Mele Kalikimaka (Hawaiian Christmas Song)
Bing Crosby (Robert Alex Anderson, 1949)
4/4 | d - D u d u D u |
Intro
| [D] | [D] | [D] | [B7] |
| [Em] | [A7] | [D] | [A7] |
Gentlemen
| [D] Mele Kaliki- | maka is the | thing to say |
On a | [D] bright Ha- | waiian Christmas | [A7] Day. | [A7]
| [A7] That's the island | greeting that we | send to you | [A7]
from the | [A7] land where | palm trees | [D] sway | [D]
| [D7] Here we know that | Christmas will be | [G] green and | bright
The | [B7] sun to shine by | day and all the | [E7] stars at | [A7] night
| [D] Mele Kaliki- | maka is Ha- | waii's | [B7] way to | [Em] say
Merry | [A7] Christmas to | [D] you
Ladies
[D] Mele Kalikimaka is the thing to say
On a bright Hawaiian Christmas [A7] Day.
[A7] That's the island greeting that we send to you
from the land where palm trees [D] sway
[D7] Here we know that Christmas will be [G] green and bright
The [B7] sun to shine by day and all the [E7] stars at [A7] night
[D] Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaii's [B7] way to [Em] say
Merry [A7] Christmas to [D] you
Instrumental
| [D] | [D] | [D] | [D] |
| [D] | [D] | [A7] | [A7] |
| [A7] | [A7] | [A7] | [A7] |
| [A7] | [A7] | [D] | [D] |
Gentlemen & Ladies
[D7] Here we know that Christmas will be [G] green and bright
The [B7] sun to shine by day and all the [E7] stars at [A7] night
[D] Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaii's [B7] way to [Em] say
Merry [A7] Christmas to [D] you
[D] Mele Kalikimaka is the thing to say
On a bright Hawaiian Christmas [A7] Day
[A7] That's the island greeting that we send to you
from the land where palm trees [D] sway
[D7] Here we know that Christmas will be [G] green and bright
The [B7] sun to shine by day and all the [E7] stars at [A7] night
[D] Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaii's [B7] way to [Em] say Merry [A7] Christmas
A [Em] very merry [A7] Christmas
A [Em] very very merry merry [A7] Christmas to [D] you
#Original starts in this key, then moves up 1 semi-tone in second verse (try capo 1).
#Last Updated 12/8/17 JJ
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Bing Crosby (Robert Alex Anderson, 1949)
4/4 | d - D u d u D u |
Intro
| [D] | [D] | [D] | [B7] |
| [Em] | [A7] | [D] | [A7] |
Gentlemen
| [D] Mele Kaliki- | maka is the | thing to say |
On a | [D] bright Ha- | waiian Christmas | [A7] Day. | [A7]
| [A7] That's the island | greeting that we | send to you | [A7]
from the | [A7] land where | palm trees | [D] sway | [D]
| [D7] Here we know that | Christmas will be | [G] green and | bright
The | [B7] sun to shine by | day and all the | [E7] stars at | [A7] night
| [D] Mele Kaliki- | maka is Ha- | waii's | [B7] way to | [Em] say
Merry | [A7] Christmas to | [D] you
Ladies
[D] Mele Kalikimaka is the thing to say
On a bright Hawaiian Christmas [A7] Day.
[A7] That's the island greeting that we send to you
from the land where palm trees [D] sway
[D7] Here we know that Christmas will be [G] green and bright
The [B7] sun to shine by day and all the [E7] stars at [A7] night
[D] Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaii's [B7] way to [Em] say
Merry [A7] Christmas to [D] you
Instrumental
| [D] | [D] | [D] | [D] |
| [D] | [D] | [A7] | [A7] |
| [A7] | [A7] | [A7] | [A7] |
| [A7] | [A7] | [D] | [D] |
Gentlemen & Ladies
[D7] Here we know that Christmas will be [G] green and bright
The [B7] sun to shine by day and all the [E7] stars at [A7] night
[D] Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaii's [B7] way to [Em] say
Merry [A7] Christmas to [D] you
[D] Mele Kalikimaka is the thing to say
On a bright Hawaiian Christmas [A7] Day
[A7] That's the island greeting that we send to you
from the land where palm trees [D] sway
[D7] Here we know that Christmas will be [G] green and bright
The [B7] sun to shine by day and all the [E7] stars at [A7] night
[D] Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaii's [B7] way to [Em] say Merry [A7] Christmas
A [Em] very merry [A7] Christmas
A [Em] very very merry merry [A7] Christmas to [D] you
#Original starts in this key, then moves up 1 semi-tone in second verse (try capo 1).
#Last Updated 12/8/17 JJ
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