The Little Drummer Boy Chords
The Little Drummer Boy by Patty Loveless is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, A and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
D
Come, they told me, PA RUM PA PUM PUM
A newborn king to see, PA RUM PA PUM PUM
A
Our finest gifts we bring, PA RUM PA PUM PUM
D G
To lay before the King, PA RUM PA PUM PUM
D A
RUM PA PUM PUM, RUM PA PUM PUM
D
So to honor him, PA RUM PA PUM PUM When we come
D
Baby Jesus, pa rum pa pum pum
I am a poor boy, too, PA RUM PA PUM PUM
A
I have no gift to bring, PA RUM PA PUM PUM
D G
That's fit to give a king, PA RUM PA PUM PUM
D A
RUM PA PUM PUM, RUM PA PUM PUM
D
Shall I play for you PA RUM PA PUM PUM On my drum
D
Mary nodded, PA RUM PA PUM PUM
The ox and lamb kept time, PA RUM PA PUM PUM
A
I played my drum for him, PA RUM PA PUM PUM
D G
I played my best for him, PA RUM PA PUM PUM
D A
RUM PA RUM PUM RUM PA PUM PUM
D A D
Then he smiled at me PA RUM PA PUM PUM me and my drum