The Christmas Song
Mel Torme • Key:
⭐ Official Master Chart
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The Christmas Song
Mel Torme
#From: bmccombs@acs.ucalgary.ca (Barrie McCombs)
16
Chestnuts
2m7
roasting
57
on an
1
open fire
16
Jack Frost
2m7
nipping
57
at your
1
nose
6m
Yuletide
4m6
carols being
1
sung by a
4#m7
choir
And
3
folks dressed
2m7
up like Eski-
3b
mos
Ev'rybody
1
knows a
2m7
turkey and some
1maj7
mistletoe
1
Help to make the season
4
bright
6m
Tiny tots with their
1
eyes all aglow
Will
3m7
find it hard to
57
sleep to-
1
night
They know that
5m7
San-
17
ta's on his
5m7
way
17
He's loaded
5m7
lots of toys and
17
goodies on his slei
4maj7
gh
And ev'ry
4m7
mother's child is gonna
3bmaj7
spy
To see if
6m7
reindeer really
27
know how to
57
fly
And
1
so I'm offering this
67
simple phrase
To
1
kids from one to ninety-
4
two
Al-
6m7
though it's been said many
1maj7
times, many
27
ways
Merry
3m7
Christ-
6m7
mas_
2m7
____
57
to
1
you
NOTES:
- 16 could also be 6m
- Chords defy simplification!
CHORDS (Number System):
- The numbers are the notes of the diatonic scale (do-re-me-fa-so-la-ti-do)
- Play a song in any key from the same chart
Common Keys 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Key of C: C D E F G A B
Key of D D E F# G A B C#
Key of G G A B C D E F#
Key of A A B C# D E F# G#
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