Written by Mel Torme and Robert Wells
Intro: C7M G4/7/9 G7/9- C Dm7 G7 C Dm7 G7 Chestnuts roasting on an open fire C C7 F E7 Jack Frost nipping at your nose Am Fdim C C/B B7 Yuletide carols being sung by a choir E Bb G G7 And folks dressed up like Eskimos G C Dm7 G7 C Dm7 G7 Ev'rybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe C C7 F Bb7/9 Helps to make the season bright C G C C/B Cdim Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow Em7 A7 Dm7 G7 C Will find it hard to sleep tonight Gm7 C7/9 Gm7 C7/9 They know that Santa's on his way Gm7 C7/9 F7M He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh; Fm7 Bb7/9 Cm Cm7 And ev'ry mother's child is gonna spy Am7 D5-/7 G7 To see if reindeer really know how to fly. C Dm7 G7 C Dm7 G7 And so I'm offering this simple phrase, C C7 F Bb7/9 For kids from one to ninety two, Am7 Fdim C C/B Cdim Although it's been said many times, many ways Fdim C Am7 Dm7 G7 C Merry Christmas to you Gm7 C7/9 Gm7 C7/9 They know that Santa's on his way Gm7 C7/9 F7M He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh Fm7 Bb7/9 Cm Cm7 And ev'ry mother's child is gonna spy Am7 D5-/7 G7 To see if reindeer really know how to fly C Dm7 G7 C Dm7 G7 And so I'm offering this simple phrase, C C7 F Bb7/9 For kids from one to ninety two Am7 G7 C C/B Cdim Although it's been said many times, many ways Fdim C Am7 Dm7 G7 C C/B Bb7/9 Merry Christmas to you, Cdim C Am7 Dm7 G7 C Merry Christmas to you