THE CHRISTMAS SONG (CHESTNUTS ROASTING ON AN OPEN FIRE)

LEVEL 4C · 84 BPM · Mel Torme
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TAKE IT OFF THE SCREEN

Print the sheet for the piano stand, or load the MIDI into any app and practise at your own tempo.

HOW TO PLAY

  1. 1Put your right thumb on middle C. Most beginner songs stay under five fingers — you never move your hand.
  2. 2Set the speed down and turn CLICK on. Press each key exactly when the note reaches the line.
  3. 3Loop the bar that keeps breaking until it feels easy, then add the left hand and take the speed back up.

LYRICS

(C)Chest nuts (F)roast ing (G7)on an (C)o pen fire,

(C)Jack Frost (C7)nip ping at your (F)nose,

(C)Yule tide (Fm)car ols be ing (C)sung by a (F#m7)choir and (E)folks dressed (Fm7)up like (Bb7)Es ki (Ebmaj7)mos.

(G7)Ev ’ry bod y (C)knows a (G7)tur key and some (C)mis tle toe

(F)help to (E)make the sea son (Am)bright.

(C)Ti ny (Bb7)tots with their (C)eyes all a (F#m7)glow will (Em7)find it (A7)hard to (Dm7)sleep (G7)to (C)night.

They know that (Gm7)San

ta’s on his (Gm7)way,

he’s load ed (Gm7)lots of toys and (C7)good ies on his (Fmaj7)sleigh;

and ev ’ry (Fm7)moth er’s child is gon na (Ebmaj7)spy

to see if (Am7)rein deer real ly (Ab7)know how to (G)fly.

And (C)so, I’m (F)of fer (G7)ing this (C)sim ple phrase to (C)kids from (C7)one to nine ty (F)two:

al (C)though it’s been (Fm)said man y (C)times, man y (F#m7)ways, (F7)Mer ry (Em7)Christ (Am)mas

(G7)to (C)you.

SONG INFO

Level
4 of 5
Key
C
Tempo
84 BPM
Plays
29
Category
Holiday/Christmas
Artist
Mel Torme

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