Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Words & Music by Martin-Blane
sung by John Denver
on A Christmas Together (1979)


(capo up 1 fret)
Intro:
Amaj7  F#m7  Bm7  E7
Amaj7   F#m7     Bm7         D/E   E7   A
Have yourself a merry little Christmas,
         F#m7      Bm7   E7
Let your heart be light
 A      F#m7       Bm7             E7      C7  F#7  B7 E7
From now on, our troubles will be out of sight
Amaj7    F#m7    Bm7          D/E E7
Have yourself a merry little Christmas,
A        F#m7      Bm7  E7
Make the Yule-tide gay,
A       F#m7       Bm7             C#7   F#m7   E7sus4  A7
From now on, your troubles will be miles away.
Dmaj7  Dmmaj7     C#m7   Co
                  (4fr)
Here we are as in olden days,
       Bm7     E7 E7+ Amaj7
happy golden days of yore.
F#m7      G#7+           C#m
Faithful friends who are dear to us
C7     E/B    B9sus4  B7    E9  E9sus4 E9
gather near to us     once more.
 A          F#m7   Bm7           D/E E7 A
Through the years we all will be together
       F#m7   Bm7   E7
If the Fates allow
 A              Bm7            C#7   F#m   A7/E
Hang a shining star upon the highest bough.
    Dmaj7           Bm7                E7   A
And have yourself a merry little Christmas now.
 A  D  E7  A