The Beatles

Rockin around the christmas tree(Cavaco chords)

The Beatles

Key: F

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	        Intro: 
F...Dm7...Gm7...C9...(simple ad-lib on this four bar phrase) 
 
Verse: 
% -(the sign)(D.S.Instrumental solo) 
F           F6      F         F6   
Rockin' around the Christmas tree 
       Gm7       C7									 
Gm7   C7 
at the Christmas party hop. 
Gm7       C7          Gm7     C7 
Mistletoe hung where you can see 
							C7                 
F 
every couple tries to stop.    (Solo Ends) 
F           F6     F          F6  
Rockin' around the Christmas tree 
        Gm7       C7         Gm7    C7 
let the Christmas spirit ring. 
Gm7         C7        Gm7     C7  
Later we'll have some pumpkin pie 
           C7             F 
and we'll do some caroling. 
  
Bb        Bb6   Bbmaj7  Bb6 
You might get a sen-ti-men-tal 
Am7 
feeling when you hear 
Dm     Dm7+ C#   Dm7/C     Dm6/B  
voices singing    'Let's be jolly,  (To Coda) 
G                   C7 
deck the halls with boughs of holly.' 
 
F           F6      F         F6 
Rockin' around the Christmas tree, 
Gm7          C7      Gm7   C7    
have a happy holiday. 
Gm7       C7      Gm7   C7 
Ev'ry-one dancing merrily 
C7                        F 
in a new old fashioned way. 
(D.S.al Coda) 
CODA: 
no chord 
bum-bum-bum-bum 
doo-doo-doo-doo; 
oh--, 
bum-bum-bum G7 
      no chord            C7 
Deck the halls with boughs of holly 
 
F#         F#6      F#        F#6 
Rockin' around the Christmas tree, 
G#m7         C#7     G#m7   C#7 
have a happy holiday. 
G#m7      C#7     G#m7   C#7 
Ev'ry-one dancing merrily 
C#7                    F# 
in a new old fashioned way. 
(Hold chord/ad-lib for four bars) 
  
 
 

	        

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