Hot Buttered Rum Chords
Hot Buttered Rum by Mary Chapin Carpenter is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords F, Bb, C, Am and Dm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: F Bb F
verse 1
F
When chimney smoke hangs still and low
Bb
Across the stubbled fields of snow
F
And angry skies reach down and seize
C
The sorry blackened bones of trees
F Bb
In the dead of winter when the silent snowbirds come
F C F
You're my sweet maple sugar, honey, hot buttered rum
F Bb F
verse 2
F
When dreary Christmas decorations
Bb
Line the streets and filling stations
F
And dime store Santas can't disguise
C Am
Their empty hands and empty eyes
F Am Dm F Bb
In the dead of winter when the tinsel angels come
F C F
You're my sweet maple sugar, honey, hot buttered rum
Instrumental
verse 3
F
When gloves and boots and woolen parkas
Bb
Bring cold comfort to the heart
F
And bitter memories freeze the tongue
C Am
And songs of love are left unsung
F Am Dm F Bb F Bb
In the dead of winter when the cold feelings come
F C F
You're my sweet maple sugar, honey, hot buttered rum
Ending
F Am Dm F Bb F Bb
In the dead of winter when the cold feelings come
F Dm C F
You're my sweet maple sugar, honey, hot buttered rum
Outro Instrumental