Originally in G#, I play in D
Highest note that matters is the 2 (“*deck* the halls”)
Intro, one measure per chord (changes twice as often as the verse
| D | Bm | G | A |
Vox on 5 5 5 1 on “rockin’ around”
| D | A7 |
| Rockin’ around the Christmas tree, at the | Christmas party hop |
| Em7 | A7 | Em7 | A7 | Em7 | A7 | D |
| Mistletoe | hung where | you can | see, every | couple | tries to | stop |
| D | A7 |
| Rockin’ around the Christmas tree, let the | Christmas spirit ring |
| Em7 | A7 | Em7 | A7 | Em7 | A7 | D |
| Later we’ll | have some | pumpkin | pie, and we’ll | do some | caro | ling |
Vox on 3 b3 3 b3 of the chord on “you will get a”
| G | F#m |
| You will get a sentimental | feeling, when you hear |
Hard stop on “deck”
| Bm | Bmmaj7 | Bm7 | E7 | A7 |
| Voices | singing l | et’s be jolly, d | eck the halls with b | oughs of holly |
| D | A7 |
| Rockin’ around the Christmas tree, have a | happy holiday |
| Em7 | A7 | Em7 | A7 | Em7 | A7 | D |
| Everyone | dancing | merri | ly, in the | new old- | fashioned | way |
Sax solo on verse chords
| D | D | A7 | A7 | Em7 | A7 | Em | A7 | Em | A7 | D | D |
| D | D | A7 | A7 | Em7 | A7 | Em | A7 | Em | A7 | D | D |
| G | F#m |
| You will get a sentimental | feeling, when you hear |
| Bm | Bmmaj7 | Bm7 | E7 | A7 |
| Voices | singing l | et’s be jolly, d | eck the halls with b | oughs of holly |
| D | A7 |
| Rockin’ around the Christmas tree, have a | happy holiday |
| Em7 | A7 | Em7 | A7 |
| Everyone | dancing | merri | ly, in the |
| A7 | A#dim7 | A7/B | D6 | |
| New | old | fash | ioned | way |
| D6 | Bm | G | A | D |
| → |