We Need a Little Christmas

by Jerry Herman (Music & Lyrics) · posted by marion

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

2  3  5  6  6
Haul out the hol-ly
2  3  5    6    6    6    6
Put up the tree be-fore my
6   -6   7   -6    6
Spir-it falls again
-2     -3   -4    -5    -5
Fill up the stock-ing
-2  3  -4   -5   -5   -5   -5
I may be rush-ing things but 
-5   6   -6   6   -5   6
deck the halls a-gain now……….

-6   7    -7    -7    -7    -7    -7   -5
For we need a little Christ-mas
7   7   7   7   7   5
Right this ver-y minute
-6   -6   -6   -6   -6   -4
Can-dles in the win-dow
5   -4   5    -5    6    -6
Car-ols at the spin-et
7     7*   -7   -7   -7   -7   -5
Yes we need a lit-tle Christ-mas
7   7   7   7    7    5
Right this ver-y min-ute
5   -5    6    -6*   6   -5    5   -4    -4
It has-n’t snowed a single flur-ry
-3    -4     5    -5    5   -4    -3    3    3 
But San-ta dear, we’re in a hur-ry 

2  3  5  6  6
So climb down the chimney
2  3  5    6    6    6    6
Turn on the bright-est string of
6   -6   7   -6    6
lights I’ve ev-er seen
-2   -3   -4    -5    -5
Slice up the fruit-cake
-2  3  -4   -5   -5   -5   -5
It’s time we hung some tin-sel 
-5   6   -6   6   -5   6
On that ev-er-green bough……….

-6   7    -7    -7    -7    -7    -7   -5
For I’ve grown a lit-tle lean-er
7   7   7   7   7   5
Grown a lit-tile cold-er 
-6   -6   -6   -6   -6   -4
Grown a little sadder
5   -4   5    -5    6    -6
Grown a little older
7     7*   -7   -7   -7   -7   -5
And I need a lit-tle an-gle
7   7   7   7    7    5
Sit-ting on my shoulder
-5   6   -6    7   -7   -4   5    
Need a lit-tle Christ-mas now

-6  7  -7   -7   -7   -7   -7   -5
For we need a lit-tle mu-sic
7   7    7   7    7    5
Need a lit-tle laugh-ter
-6   -6   -6   -6   -6    -4
Need a lit-tle sing-ing
5   -4   5   -5   6   -6
Ring-ing through the raf-ter
7    7*    -7    -7    -7   -7   -7   -5
And we need a lit-tle snap-py
7   7   7   7   7   5
Hap-py ev-er af-ter
-5    6    -6    7   -7     -4     5
Need a lit-tle Christ-mas now

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