Verse 1
C/G F
Dashing through the snow, on a one-horse open sleigh.
G C/G
O'er the fields we go, laughing all the way.
C/G C C7 F
Bells on bob-tail ring, making spirits bright.
F G C/G
What fun it is to ride and sing, a sleighing song tonight.
G C
Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way.
F C D7 G
Oh, what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh
C
jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way.
F C G G7 C
Oh, what fun it is to ride, in a one-horse open sleigh.
Verse 2
C/G F
A day or two ago, I thought I'd take a ride,
G C/G
And soon Miss Fanny Bright was seated by my side.
C/G C C7 F
The horse was lean and lank, misfortune seemed his lot.
F G C/G
We ran into a drifted bank, and there we got upsot.
(Chorus)
Verse3
C/G F
A day or two ago, the story I must tell.
G C/G
I went out on the snow, and on my back I fell.
C/G C C7 F
A gent was riding by, in a one-horse open sleigh.
F G C/G
He laughed at me as I there sprawling laid, but quickly drove away.
(Chorus)
Verse 4
C/G F
Now the ground is white, go it while you're young.
G C/G
Take the girls tonight, and sing this sleighing song.
C/G C C7 F
Just bet a bob-tailed nag, two-forty as his speed,
F G C/G
Hitch him to an open sleigh, and crack! you'll take the lead.
(Chorus)