Old 97’s – I Don’t Know What Christmas Is Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Old 97’s – I Don’t Know What Christmas Is Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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These are I Dont Know What Christmas Is chords by in Old 97’s in The Guardians Of The Galaxy Holiday Special on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
G
Out on the third planet
closest to the sun,
            Am      C
 There’s a special celebration
         Am
 and it sounds quite
C     G
fun A jolly old fellow
brings toys
                  Am      C
to everyone on a holiday they
       G          Am
 call Christmas. Now I’m not

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gunna lie it makes no sense to
        C
 me but here’s what earthlings
         Bb
told me about this christmas
A7
mystery.
[Verse]
D                           Bm
Santa is a furry freak with epic
                 D
 super powers he flies to
 every human home in
Bm              Em
under 14 hours, He’s a master
 A         Em             A
 burglar a pro at picking locks
        Em
 if you don’t leave milk and
A                   Bb
cookies out he will put dung in
      A7        D
your socks. If you act nicely
                         Bm
 through the night and don’t
                  D
jump on your bed Santa comes
                       Bm
 with sugar plums and hurls them
                   Em
at your head but if you're
             A
on his naughty list
            Em
 he shoots missles
           A     Em
 at your toes he might just
             A
 roast your chestnuts with
      Bb              A7
his powerful flame thrower

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[Chorus]
Bm                  F#    G
Rein Rein Rein Rein Rein, Deer
                D     Bm
 Deer Deer Deer Deer, I don’t
           F#
 know what Christmas is but
G         A7      D
Christmas time is here

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[Verse]
D
He’s compelled his creepy elves
    Bm                     D
to do his every wish, one sought
to be a dentist now he’s
Bm                      Em
sleeping with the fish, Mrs.
                      A
 Clause she works the pole.
 Em             A      Em
Plans her mans demise soon the
           A               Bb
elves will all rise up and stab
             A7
out Santa’s eyes

[Chorus]
Bm          F#  G
Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho, Eathlings are
    D       Bm
so weird,  I dont know what
  F#               G         A7
Chirstmas is but Christmas time
D
is here
Bm          F#  G
Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho, Earthlings are
        D  Bm
so weird, I donn’t know what
  F#               G
 Christmas is but Christmas
A7      D
Time is here

[Outro]
Bm                F#
What the heck’s a turtle dove
     G               D
 and who lit up that deer
Bm               F#
I don't know what Christmas
         G         A7      D
is but Christmas time is here
Bm                F#
I don't know what Christmas
        G         A7      D
is but Christmas time is here

How to play I Don’t Know What Christmas Is: key, chords and progression

I Don’t Know What Christmas Is by Old 97’s sits in D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯), and you need 10 chords to play it: G, Am, C, Bb, A7, D, Bm, Em, A and F#.

The backbone of the song is D – Bm – F# – G (I – vi – III – IV in D major). In solfa, that is doh – lah – mi – fah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Good to know: on guitar, Bb, Bm and F# need a barre or movable shape. Take the change into them slowly at first; piano and ukulele players have it easier.

Chord diagrams

G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
A7 chord on guitar (x02020)
A7A C♯ E G
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯

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I Don’t Know What Christmas Is chords: questions

What key is I Don’t Know What Christmas Is in?

I Don’t Know What Christmas Is by Old 97’s is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in I Don’t Know What Christmas Is?

I Don’t Know What Christmas Is uses 10 chords: G, Am, C, Bb, A7, D, Bm, Em, A, F#.

What is the chord progression of I Don’t Know What Christmas Is?

The main progression is D – Bm – F# – G (I – vi – III – IV).

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