Intro: [Gm7]

Verse 1:
Greeting cards have [Am] all been sent;
[Bb] The Christmas rush is [F] through;
[Dm] But I still have one wish to make;
[Gm7] A special one for [Am7]* you.

* Barr 2 this Bm7 Chord. Essentially it’s a Bm chord without the pinky note. Typical throughout this song.

Verse 2:
[F] Merry Christmas, [Am7] darling.
[F] We're apart, that's [Am7] true.
[Gm7] But I can [Am7] dream and in my [Dm] dreams
[Gm7] I'm Christmasing with [C] you.

Verse 3:
[F] Holidays are [Am7] joyful:
[F] There's always something [Am7] new.
But [Gm7] every [Am7] day is a holi- [Dm] day
[Gm] When I'm near to [C] you.

Bridge 1:
The [Ab] lights on my [Gm7] tree;
[Gm] I wish you could [Am7] see;
[Ab] I wish it [Gm7] every [Gm] day (Ah ah ah ah…..)
[Cm] Logs on the fire; Fill me with [Gm] desire;
[F] To see you and to [Am7] say:

Verse 4:
That I [F] wish you merry [Am7] Christmas;
(Merry Christmas, [C] darling)
Happy New Year [Gm7] too. (Ahh……………………….….)
I've… just one [C] wish on this [Am7] Christmas Eve;
(……………………........ahh……………………………………….……)
(On this Christmas [Gm7] Eve)
I wish [Am7] I were [F] with you…

Instrumental:
Ahh….. Ah….. Ah….. [Gm] Ahh…… [Gm7] Ah…… [Gm7] ……….
[Cm] Ah….. [Cm] ….. [Ab], [Eb], Ahh….. ([Eb] & [Bb] Ah [Cm] Ah)*
* Count the beat……………………………. (.1....&…2…&…..1………)

Bridge 2:
The logs on the fire; Fill me with [Gm] desire;
[F] To see you and to [Am7] say:

Verse 5:
That I [F] wish you merry [Am7] Christmas;
(Merry Christmas, [C] darling)
Happy New Year [Gm7] too. (Ahh…….……………….…..)
I've… just one [C] wish on this [Am7] Christmas Eve;
(………………………...ahh………………………….…………………)
(On this Christmas [Gm7] Eve)
I wish [F] I were with [Am7] you……….

Outro:
[Gm7] I wish I were… [Am7] with [F]* you…………………………..…………….……..

* Barr 3 this G chord. Strum until the end segment of Row 3.

** Row 1:
(Female vocalist 1) Merry, Merry, Merry Christmas…………………………..……...
(Female vocalist 2)……..……Merry, Merry Christmas…………………......................
(Male vocalist 1 High)……………….…Merry Christmas…………………....................
(Male vocalist 2 Middle)….………….Merry Christmas.......Merry Christmas.…

** Row 2:
(Female vocalist 1)……………………...Merry Christmas………………………………….
(Female vocalist 2)………………...……Merry Christmas..........................................…
(Male vocalist 1 High)…………….……Merry Christmas…….…………………………..
(Male vocalist 2 Middle)….…..….….Merry Christmas.......……………………….……

** Row 3:
(Female vocalist 1)………………………..……................ [C]* dar- [Am7] ling……......
(Female vocalist 2)………………………......................... [C]* dar- [Am7] ling……......
(Male vocalist 1 High)………………………..…………... [C]* dar- [Am7] ling……......
(Male vocalist 2 Middle)…………………………………. [C]* dar- [Am7] ling…….....
(Male vocalist 3 Base)…..…Merry Christmas……. [C]* dar- [Am7] ling…….....

* Barr 5 this D chord.

** The Outro choir segment goes something like this. Mapping it out just for fun.