* if its in brackets then its optional to play 
   but i suggest playing it before
   the "partridge in a pear tree" to walkup to it 


Intro to each verse         " a partridge in       "two turtle doves" 
                               a pear tree"            (etc)
        \/                          \/                   \/
e|--------------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
B|--------------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
G|--------------------------|-----6-----------|---------------------|
D|------------------6-7---6-|-7-(b9)--7-6-------|-(b9)--6-7----(6-7)----|
A|------7-7-7-6-7-(b9)----(b9)--|-----------7-(b9)7-|---(b9)----(b9)----------|
E|-7-7-7--------------------|-----------------|---------------------|


  Five gold rings, 
  four calling birds 
  three french hens 
  two turtle doves and a       partridge in a pear tree
         \/
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---6-------------------------------------6----------------------------|
D|-(b9)--7-(b9)(b9)7-6-----7---------------6-7-(b9)--7-6------------------------|
A|---------------(b9)7-----7-(b9)7-6-----------------7-(b9)77777777 (E chord)-|
E|---------------------(b9)--------(b9)7------------------------------------|

This is the song as i hear it, its in the c major scale
it is nice to finish on an E chord erm...
the part i have labelled "two turtle doves" is used for each 
line of the song other than "partridge in a pear tree, and the intro 
to each verse and five gold rings"..enjoy :)