MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING
                             ..as recorded by the Carpenters


Am7                      Bm7      Em7
     Greeting cards have all been sent

Am7              D7      G         G  D/F#  Em
   The Christmas rush is through

            Em+7     Em7     Em6
But I still have one wish to make

Am7                    D   Em  D
    A special one for you

Gmaj9                  Am7/G
      Merry Christmas, darling

Gmaj9                     Dm9  Fmaj7/G
      We're apart, that's true

Cmaj7           D/C    Bm7           Em7
     But I can  dream      and in my dreams

Am7           Bm7  Cmaj7  D7sus4 D7
I'm Christmas ing  with   you

Gmaj9              Am7/G
      Holidays are joyful

Gmaj9                          Dm9
      There's always something new

    Cmaj7 D/C     Bm7       Em7  D6
But every day's       a holiday

A/C#             Cm6  F7
When I'm near to you

    Bb           C/Bb
The lights on my tree

Am7                 Dm7
   I wish you could see

  Gm7           C7     F
      I wish it every da-a-a-ay
                           ( ahh ahh

C/E     Dm          Dm+7 Dm7            D7     D7/C
    The logs on the fire fill me with desire
ahh   aaa)

G/B             Am7     Bm7   Am7
     To see you and to  say

Am7/D  Gmaj9          Am7/G                      Gmaj9
That I wish you Merry Christmas
                               ( merry christmas darling

                Dm9         Fmaj7/G  Db7#11
Happy New Year too-o-o
                    ( ahh   ahh      ahh

     Cmaj9    D/C          Bm7           Em7
I've just one wish on this Christmas Eve
ahhhh)                                  (On this christmas


Am7          Am7/D   G                    G/D
    I wish I were    with you
eve)                            (ahhh ahhh ahh

Sax Solo:

|Bb/F     C/Bb    |Am7      Dm7      |Gm7    C7     |F        C/E|
ahhh)

     Dm         Dm+7 Dm7             D7     D7/C
The logs on the fire fill me with desire

G/B           Am7    Bm7    Am7
   To see you and to say

Am7/D  Gmaj9          Am7/G                     Gmaj9
That I wish you Merry Christmas(Merry christmas darling)

               Dm9         Fmaj7/G  Db7#11   Cmaj7
Happy New Year too-o-o                    I-I-I-I've
                    ( ahh   ahh      ahh      ahh

                D/C          Bm7            Em7
       just one wish on this Christmas Eve (On this Christmas

Am7        D   D7/C       Bm7-5  E7+5  E7
    I wish I    were  with you
eve)

  Am7                 Am7/D
       I wish I were with
  G
 yo-o-ou
     ( Merry Christmas, Merry christmas )

       Am9               Cm7          F11
 Merry Christmas   Merry Christmah ah ah ahs

Gmaj9
Darli-i-i-ng............

transcribed by Peter Kruger casparus50@yahoo.ca