Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Words & Music by Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane
Recorded by Judy Garland, 1944


Intro:   A      AM7       D       DM7     Fdim(I)    E6


  A      AM7      D     DM7    E   E6
Have yourself a Merry little Christmas

 A        AM7        D   DM7  E    E6
Let your hearts be light

 AM7     F#m      D        DM7     E   E7   A  AM7  D   DM7   E   E6
From now on, our troubles will be out of sight
                                                                 

 A        AM7     D      DM7   E   E6
Have yourself a merry little Christmas

 A        AM7      D    DM7   E    E6
Make the Yuletide gay

AM7       F#m    D        DM7     E     E7   F#m    F#m9    F#m    F#m7
From now on, our troubles will be miles a - way.
       

Bridge:                                                       

DM7      D6       C#m        AM7
Here we are as in olden days

      Bm7        Fdim    AM7   C#m7
Happy golden days    of yore

 F#m      Cdim            AM7       F#m
Faithful friends who are dear to us

        B7        Bm7-5      Fdim    E7 
Travel near to us      once more.

 
  A         AM7       D       DM7   Fdim
Through the years we all will be together 

A      AM7      D    DM7    E
If the fates allow;

 A      F#m    D    Fdim     E        F#m    F#m9    F#m  - F#m7
Hang a shining star upon the highest bough

    DM7       D6    Bm7-5   E     E6   E7
And have yourself a merry little Christmas

  A    AM7    A    AM7    A    A9    AM7
Now.

Had Judy Garland not balked at the idea, this song from the movie "Meet Me In St. Louis" might have been even bleaker, starting as "Have yourself a merry little Christmas, it may be your last...." The closing guitar run suggests the tune of "Jingle Bells."





 
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