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Michael Bublé – Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsG Em7 Am7 D7 B7 E7 A7 Cmaj7 Bm Am Gmaj7 Em F#7 G7

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[Intro]
G Em7 Am7 D7 x2

[Verse 1]
G     Em7         Am7 
Have yourself a merry 
              D7
little Christmas
G     Em7         Am7        D7
Let your heart be light
G          Em7
From now on
Am7     D7     B7 
Our troubles will 
      E7     A7     D7
be out of sight

[Verse 2]
G     Em7         Am7 
Have yourself a merry 
              D7
little Christmas
G     Em7         Am7         D7
Make the yuletide gay
G          Em7
From now on
Am7     D7     B7 
Our troubles will 
      E7     A7     D7
be miles away

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[Bridge]
Cmaj7         Bm
   Here we are as in olden days
    Am           D7        Gmaj7
Happy golden days      of yore
Em      F#7      Bm              E7
Faithful friends who are dear to us
       A7      Am7       D7
Gather near to us, once more

[Chorus]
G           Em7
Through the years
 Am7               D7
We all will be together
G  Em7    Am7    D7
If the fates allow
G              Em7
Hang a shining star
Am7       B7      Em  G   G7
Upon the highest bough
Cmaj7                 Am7 
And have yourself a merry 
           D7            G
little Christmas right now

[Interlude]
Cmaj7 Bm Am D7 Gmaj7

[Bridge]
Em      F#7       Bm             E7
Faithful friends who are dear to us
    A7       Am7       D7
Gather near to us, once more

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[Chorus]
G           Em7
Through the years
 Am7               D7
We all will be together
G  Em7    Am7    D7
If the fates allow
G              Em7
Hang a shining star
Am7       B7      Em  G   G7
Upon the highest bough
Cmaj7                 Am7 
And have yourself a merry 
           D7            G
little Christmas right now

[Outro]
G Em7 Am7 D7 x2 G

How to play Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas by Michael Bublé on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas by Michael Bublé sits in G major (one sharp: F♯), and you need 14 chords to play it: G, Em7, Am7, D7, B7, E7, A7, Cmaj7, Bm, Am, Gmaj7 and Em and 2 more.

Listen for D7 – G – Em7 – Am7 (V7 – I – vi7 – ii7 in G major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is soh – doh – lah – reh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.