The Christmas Song Tab

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                             The Christmas Song - Nat King Cole
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Tabbed by: Michael Utz
E-mail: theutz@gmail.com
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
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        Chestnuts roasting on an open fire,
 
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        Jack Frost nipping at your nose,
 
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                Yuletide carols being sung by a choir,
 
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    and folks dressed up like esk - i - mos.
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
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        Ev'rybody knows, a turkey and some mistletoe
 
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                help to make the season bright.
 
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                Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow
 
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        Will find it hard to sleep tonight.
 
 
[Chorus]
 
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        They know that Sa    -   nta's on his way.
 
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        He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh.
 
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        And every mother's child    is gonna spy
 
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        to see if reindeer really know how to fly
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
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        And so, I'm offering    this simple phrase
 
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                To kids from one to ninety-two:
 
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                Although it's been said many times, many ways
 
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        Merry Christmas           to   you.
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