11/16/14
It’s beginning to look like Christmas chords
It’s beginning to look like Christmas
G C G G7 C - E
1. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, ev'rywhere you go,
C D D7 G
take a look in the five and ten, glistening once again
D A D - D7
with candy canes and silver lanes aglow.
G C G G7 C - E
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, toys in ev'ry store,
C A G E
but the prettiest sight to see is the holly that will be
Am D G
on your own front door.
B7
A pair of hop along boots, and a pistol that shoots,
Em
is the wish of Barney and Ben,
A
dolls that will talk and will go for a walk,
D D7
is the hope of Janice and Jen.
D D7 D D7
And Mom and Dad can hardly wait for school to start again.
(orig. moves down half a note here)
G C G G7 C - E
2. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, ev'rywhere you go,
C D D7 G
there's a tree In the Grand Hotel, one in the park as well,
D A D - D7
the sturdy kind that doesn't mind the snow.
G C G G7 C - E
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, soon the bells will start,
C A G E
and the thing that will make them ring is the carol that you sing
Am D G
right within your heart.
(orig. returns to old key)
+ instrumental = verse 2, lines 1 - to three
B7
A pair of hop along boots, and a pistol that shoots,
Em
is the wish of Barney and Ben,
A
dolls that will talk and will go for a walk,
D D7
is the hope of Janice and Jen.
D D7 D D7
And Mom and Dad can hardly wait for school to start again.
+ D - D7 - D - D7
Ha ha ha....
G C G G7 C - E
3. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, soon the bells will start,
C A G E
and the thing that will make them ring is the carol that you sing
Am D G
right within your heart.
(Perry Como)
