The Christmas Song

Nat King Cole

 = 70

(  =   )
Intro
E  m9 Dm9 Fm6 C/G Dm7  5/G
  2                 
            
1 3 4

      
 3
el.gu... let ring let ring
12 10 8
11 10 9 10 13 12 10 10 9 9 9 8 9
 10
11
9
10
9 10 10 10 7 9 10 10
9 10 12 6
10 9
10
7
10
9 8 8 10 10

A Verse 1
C6 Dm7 Em7 Fmaj7 Em7 Dm7
3
3
      
5
   
6
 
        
3 3
let ring let ring let ring
1 6 3 8 5 10 8 6
2 2 5 7 9 7 5
2 2 7 7 9 9
3 5 7 8 7 5

Cmaj7 Dm7 E7  9 Am7 B9

7
    8
 
       
      
5 5 3 6 5 5
4 4 5 7 5 5 5 5
3 6 5 5 6 6
3 3 5 7
5 5 6 6

1/6
Cmaj7 C6 B9 Cmaj7 F  m7 F7  5
   3
   
9 10
   
 
 
     
   
let ring
6 5 2 0
9 9 5 4 4 2 2
9 8 7 6 6 5 5 2 1
3
8 8 2 1

Emaj9 E6 Fm7 B7 E  maj7 E6 Dm9 D79

 
11
           12

      
    
  
3 3 3
let ring let ring let ring
7 5 9 6 6 4 5 5
8 6 8 8 7 7 5 5 4
6 10 10 6 8 3 3
7 8 6 5 4

A Verse 2
C6 Dm7 Em7 Fmaj7 Em7 Dm7
3
13 3
  14      
    
        
3 3
let ring let ring let ring
1 6 3 8 5 10 8 6
2 2 5 7 9 7 5
2 2 7 7 9 9
3 5 7 8 7 5

Cmaj7 Dm7 E7  9 Am7 B9

15
    16
 
       
      
5 5 6 8 5 5
4 4 5 7 5 5 5 5
6 5 5 6 6
3 3 5 7
5 5 6 6

2/6
Cmaj7 C6 B9 Cmaj7 C6 F  m7 F7
3
17
      18
 
    
 
  
   
let ring
6 5 5
9 9 5 4 2 2 2
9 8 7 6 6 2 1
5 3 3
8 8 2 1

Em9 E9 Dm7 D9 C6 /9 C

19         20
 
       
 
let ring
7 6 5 4
7 6 5 4 7 5
5 5 3 3 7 5
7 6 5 4 7 7
8 8

B 1
Gm9 C7 Fmaj9 F6/C Gm9 C7 Fmaj9 F6
       
     
21 22 23 24

                 
   
let ring let ring let ring let ring let ring
10 8 8 6 10 8 8 6
10 9 9 7 10 9 9 7
8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7
10 8 10 8
8 8 8 8

Fm9 B7 E  maj9 E  6/B  Am7add11 D7 G7  9 G7

         
    
25 26 27 28

          
   
  
3 3
let ring let ring let ring let ring
8 6 6 4 3 9 8
8 7 7 5 5 5 4 10 10 10 10
6 8 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 7 5 4 9 9 9 9
8 6 10 10
6 6 5

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 A Verse 3
Cmaj7 Dm7 Em7 Fmaj7 Em7 Dm7
29
    30      
         
3
5 5 6 6 8 8 10 8 6
4 4 5 5 7 7 9 7 5
3 3 5 5 7 7 8 7 5

Cmaj7 Dm7 E7  9 Am7 B9

31
    32
 
       
      
5 5 6 8 5 5
4 4 5 7 5 5 5 5
6 5 5 6 6
3 3 5 7
5 5 6 6

Cmaj7 B9 Cmaj7 F  m7 F7

3
33
    34
 
   
 
  
   
let ring let ring
6 5 5
9 5 4 4 2 2
10 9 6 6 2 1
10 5 3 3
2 1

Em9 E  m9 Dm7 G7alt C6 /9

35         36
   
         
 
7 6 5 4 3 3 3 3
7 6 5 4 2 2 2 2
5 4 3 3
7 6 5 3 3 3 3
3

B Piano solo
Gm7 C7  9 Fmaj7 F6/C Gm7 C7  9 Fmaj7 F6
37 3
 3
 38
  39 3
 3
 40
  
     
           
    
    
let ring let ring let ring let ring let ring let ring let ring
3 2 1 1 3 2 1 8
3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 10
3 3 2 2 2 2 0 3 3 2 2 2 2
3 3
3 1 1 3 1

4/6
 B Guitar solo
Fm9 B7 E  maj9 E6
41         42          
3 3
9 11 9 11 9 8 8
10 8 10 8 10 10 8 10 8

D7 A75 G7 G7  9     
43
          44
        
   
3
3 3 3
3
16 15 13
6 8 9 18 17 15
7 7 7 7 7 9 10
8 10 8 10 8 10 5 18 17 15
8 10 11

A Verse 4
Cmaj7 Dm7 D  m7 Em7 Fmaj7 Em7 Dm7
45
       46      
          
3
5 5 6 6 7 8 8 10 8 6
4 4 5 5 6 7 7 9 7 5
3 3 5 5 6 7 7 8 7 5

Cmaj7 Dm7 E7  9 Am6 B9

47
    48
 
         
 


 
5 5 6 8 5 5
4 4 5 7 5 5 5 5
6 4 4 6 6
3 3 5 7
5 5 6 6

Cmaj7 B9 Cmaj7 C6 F  m7 F9

3
 
49
    
50
    
    
 
let ring let ring
8
6 5 5 8
9 5 4 2 2 8
10 9 6 6 2 9
10 5 3 3 8
2

5/6
 ( =  )
 = 94
Em9 E  m9 Dm7 C759 Cmaj7
      
   
51  
   
   52      
   

3 12 12 12 12 12 12
7 6 5 3 12 12 12 12 12 12
7 6 5 4 12 12 12 12 12 12
5 4 3 3 10 10 10 10 10 10
7 6 5 4

Cmaj7 
      
53   54  55 
  
12 15 12 (12) (12)
12 15 13 10 12 (12) (12)
12 14 12 10 12 (12) (12)
10 10 (10) (10)
8 (8) (8)

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