The 12 Days Of Christmas Chords

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The 12 Days Of Christmas by Christmas is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D, A and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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        G                          D                G  
On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me 
  G         D         G 
A partridge in a pear tree. 


        G                          D                G  
On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me 
D 
Two turtle doves 
      G         D         G 
and a partridge in a pear tree. 


        G                          D                G  
On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me 
D 
Three French hens 
D 
Two turtle doves 
      G         D         G 
and a partridge in a pear tree. 


        G                          D                G  
On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me 
D 
Four calling birds 
D 
Three French hens 
D 
Two turtle doves 
      G         D         G 
and a partridge in a pear tree. 


        G                          D                G  
On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me 
G     A             D 
Five golden rings 
G 
Four calling birds 
C 
Three French hens 
D 
Two turtle doves 
      G         D         G 
and a partridge in a pear tree. 


        G                          D                G  
On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me 
D 
Six geese a-laying 
G     A             D 
Five golden rings 
G 
Four calling birds 
C 
Three French hens 
D 
Two turtle doves 
      G         D         G 
and a partridge in a pear tree. 

        G                          D                G  
On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me 
D 
Seven swans a-swimming 
D 
Six geese a-laying 
G     A             D 
Five golden rings 
G 
Four calling birds 
C 
Three French hens 
D 
Two turtle doves 
      G         D         G 
and a partridge in a pear tree. 


        G                          D                G  
On the eighth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me 
D 
Eight maids a-milking 
D 
Seven swans a-swimming 
D 
Six geese a-laying 
G     A             D 
Five golden rings 
G 
Four calling birds 
C 
Three French hens 
D 
Two turtle doves 
      G         D         G 
and a partridge in a pear tree. 


        G                          D                G  
On the ninth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me 
D 
Nine ladies dancing 
D 
Eight maids a-milking 
D 
Seven swans a-swimming 
D 
Six geese a-laying 
G     A             D 
Five golden rings 
G 
Four calling birds 
C 
Three French hens 
D 
Two turtle doves 
      G         D         G 
and a partridge in a pear tree. 


        G                          D                G  
On the tenth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me 
D 
Ten lords a-leaping 
D 
Nine ladies dancing 
D 
Eight maids a-milking 
D 
Seven swans a-swimming 
D 
Six geese a-laying 
G     A             D 
Five golden rings 
G 
Four calling birds 
C 
Three French hens 
D 
Two turtle doves 
      G         D         G 
and a partridge in a pear tree. 


        G                          D                G  
On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me 
D 
Eleven pipers piping 
D 
Ten lords a-leaping 
D 
Nine ladies dancing 
D 
Eight maids a-milking 
D 
Seven swans a-swimming 
D 
Six geese a-laying 
G     A             D 
Five golden rings 
G 
Four calling birds 
C 
Three French hens 
D 
Two turtle doves 
      G         D         G 
and a partridge in a pear tree. 


        G                          D                G  
On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me 
D 
Twelve drummers drumming 
D 
Eleven pipers piping 
D 
Ten lords a-leaping 
D 
Nine ladies dancing 
D 
Eight maids a-milking 
D 
Seven swans a-swimming 
D 
Six geese a-laying 
G     A             D 
Five golden rings 
G 
Four calling birds 
C 
Three French hens 
D 
Two turtle doves 
      G         D         G 
and a partridge in a pear tree. 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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