Little Drummer Boy Chords
by The Almost
Little Drummer Boy by The Almost is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, Em, C, F and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
(intro) G Em C
G
Come they told me
C G
pa rum pum pum pum
G
A new born king to see
C G
pa rum pum pum pum
Em
Our finest gifts we bring
C
pa rum pum pum pum
Em
to lay before the king
F
pa rum pum pum pum
C
rum pum pum pum
D
rum pum pum pum
G
so to honor him
C G
pa rum pum pum
F G Em C
when we come...
G
little baby
C G
pa rum pum pum pum
G
I am a poor boy too
C G
pa rum pum pum pum
Em
I have no gift to bring
C
pa rum pum pum pum
Em
that's fit to give the king
F
pa rum pum pum pum
C
rum pum pum pum
D
rum pum pum pum
G
shall i play for you
C G
pa rum pum pum pum
F G Em C
on my drum?...
G
mary nodded
C G
pa rum pum pum pum
G
the ox and lamb kept time
C G
pa rum pum pum
Em
I played my drum for him
F
pa rum pum pum pum
C
rum pum pum pum
D
rum pum pum pum
G
then he smiled at me
C G
pa rum pum pum pum
F G Em C
me and my drum.. (4x)
G
come they told me
C G
pa rum pum pum pum
F G
me and my drum