Intro: [Am7]
Verse 1:
Greeting cards have [Bm] all been sent;
[C] The Christmas rush is [G] through;
[Em] But I still have one wish to make;
[Am7] A special one for [Bm7]* you.
* Barr 2 this Bm7 Chord. Essentially it’s a Bm chord without the pinky note. Typical throughout this song.
Verse 2:
[G] Merry Christmas, [Bm7] darling.
[G] We’re apart, that’s [Bm7] true.
[Am7] But I can [Bm7] dream and in my [Em] dreams
[Am7] I’m Christmasing with [D] you.
Verse 3:
[G] Holidays are [Bm7] joyful:
[G] There’s always something [Bm7] new.
But [Am7] every [Bm7] day is a holi- [Em] day
[Am] When I’m near to [D] you.
Bridge 1:
The [Bb] lights on my [Am7] tree;
[Am] I wish you could [Bm7] see;
[Bb] I wish it [Am7] every [Am] day (Ah ah ah ah…..)
[Dm] Logs on the fire; Fill me with [Am] desire;
[G] To see you and to [Bm7] say:
Verse 4:
That I [G] wish you merry [Bm7] Christmas;
(Merry Christmas, [D] darling)
Happy New Year [Am7] too. (Ahh……………………….….)
I’ve… just one [D] wish on this [Bm7] Christmas Eve;
(…………………………..ahh……………………………………….……)
(On this Christmas [Am7] Eve)
I wish [Bm7] I were [G] with you…
Instrumental:
Ahh….. Ah….. Ah….. [Am] Ahh…… [Am7] Ah…… [Am7] ……….
[Dm] Ah….. [Dm] ….. [Bb], [F], Ahh….. ([F] & [C] Ah [Dm] Ah)*
* Count the beat……………………………. (.1….&…2…&…..1………)
Bridge 2:
The logs on the fire; Fill me with [Am] desire;
[G] To see you and to [Bm7] say:
Verse 5:
That I [G] wish you merry [Bm7] Christmas;
(Merry Christmas, [D] darling)
Happy New Year [Am7] too. (Ahh…….……………….…..)
I’ve… just one [D] wish on this [Bm7] Christmas Eve;
(…………………………ahh………………………….…………………)
(On this Christmas [Am7] Eve)
I wish [G] I were with [Bm7] you……….
Outro:
[Am7] I wish I were… [Bm7] with [G]* you…………………………..…………….……..
* Barr 3 this G chord. Strum until the end segment of Row 3.
** Row 1:
(Female vocalist 1) Merry, Merry, Merry Christmas…………………………..………
(Female vocalist 2)……..……Merry, Merry Christmas…………………………………….
(Male vocalist 1 High)……………….…Merry Christmas…………………………………..
(Male vocalist 2 Middle)….………….Merry Christmas…….Merry Christmas.…
** Row 2:
(Female vocalist 1)………………………Merry Christmas………………………………….
(Female vocalist 2)………………………Merry Christmas………………………………………
(Male vocalist 1 High)…………….……Merry Christmas…….…………………………..
(Male vocalist 2 Middle)….…..….….Merry Christmas…….……………………….……
** Row 3:
(Female vocalist 1)………………………..…………………. [D]* dar- [Bm7] ling…………
(Female vocalist 2)……………………………………………. [D]* dar- [Bm7] ling…………
(Male vocalist 1 High)………………………..…………… [D]* dar- [Bm7] ling…………
(Male vocalist 2 Middle)…………………………………. [D]* dar- [Bm7] ling………..
(Male vocalist 3 Base)…..…Merry Christmas……. [D]* dar- [Bm7] ling………..
* Barr 5 this D chord.
** The Outro choir segment goes something like this. Mapping it out just for fun.