written in 1945 by Bob Wells and Mel Tormé during a heatwave as an attempt to stay cool by thinking about winter. Tormé stated that the song was written in just 40 minutes.

Key:  C 
C
         
Dm
             
Em
              
Dm
  
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
C
          
Gm
      
C7
      
F
          
E7
 
Jack Frost nipping on your nose
Am
       
Fm
           
C
         
B7
 
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir
    
E
             
Fm
          
Dm
    
G
    
G7
 
And folks dressed up like Eskimos,     everybody

C
        
Dm
              
Em
    
Dm
  
Knows, a turkey and some mistletoe
C
       
Gm
       
C7
     
F
       
E7
 
Help to make the season bright
Am
   
Fm
              
C
         
B7
 
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow
     
Em
      
A7
      
Dm
    
G7
  
C
 
Will find it hard to sleep tonight

C7
             
Gm
      
C7
     
F
     
They know that Santa's on his way
            
Gm
               
C7
              
F
     
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh
          
Fm
            
Bb
           
Eb
 
And every mother's child is going to spy
          
D7
                          
G4
    
G7
 
To see if reindeer really know how to fly

    
C
       
Dm
            
Em
     
Dm
  
And so, I'm offering this simple phrase
   
C
         
Gm
     
C7
     
F
       
E7
 
To kids from one to ninety-two
Am
                
Fm
        
C
           
B7
 
Although its been said many times, many ways
      
Em
   
A7
 
Dm
  
G
  
C
 
Merry Chri-st-mas to you