The Little Drummer Boy Chords
The Little Drummer Boy by Músicas Natalinas is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F, G and G7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
C F C
1. Come , they told me, parapapompom,
F C
a newborn king to see, parapapompom,
G C G
our finest gifts we bring, parapapompom,
G7 C F
to set before the king, parapapompom,
C G
rapapompom, rapapompom.
C F C G C
So to honour him, parapapompom, when we come.
C F C
2. Little Baby, parapapompom,
F C
I am a poor boy, too, parapapompom,
G C G
I have no gift to bring, parapapompom,
G7 C F
that`s fit to give a king, parapapompom,
C G
rapapompom, rapapompom.
C F C G C
Shall I play for you, parapapompom, on my drum.
C F C
3. Then he nodded, parapapompom,
F C
the ox and lamb kept time, parapapompom,
G C G
I played my drum for him, parapapompom,
G7 C F
I played my best for him, parapapompom,
C G
rapapompom, rapapompom.
C F C G C
Then he smiled at me, parapapompom, me and my drum,
G C G C G C
me and my drum, me and my drum, me and my drum.