The Christmas Song Tab by Hootie And The Blowfish CHRISTMAS SONG - Hootie and the Blowfish arrangement Transposed up one step and simplified from Mel Torme's "Christmas Song" of 1946 [Mel Robt. Wells (c) 1946] Tabbed by Tyler Sinks (12/11/04) Standard tuning Intro: D D A D A Chestnuts roasting on an open fire D A G G Gm Jack Frost nipping at your nose Bm Bm Gm D D D G#m C# Yuletide carols being sung by a choir F#m Bm Em A D A And folks dressed up like Eskimos D Everybody knows A D A a turkey and some mistletoe D A G G Gm Help to make the season bright. Bm Bm Gm D D D G#m C# Tiny tots with their eyes all a-glow F#m Bm Em A D Will find it hard to sleep tonight Am Am They know that Santa's on his way; Am Am G He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh. Gm C F And ev'ry mother's child is gonna spy Bm E A To see if reindeer really know how to fly. D A D A And so I'm offering this simple phrase D A G G Gm To kids from one to ninety-two; Bm A D Bm Em A Although it's been said many times, many ways D Bm Em A D A "Merry Christmas to you." Solo: (1:31)-----------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------9-| ---12-11-9----------------------9-----------------9-11-12-11-9-11-12---| ------------12-10-9-10-12---------12-10-9-10-12------------------------| -10-----------------------10-10----------------------------------------| In a round with second guitar: ------------------------------------ -------------------------------------| --10-10-10--7--9--5---11--13--10?10\ -12-10-------------------------------| 9-11-11-11--8--10-6---12--12--11?9\- ------12-11-9------------------------| ------------------------------------ -------------12-11-9-----------------| ------------------------------------ ---------------------12-10-9-9h10----|(9) ------------------------------------ -------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------12---12?(12--| ------9-10-12-10-9-10---------------------9--9--8-9--10-------------------| 10-12------------------7-10-7-10-10/12--12-12-11---7---9--10----10--10----| Am They know that Santa's on his way; Am G He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh. Gm C F And ev'ry mother's child is gonna spy Bm E E E A To see if reindeer really know how to fly. D A D A And so I'm offering this simple phrase D A G G Gm To kids from one to ninety-two; Bm A D Bm Em Although it's been said many times, many ways D Bm Em A D "Merry Christmas to you." D Bm Em A D D "Merry Christmas to you." CHORDS: D x5777x A 577655 Am 577555 G 355433 Gm 355333 E x7999x Em x79987 Bm x24432 F#m 244222 G#m 466444 C x3555x C# x4666x