The Twelve Days of Christmas
On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,
(C, G7, C)
A partridge in a pear tree.
(C, F, C, G7, C)
On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,
Two turtledoves,
(G7)
And a partridge in a pear tree.
On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,
Three French hens…
(G7) 1
st
2 times
(F) rest of times
Four calling birds
(G7 1
st
time, then C)
Five gold rings
(C, D7, G, G7)
Six geese a-laying
(G7)
Seven swans a-swimming
Eight maids a-milking
Nine ladies dancing
Ten Lords a-leaping
Eleven pipers piping
Twelve drummers drumming
“The Twelve days of Christmas” refers to the days
between the 25
th
of December and the 6
th
of
January, known as Epiphany or Theophany. In
many countries around the world, gifts are given on
each of the twelve days.
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