Christmas Song Chords
by Jethro Tull
Christmas Song by Jethro Tull is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G, D, Am, Asus2 and Asus4. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
C G D Am Asus2 Asus4
Once in Royal David's City
C G D Am Asus2 Asus4
stood a lonely cattle shed,
C G D Am Asus2 Asus4
where a mother held her baby.
C G D Am Asus2 Asus4
You'd do well to remember the things He later said.
When you're stuffing yourselves at the Christmas parties,
you'll just laugh when I tell you to take a running jump.
You're missing the point I'm sure does not need making
that Christmas spirit is not what you drink.
So how can you laugh when your own mother's hungry,
and how can you smile when the reasons for smiling are wrong?
And if I just messed up your thoughtless pleasures,
remember, if you wish, this is just a Christmas song.
(Hey! Santa! Pass us that bottle, will you?