Bob Dylan - The Christmas Song

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the christmas song bob dylan
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tabbed by : maguri
tuning : standard

bob dylan
the christmas song ( 2009 )
( mel torme/Bob wells )

from : “christmas in the heart”

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chords

E – A – D – G – B – E
G7sus4 3 – 5 – 3 – 5 – 3 – 3
[ ch ] D9/F# [ /Ch ] 2 – x – 0 – 2 – 1 – 0
D9 x – 5 – 4 – 5 – 5 –
x [ ch ] Fmaj7/G [ /Ch ] 3 – x – 3 – 2 – 1 – 0
G5 3 – x – 0 – 0 – 3 –
xf6 1 – x – 3 – 2 – 3 – 1
[ ch ] D7sus4/G [ /Ch ] 3 – x – 0 – 2 – 1 – 3

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

link 1 link 2 link 3
[ ch ] Fmaj7/G [ /Ch ] G5 F6 [ ch ] D7sus4/G [ /Ch ] [ ch ] Fmaj7/G [ /Ch ] Gsus4 G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E | 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | | 1 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – | | 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | 1 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – | | 3 – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – | | 1 – – – 3 – – – 1 – – – 0 – – – |
G | 2 – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – | | 2 – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – | | 2 – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – |
D | 3 – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – | | – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – | | 3 – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | 3 – – – 3 – – – 3 – – – 3 – – – | | 1 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – | | 3 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – |

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

capo 1st fret

G7sus4 C G7sus4
( freely ) all through the year we waited
G7 Cmaj7
waited through spring and fall
C [ ch ] D9/F# [ /Ch ]
to hear silver bells ringin
B7 Em
see winter time bringin
Am7 D9 G7
the happiest season of all

C Dm7 Em7 [ ch ] Fmaj7/G [ /Ch ] G5 [ = link 1 ]
chestnuts roasting on an open fire
C Gm7 C7 Fmaj7 Bm7 E7
jack frost nipping at your nose
Am7 Fm6 C F#m7 B7
yuletide carols being sung by a choir
E Fm7 A#7 D#
and folks dressed up like eskimos
Dm7 G7 [ C ]
everybody knows . . .

C Dm7 Em7 F6 [ ch ] D7sus4/G [ /Ch ] [ = link 2 ]
a turkey and some mistletoe
C Gm7 C7 Fmaj7 Bm7 E7
help to make the season bright
Am7 Fm6 C F#m7 B7
tiny little tots with their eyes all aglow
Em7 Am7 Dm7 G7 C
will find it hard to sleep tonight

Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7
they know that san – ta’s on his way
Gm7 C7 Fmaj7
he’s loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh
Fm7 A#7 D#
and every mother’s child is gonna spy
Am7 D7 Dm7 G7
to see if reindeer really know how to fly

C Dm7 Em7 [ ch ] Fmaj7/G [ /Ch ] Gsus4 G
and so i’m offering this simple phrase
C Gm7 C7 Fmaj7 Bm7 E7
to kids from one to ninety – two
Am7 Fm6 C F#m7 B7
although it’s been said many times , many ways
Em7 Am7 Dm7 G7 C
merry christmas to you

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| Gm7 C7 | % | % | Fmaj7 |
| Fm7 A#7 | D# | Am7 Dm7 [ ? ] | Dm7 G7 |

C Dm7 Em7 [ ch ] Fmaj7/G [ /Ch ] Gsus4 G [ = link 3 ]
and so i’m offering this simple phrase
C Gm7 C7 Fmaj7 Bm7 E7
to kids from one to ninety – two
Am7 Fm6 C F#m7 B7
although it’s been said many times , many ways
Em7 Am7 Dm7 G7 Em7 Am7 Dm7 [ G7 ]
merry christmas to you
G7 Em7 Am7 Dm7 G7 Cmaj7
merry christmas to you