Green Christmas

Barenaked Ladies

RockMedium for beginners9 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

Dmaj7Diagram coming soon

Cmaj7Diagram coming soon

AsusDiagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
              INTRO:  Dmaj7   Cmaj7    (4x) 
 
VERSE 1: 
 
    Dmaj7                   Cmaj7     Dmaj7    Cmaj7 
The streets are filled with Christmas cheer 
 
   Dmaj7           Cmaj7  Dmaj7    Cmaj7 
At least it's only once a year 
 
D       G       A                 Bm 
Perfect parcels tied with perfect bows, 
 
    E                    A 
And carols ringing in my ear 
 
    Dmaj7      Cmaj7       Dmaj7   Cmaj7 
I'm bundled up against the cold 
 
Dmaj7          Cmaj7     Dmaj7   Cmaj7 
Lines wherever gifts are sold 
 
D         G          A                Bm 
Each shop window displays a Christmas scene 
 
    E                   A 
For everybody young and old 
D          Em               Bm            G 
Icicles on eavestroughs and tinsel on the tree, 
 
           Asus  A             Dmaj7 Cmaj7 
But it's a green Christmas for me 
Dmaj7   Cmaj7 
 
 
VERSE 2: 
 
Dmaj7           Cmaj7  Dmaj7                 Cmaj7 
Couples skating on the pond {couples skating on the pond} 
 
Dmaj7         Cmaj7  Dmaj7               Cmaj7 
Makin' angels on the lawn {makin' angels on the lawn} 
 
D        G       A            Bm 
Five red mittens drying on the rad 
 
    E                      A 
And needles shedding tannenbaum 
D               Em           Bm                G 
Red bows on the railings and snowflakes on the ground, 
 
           Asus  A                 Dmaj7   Cmaj7    A 
But it's a green Christmas in this town 
BRIDGE: 
 
      G       D                 G 
Green, cos of everything I miss 
 
         D                  G 
All this mistletoe, no kiss 
 
           G                   D 
And with every Christmas wish 
 
            G                  E 
There would be no greater gift 
 
         A  (let ring) 
Than to have this envy lift 
 
 
INSTRUMENTAL:  Dmaj7  (2x) 
 
Dmaj7   Cmaj7    (8x) 
 
 
VERSE 3: 
 
                 Dmaj7        Cmaj7 Dmaj7       Cmaj7 
(Fa la la la...) Carolers are at my door (Fa la la la...) 
 
      Dmaj7           Cmaj7   Dmaj7   Cmaj7 
Don't wanna hear them anymore 
D                Em 
Stockings on the mantle 
 
    Bm               G 
The snow's here everyday 
 
           Asus  A             D 
But it's a green Christmas anyway 
 
D               G            A             Bm 
Red nose on the reindeer and tinsel on the tree 
 
           Asus  A             Dmaj7   Cmaj7    
  Cmaj7 
But it's a green Christmas for me 
 
 
Dmaj7  Cmaj7  (3x) 
 
Dmaj7 (whistling)

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Chord set

Dmaj7 · Cmaj7 · D · G · A · Bm · E · Em · Asus

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.