The Twelve Days of Christmas 
Traditional Arranged by John Denver 

from A Christmas Together (1979)


        G              Em
On the first day of Christmas
     Am       D7      G
my true love gave to me:
   C        G     D     G   D  G
A partridge in a pear tree.

        G              Em
On the second day of Christmas
     Am       D7      G
my true love gave to me:
  Am        D7
Two turtle doves
       G C      G     D     G   D  G
And a Partridge in a pear tree.

        G              Em
On the third day of Christmas
     Am       D7      G
my true love gave to me:
   Am         D7
Three French Hens,
  Am        D7
Two turtle doves
       G C      G     D     G   D  G
And a Partridge in a pear tree.

        G              Em
On the fourth day of Christmas
     Am       D7      G
my true love gave to me:
 Am           D7
Four calling birds,
   Am          D7
Three French Hens,
  Am        D7
Two turtle doves
       G C      G     D     G   D  G
And a Partridge in a pear tree.

        G              Em
On the fifth day of Christmas
     Am       D7      G
my true love gave to me:
 G    A7     D7
Five golden rings,
 G            Em
Four calling birds,
  C           Am
Three French Hens,
  D7        
Two turtle doves
       G C      G     D     G   D  G
And a Partridge in a pear tree.

        G              Em
On the sixth day of Christmas
     Am       D7      G
my true love gave to me:
 Am          D7
Six geese a laying,
 G    A7     D7
Five golden rings,
 G            Em
Four calling birds,
   C          Am
Three French Hens,
  D7
Two turtle doves
       G C      G     D     G   D  G
And a Partridge in a pear tree.

        G              Em
On the seventh day of Christmas
     Am       D7      G
my true love gave to me:
 Am             D7
Seven swans a swimming,
 Am          D7
Six geese a laying,
 G    A7     D7
Five golden rings,
 G            Em
Four calling birds,
   C          Am
Three French Hens,
  D7
Two turtle doves
       G C      G     D     G   D  G
And a Partridge in a pear tree.

        G              Em
On the eighth day of Christmas
     Am       D7      G
my true love gave to me:
Am             D7
Eight maids a milking,
 Am             D7
Seven swans a swimming,
 Am          D7
Six geese a laying,
 G    A7     D7
Five golden rings,
 G            Em
Four calling birds,
   C          Am
Three French Hens,
  D7
Two turtle doves
       G C      G     D     G   D  G
And a Partridge in a pear tree.

        G              Em
On the ninth day of Christmas
     Am       D7      G
my true love gave to me:
 Am          D7
Nine ladies dancing,
Am             D7
Eight maids a milking,
 Am             D7
Seven swans a swimming,
 Am          D7
Six geese a laying,
 G    A7     D7
Five golden rings,
 G            Em
Four calling birds,
   C          Am
Three French Hens,
  D7 
Two turtle doves
       G C      G     D     G   D  G
And a Partridge in a pear tree.

        G              Em
On the tenth day of Christmas
     Am       D7      G
my true love gave to me:
 Am          D7
Ten lords a leaping,
 Am          D7
Nine ladies dancing,
Am             D7
Eight maids a milking,
 Am             D7
Seven swans a swimming,
 Am          D7
Six geese a laying,
 G    A7     D7
Five golden rings,
 G            Em
Four calling birds,
   C          Am
Three French Hens,
  D7
Two turtle doves
       G C      G     D     G   D  G
And a Partridge in a pear tree.

        G              Em
On the eleventh day of Christmas
     Am       D7      G
my true love gave to me:
  Am           D7
Eleven pipers piping,
 Am          D7
Ten lords a leaping,
 Am          D7
Nine ladies dancing,
Am             D7
Eight maids a milking,
 Am             D7
Seven swans a swimming,
 Am          D7
Six geese a laying,
 G    A7     D7
Five golden rings,
 G            Em
Four calling birds,
   C          Am
Three French Hens,
  D7
Two turtle doves
       G C      G     D     G   D  G
And a Partridge in a pear tree.

        G              Em
On the twelfth day of Christmas
     Am       D7      G
my true love gave to me:
  Am              D7
Twelve drummers drumming,
  Am           D7
Eleven pipers piping,
 Am          D7
Ten lords a leaping,
 Am          D7
Nine ladies dancing,
Am             D7
Eight maids a milking,
 Am             D7
Seven swans a swimming,
 Am          D7
Six geese a laying,
 G    A7     D7
Five golden rings,
 G            Em
Four calling birds,
   C          Am
Three French Hens,
  D7
Two turtle doves
       G C      G     D     G   
And a Partridge in a pear tree.

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