Deck the Halls

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G7
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CDeckthehallwithboughsofholly,
Fa,la,la,la,la,G7la,la,la,Cla!
’Tistheseasontobejolly,
Fa,la,la,la,la,G7la,la,la,Cla!
G7DonwenowourCgayapG7parel,
CFa,la,la,Amla,la,la,D7la,la,G7la!
CTrolltheancientChristmascarol,
FFa,la,la,la,Cla,G7la,la,la,Cla!
Seetheblazingyulebeforeus,
Fa,la,la,la,la,G7la,la,la,Cla!
Striketheharpandjointhechorus.
Fa,la,la,la,la,G7la,la,la,Cla!
G7FollowmeinCmerryG7measure,
CFa,la,la,Amla,la,la,D7la,la,G7la!
CWhileItellofChristmastreasure,
FFa,la,la,la,Cla,G7la,la,la,Cla!
Fastawaytheoldyearpasses,
Fa,la,la,la,la,G7la,la,la,Cla!
Hailthenew,yeladsandlasses!
Fa,la,la,la,la,G7la,la,la,Cla!
G7SingwejoyousCalltoG7gether,
CFa,la,la,Amla,la,la,D7la,la,G7la!
CHeedlessofthewindandweather,
FFa,la,la,la,Cla,G7la,la,la,Cla!

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Key C

Easy chords: D7 → D – sounds almost the same but is easier to play.

★ Suggested: best mix of easy chords, singing range and sounding familiar.

Englischer Text nach Thomas Oliphant (1799–1873), 1862, in der Fassung aus „The Pennsylvania School Journal“ (1877), Melodie traditionell aus Wales; Text nach dem englischen Wikipedia-Artikel

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Lyrics with chords

C Deck the hall with boughs of holly,

Fa, la, la, la, la, G7 la, la, la, C la!

’Tis the season to be jolly,

Fa, la, la, la, la, G7 la, la, la, C la!

G7 Don we now our C gay apG7 parel,

C Fa, la, la, Am la, la, la, D7 la, la, G7 la!

C Troll the ancient Christmas carol,

F Fa, la, la, la, C la, G7 la, la, la, C la!

See the blazing yule before us,

Fa, la, la, la, la, G7 la, la, la, C la!

Strike the harp and join the chorus.

Fa, la, la, la, la, G7 la, la, la, C la!

G7 Follow me in C merry G7 measure,

C Fa, la, la, Am la, la, la, D7 la, la, G7 la!

C While I tell of Christmas treasure,

F Fa, la, la, la, C la, G7 la, la, la, C la!

Fast away the old year passes,

Fa, la, la, la, la, G7 la, la, la, C la!

Hail the new, ye lads and lasses!

Fa, la, la, la, la, G7 la, la, la, C la!

G7 Sing we joyous C all toG7 gether,

C Fa, la, la, Am la, la, la, D7 la, la, G7 la!

C Heedless of the wind and weather,

F Fa, la, la, la, C la, G7 la, la, la, C la!

About the song

Englischer Text nach Thomas Oliphant (1799–1873), 1862, in der Fassung aus „The Pennsylvania School Journal“ (1877), Melodie traditionell aus Wales; Text nach dem englischen Wikipedia-Artikel

Source of the lyrics

Chords: C, G7, Am, D7, F

4 beats per bar, 120 beats per minute.