RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER
Johnny Marks (c) 1949
You know Dasher and Dancer [Fmaj7 Em7]
And Prancer and Vixen, [Dm7 Cmaj7]
Comet and Cupid [Fmaj7 Em7]
And Donner and Blitzen. [Dm7 Cmaj7]
But do you recall [Am E7 Am]
The most famous reindeer of all? [D9 G4 G7]
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer (reindeer) [C]
Had a very shiny nose (like a light bulb) [C G7]
And if you ever saw it (saw it) [G7]
You would even say it glows (like a flash light) [C]
All of the other reindeer (reindeer) [C]
Used to laugh and call him names [C G7] (like Pinochio)
They wouldn't let poor Rudolph (Rudolph) [G7]
Play in any reindeer games (like Monopoly) [G7 C]
Then one foggy Christmas Eve [F Em7 A7]
Santa came to say (Ho Ho Ho) [Dm7 G7 C]
Rudolph with your nose so bright [G7 Em]
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight? [Am7 D7 Dm7 G7]
Then all the reindeer loved him (loved him) [C]
And they shouted out with glee (yippee) [C G7]
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer (reindeer) [G7]
You'll go down in history (like Columbus) [G7 C]
intro-
G Em C D
G D
Rocking around the Christmas tree at the Christmas party hop
D G
Mistletoe hung where you can see every couple tries to stop
G D
Rocking around the Christmas tree, let the Christmas spirit ring
D G
Later we'll have some pumpkin pie and we'll do some caroling
C Bm
You will get a sentimental feeling when you hear
Em A D
Voices singing let's be jolly, deck the halls with boughs of holly
G D
Rocking around the Christmas tree, have a happy holiday
D G
Everyone dancing merrily in the new old-fashioned way
C Bm
You will get a sentimental feeling when you hear
Em A D
Voices singing let's be jolly, deck the halls with boughs of holly
G D
Rocking around the Christmas tree, have a happy holiday
D G
Everyone dancing merrily in the new old-fashioned way
D D D D G C G
Everyone dancing merrily in the new old - fa - shioned way
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
G Em Em7
Old pirates, yes, they rob I.
C G/B Am
Sold I to the merchant ships
G Em C G/B Am
minutes after they took I from the bottomless pit.
G Em Em7
But my hand was made strong
C G/B Am
By the hand of the Almighty.
G Em C Am7 D
We forward in this generation triumphantly.
[Chorus]
G C D G
Won't you help to sing these songs of freedom?
C D Em C D G C
Cause all I ever had, redemption songs,
D G C D
redemption songs.
[Verse 2]
G Em Em7
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery,
C G/B Am
None but ourselves can free our minds.
G Em
Have no fear for atomic energy,
C G/B D
'Cause none of them can stop the time.
G Em Em7
How long shall they kill our prophets
C G/B Am
While we stand aside and look?
G Em
Ooh, some say it's just a part of it.
C Am7 D
We've got to fulfill the book.
[Chorus]
G C D G
Won't you help to sing these songs of freedom?
C D Em C D G C
'Cause all I ever had, redemption songs,
D G C D G C D
redemption songs, redemption songs.
[Instrumental]
Em C D
Em C D
Em C D
Em C D
[Verse 3]
G Em Em7
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery,
C G/B Am
None but ourselves can free our minds.
G Em
Woh, Have no fear for atomic energy,
C G/B D
'Cause none of them-ah can-ah stop-ah the time.
G Em Em7
How long shall they kill our prophets
C G/B Am
While we stand aside and look?
G Em
Yes, some say it's just a part of it.
C Am7 D
We've got to fulfill the book.
[Chorus]
G C D G
Won't you help to sing these songs of freedom?
C D Em C D G
'Cause all I ever had, redemption songs,
C D Em C D Em C
All I ever had, redemption songs,
D G C D G
These songs of freedom, songs of freedom
[Outro]
C C/B Am Am6
[Verse]
A B7
Three little birds, sat on my window
D/E A
And they told me I don't need to worry
A B7
Summer came like cinnamon
So sweet,
D/E A
Little girls double-dutch on the concrete
F#m7 C#7/F F#m7 B9
Maybe sometimes, we've got it wrong, but it's alright
Dmaj7 Dmmaj7
The more things seem to change, the more they stay the same
Oh, don't you hesitate
[Chorus]
A B7/F#
Girl, put your records on, tell me your favourite song
D/E A
You go ahead, let your hair down
A B7/F#
Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams,
D/E A
Just go ahead, let your hair down
Dmaj7 Dmmaj7 A
You're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow
[Verse 2]
A B7
Blue as the sky, sunburnt and lonely,
D/E A
Sipping tea in a bar by the roadside,
A
(just relax, just relax)
B7
Don't you let those other boys fool you,
D/E A
Got to love that afro hair do
F#m7 C#7/F F#m7 B9
Maybe sometimes, we feel afraid, but it's alright
Dmaj7 Dmmaj7
The more you stay the same, the more they seem to change
Don't you think it's strange?
[Chorus]
A B7/F#
Girl, put your records on, tell me your favourite song
D/E A
You go ahead, let your hair down
A B7/F#
Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams,
D/E A
Just go ahead, let your hair down
Dmaj7 Dmmaj7 A
You're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow
[Bridge]
Bm7
'Twas more than I could take, pity for pity's sake
F#m N.C. Bm7
Some nights kept me awake, I thought that I was stronger
A/C# Dmaj7 Bm7
When you gonna realise, that you don't even have to try any longer?
Dmaj7
Do what you want to
[Chorus]
A B7/F#
Girl, put your records on, tell me your favourite song
D/E A
You go ahead, let your hair down (oh, let your hair down!)
A B7/F#
Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams (hope you get your dreams)
D/E A
Just go ahead, let your hair down (sister, let your hair down!)
A B7/F#
Girl, put your records on, tell me your favourite song
D/E A
You go ahead, let your hair down
A B7/F#
Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams,
D/E A
Just go ahead, let your hair down
Dmaj7 Dmmaj7 A
You're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow
[Verse 1]
E E7
Well you've heard about love givin' sight to the blind
E E7
My baby's lovin' cause the sun to shine
A E7
She's my sweet little thing, she's my pride and joy
B7 A7 E7 E B7
She's my sweet little baby, I'm her little lover boy
[Verse 2]
E E7
Yeah I love my baby, my heart and soul
E E
Love like ours won't never grow old
A E7
She's my sweet little thing, she's my pride and joy
B7 A7 E7 E B7
She's my sweet little baby, I'm her little lover boy
[Verse 3]
E E7
Yeah I love my lady, she's long and lean
E E7
You mess with her, you'll see a man gettin' mean
A E7
She's my sweet little thing, she's my pride and joy
B7 A7 E7 E B7
She's my sweet little baby, I'm her little lover boy
[Middle Solo]
(Chorus section)
[Verse 4]
E E7
Well I love my baby like the finest wine
E E7
Stick with her until the end of time
A E7
She's my sweet little thing, she's my pride and joy
B7 A7 E7 E B7
She's my sweet little baby, I'm her little lover boy
[Verse 5]
E E7
Yeah I love my baby, my heart and soul
E E7
Love like ours will never grow old
A E7
She's my sweet little thing, she's my pride and joy
B7 A7 E7 E B7
She's my sweet little baby, I'm her little lover boy
[Outro Solo]
(Chorus section)
"Capo III
D A G A 2x
D A G A
I wasn't born for diggin deep holes
D A G A
I'm not made for pavin long roads
D A Bm G A
I aint cut out to climb high line poles
G A D D A G A
But I'm pretty good at drinkin beer
D A G A
I'm not the type to work in a bank
D A G A
I'm no good at slappin on things
D A Bm G A
Don't have a knack for makin motors crank, no
G A D
But I'm pretty good at drinkin beer
G
So hand me one more
Gm
That's what I'm here for
D D7
I'm built for having a ball
G
I love the nightlife
Gm
I love my budlight
D G A
I like 'em cold and tall
D A G A
I aint much for mowin thick grass
D A G A
I'm too slow for workin' too fast
D A Bm G A
I don't do windows so honey don't ask
G A D
But I'm pretty good at drinkin beer
D A G A
A go getter maybe I'm not
D A G A
I'm not known for doin' a lot
D A Bm G A
But I do my best work when the weather's hot
G A D
I'm pretty good at drinkin beer
G
So hand me one more
Gm
That's what I'm here for
D D7
I'm built for having a ball
G
I love the nightlife
Gm
I love my budlight
D G A
I like 'em cold and tall
D A G A
I wasn't born for diggin deep holes
D A G A
I'm not made for pavin long roads
D A Bm G A
I aint cut out to climb high line poles
G A D
But I'm pretty good at drinkin beer
G A D D A G A
But I'm pretty good at drinkin beer
D A G A 5x
[Spoken] So hand me one more boys...
That's what I'm here for"
[Riff]
(C#m)
[Verse 1]
N.C.
Love is like a bomb, baby, c'mon get it on
Livin' like a lover with a radar phone
Lookin' like a tramp, like a video vamp
C#m
Demolition woman, can I be your man? (Your man)
C#m
Razzle 'n' a dazzle 'n' a flash a little light
Television lover, baby, go all night
Sometime, anytime, sugar me sweet
Little miss ah innocent sugar me, yeah
Hey! Yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
F# C#m B F# C#m B
C'mon, take a bottle, shake it up
E B A E A B
Break the bubble, break it up
[Chorus]
E A B
Pour some sugar on me, ooh, in the name of love
E A B
Pour some sugar on me, c'mon, fire me up
E A B
Pour your sugar on me, oh, I can't get enough
C#m N.C.
I'm hot, sticky sweet, from my head to my feet, yeah
[Riff]
(C#m)
[Verse 2]
N.C.
Listen! Red light, yellow light, green-a-light go!
Crazy little woman in a one man show
Mirror queen, mannequin, rhythm of love
C#m
Sweet dream, saccharine, loosen up (Loosen up)
Loosen up
C#
You gotta squeeze a little, squeeze a little, tease a little more
Easy operator come a knockin' on my door
Sometime, anytime, sugar me sweet
Little miss innocent sugar me, yeah, yeah
Give a little more
[Pre-Chorus]
F# C#m B F# C#m B
Take a bottle, shake it up
E B A E A B
Break the bubble, break it up
[Chorus]
E A B
Pour some sugar on me, ooh, in the name of love
E A B
Pour some sugar on me, c'mon, fire me up
E A B
Pour your sugar on me, oh, I can't get enough
C#m N.C.
I'm hot, sticky sweet, from my head to my feet, yeah
[Guitar Solo]
D E D E
[Bridge] (Drums Only)
You got the peaches, I got the cream
Sweet to taste, saccharine
'cause I'm hot, say what, sticky sweet
From my head, my head, to my feet
E
Do you take sugar? One lump or two?
[Pre-Chorus]
F# C#m B F# C#m B
Take a bottle, shake it up
E B A E A B
Break the bubble, break it up
[Chorus]
E A B
Pour some sugar on me, ooh, in the name of love
E A B
Pour some sugar on me, c'mon, fire me up
E A B
Pour your sugar on me, oh, I can't get enough
E A B
Pour some sugar on me, ooh, in the name of love
E A B
Pour some sugar on me, (adlib)...
E A B
Pour your sugar on me, (adlib)...
E A B E N.C. A N.C. B N.C.
Pour some sugar on me, yeah! Sugar me!
