The Christmas Song (Chromatic)

, Mel Torme' , Robert Wells

The Christmas Song (Chromatic) or
Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire
By Mel Torme’ and Robert Wells
Key of Eb Major

-1*  -5*  -5  4  -3*  3*
3  4  -3*  3* 3  -2  
3  -2  -1*
3  -1  -.4  3  

-1*   -5*  -5    5   -3* 3* 3  3  3
Chest-nuts roast-ing on  an op-en fire,
-1*  4     -3* 3*   3  -2   -1*
Jack Frost nip-ping at your nose,
-1*  -1*  -2  -2  -1* -2 3   -3* 4 -5
Yule-tide car-ols be-ing sung by a choir
4   -4    -3*     4* -4   -3* 3* -3* 
And folks dressed up like Es-ki-mos.

-3* -3* 3*-2 2     -5* -5  5   -3* 3*
Ev-‘ry-bo-dy knows  a  tur-key and some 
3   3   3
mis-tle-toe___
-1*  4  -3*  3*  3    -2 -1*
Help to make the seas-on bright.
-2* -2* -2   -1*  -2     3   -3* 4 -5  
Ti - ny tots with their eyes all a-glow
4    -3*  3  4    -3* -2    -1 -1* -1
Will find it hard to  sleep to-night.__

-1*  -1   -1*  5*  5    -3* -3 -3*
They know that San-ta’s on his way;
-1* -1   -1* -5*  5  -5*  5   -5*   5
He’s load-ed lots of toys and good-ies
-3* 3*  -3*
on  his sleigh.
-1* -1 -1* -4   -3*  -4    -3* 3*  -2* 3*
And ev-‘ry moth-er’s child is  gon-na  spy____
-2* 3*  -2*-2   -2   -2   -2 -2
To  see if rein-deer real-ly know
-2  -2 -2
how to fly.

3   -1* -5* -5  5  -3* 3*   3   3   3 
And so, I’m of-fer-ing this sim-ple phrase
3  -1*  4    -3* 3* 3   -2  -1*
To kids from one to nine-ty-two.
-1 -1*  -1   -1*  -2
Al-tho’ it’s been said
-1*  -2 3      -3*  4  -5
Ma - ny times, ma - ny ways;
-5*  5  -3*   -1* -2 -1*
“Mer-ry Christmas to you.”

Musical interlude

3   -1* -5* -5  5  -3* 3*   3   3   3 
And so, I’m of-fer-ing this sim-ple phrase
3  -1*  4    -3* -3 3   -2  -1*
To kids from one to nine-ty-two.
-1 -1*  -1   -1*  -2
Al-tho’ it’s been said
-1*  -2 3      -3*  4  -5
Ma - ny times, ma - ny ways;
-5*  5  -3*   -1* -2 -1*
“Mer-ry Christmas to you.”