C    G       C
Haul out the holly
    G      C             Am        A7
Put up the tree before my spirit falls again
Dm   G      Dm
Fill up the stocking
  G      Dm      G          Dm          G         E7    A7
I may be rushing things, but deck the halls again now
 
 
       Dm            G
For we need a little Christmas
C               Am
Right this very minute
F              G
Candles in the window
C             C7
Carols at the spinet
 
 
        Dm            G
Yes, we need a little Christmas
C               Am
Right this very minute
   D               D7
It hasn't snowed a single flurry
    G                  G7
But Santa, dear, we're in a hurry
 
 
   C     G        C
So climb down the chimney
    G      C                  Am           A7
Put up the brightest string of lights I've ever seen
Dm    G      Dm
Slice up the fruitcake
     G       Dm        G     Dm        G        E7       A7
It's time we hung some tinsel on that evergreen bough
 
 
         Dm             G
For I've grown a little leaner, 
C              Am
grown a little colder,
F              G
Grown a little sadder, 
C              C7
grown a little older
 
 
      Dm            G
And I need a little angel 
C             Am
sitting on my shoulder.
Dm              F     G   C
I need a little Christmas now.
 
 
C    G       C
Haul out the holly
      G      C                Am           A7
Well, once I taught you all to live each living day.
Dm   G      Dm       G
Fill up the stocking
           Dm         G       Dm            G        E7    A7
But Auntie Mame, it's one week past Thanksgiving Day now
 
 
       Dm            G
But we need a little Christmas
C               Am
Right this very minute
F              G
Candles in the window
C             C7
Carols at the spinet
 
 
       Dm            G
And we need a little Christmas
C               Am
Right this very minute
   D               D7
It hasn't snowed a single flurry
    G                  G7
But Santa, dear, we're in a hurry
 
 
   C     G        C
So climb down the chimney
     G      C                Am               A7
It's been a long time since I felt good, neighborly
Dm    G      Dm
Slice up the fruitcake
     G       Dm        G     Dm          G     E7     A7
It's time we hung some tinsel on that mayberry bough
 
 
       Dm            G
For we need a little music
C             Am
Need a little laughter
F             G
Need a little singing
C                   C7
Ringing through the rafter
 
 
       Dm            G
And we need a little snappy
C          Am
Happy ever after
   Dm            F     G   C
We need a little Christmas now
 
(instrumental)
 
C G C
G C Am A7
Dm G Dm
G Dm G Dm G A A7
 
Dm G
C Am
F G
C C7
 
Dm G
C Am
 
Dm            F     G   C
need a little Christmas now!