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Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree

Brenda Lee

RockAdvanced for beginners14 chords

How to play it

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

F
Dm7Diagram coming soon
Gm7Diagram coming soon
C7×○
F6Diagram coming soon
Bbmaj7Diagram coming soon
Bb6Diagram coming soon
Am7×○○○
Dm××○
G7○○○
G○○○
C#7Diagram coming soon
D7××○
E9Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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                Intro: F   Dm7 Gm7 C7
 
 Verse1 
   F           F6              F           F6               Gm7         C7      Gm7         C7 
  Rocking around the Christmas tree at the Christmas party hop   
  Gm7      C7      Gm7    C7         Gm7    C7       F    F6  
  Mistletoe hung where you can see every couple tries to stop   
  F                F6              F           F6            Gm7         C7      Gm7         C7 
  Rocking around the Christmas tree, let the Christmas spirit ring   
  Gm7      C7      Gm7    C7         Gm7    C7       F    F6 
  Later we'll have some pumpkin pie and we'll do some caroling   
 
bridge   
 
 Bbmaj7 Bb6  Bbmaj7 Bb6 Am7
 You will get a sentimental feeling when you hear   
 Dm       F5M   Dm7        G7    G                        C7    
 Voices singing let's be jolly, deck the halls with boughs of holly   
  F           F6              F           F6              Gm7         C7      Gm7         C7 
 Rocking around the Christmas tree, have a happy holiday   
 Gm7       C7      Gm7  C7         Gm7    C7       F    F6 
 Everyone dancing merrily in the new old-fashioned  way   
  
verse2 instrumental.   
  
bridge same   
  
 Bbmaj7 Bb6  Bbmaj7 Bb6 Am7
 You will get a sentimental feeling when you hear   
 Dm       F5M   Dm7        G7    G                        C7    
 Voices singing let's be jolly, deck the halls with boughs of holly   
  F           F6              F           F6              Gm7         C7      Gm7         C7 
 Rocking around the Christmas tree, have a happy holiday   
 Gm7      C7     Gm7 C7       C7    C#7 D7 C7      F        E9 slide E9
 Everyone dancing merrily in the new old-fashioned  way   
  
  
 
 
S Bond

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Chord set

F · Dm7 · Gm7 · C7 · F6 · Bbmaj7 · Bb6 · Am7 · Dm · G7 · G · C#7 · D7 · E9

Practice tip

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