Christmas Carol Chords
by Skip Ewing
Christmas Carol by Skip Ewing is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, D, A7, A, E7, B7, B, E, F#7 and C#7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
G C
I was playin? Santa Claus downtown on Christmas Eve
D G
When a little girl of 3 or 4 climbed up onto my knee
G C
I could tell she had a Christmas wish behind those eyes of blue
D G
So I asked her ?What?s your name and what can Santa do for you??
C G
She said, ?My name is Christmas Carol, I was born on Christmas Day
C G A7 D
I don?t know who my daddy is and mommy?s gone away
C G C
All I want for Christmas is someone to take me home
D G
Does anybody want a Christmas Carol of their own??
Change to Key of A
A D
Well all that I could say was Santa would do the best he could
E7 A
And I set her down and told her now remember to be good
A D
She said ?I will? and walked away, turned to wave goodbye
E7 A
And I?m glad she wasn?t close enough to see old Santa cry
Chorus in A
D A D A B7 E7
D A D E7 A
Change to Key of B
B E
Early Christmas morning I got up and dialed the phone
F#7 B
And made a few arrangements at the County Children?s home
B E
They told me it would be all right to pick her up today
F#7 B
Now my little Christmas Carol won?t ever have to say
Chorus in B
E B E B C#7 F#7
E B E F#7 B