The twelve
days of Christmas
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1. On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me
:
C
F C G C
a
partridge in a pear tree.
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2. On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me :
G
two
turtle doves,
C F
C G C
and a
partridge in a pear tree.
C
G C
3. On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me
:
G
three
French hens, two turtle doves,
C F
C G C
and a
partridge in a pear tree.
C G C
4. On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me :
G
four
calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves,
C F
C G C
and a
partridge in a pear tree.
C G C
5. On the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
:
Em D G
five
golden rings.
C F G
Four calling birds, three
French hens, two turtle doves,
C F
C G C
and a
partridge in a pear tree.
C G C
6. On the sixth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
:
G
six
geese-a-laying,
Em D G
five
golden rings.
C F G
Four calling birds, three
French hens, two turtle doves,
C F
C G C
and a
partridge in a pear tree.
(orig. moves up half a note
to capo 5th here)
C G C
7. On the seventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me :
G
seven
swans-a-swimming, six geese-a-laying,
Em D G
five
golden rings.
C F G
Four calling birds, three
French hens, two turtle doves,
C F
C G C
and a
partridge in a pear tree.
C
G C
8. On the eigth day of Christmas my true love
gave to me :
G
eight
maids-a-milking, seven swans-a-swimming, six geese-a-laying,
Em D G
five
golden rings.
C F G
Four calling birds, three
French hens, two turtle doves,
C F
C G C
and a
partridge in a pear tree.
C G C
9. On the ninth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
:
G
nine
pipers piping, eight maids-a-milking, seven swans-a-swimming,
G
six
geese-a-laying,
Em D G
five
golden rings.
C F G
Four calling birds, three
French hens, two turtle doves,
C F
C G C
and a partridge in a
pear tree.
C
G C
10. On the tenth day of Christmas my true love gave to me :
G
ten
ladies dancing, nine pipers piping, eight maids-a-milking,
G
seven
swans-a-swimming, six geese-a-laying,
Em D G
five
golden rings.
C F G
Four calling birds, three
French hens, two turtle doves,
C F
C G C
and a
partridge in a pear tree.
C
G C
11. On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me :
G
eleven
lords-a-leaping, ten ladies dancing, nine pipers piping,
G
eight
maids-a-milking, seven swans-a-swimming, six geese-a-laying,
Em D G
five
golden rings.
C F G
Four calling birds, three
French hens, two turtle doves,
C F
C G C
and a
partridge in a pear tree.
C
G C
12. On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me :
G
twelve drummers drumming, eleven lords-a-leaping, ten
ladies dancing,
G
nine
pipers piping, eight maids-a-milking, seven swans-a-swimming,
G
six
geese-a-laying,
Em D G
five
golden rings.
C F G
Four calling birds, three
French hens, two turtle doves,
C F
C G C
and a
partridge in a pear tree.
(video = capo 3rd; midi = capo 5th) (Perry Como)