Rock & Roll Jingle Bells TAB_________________________
James Pierpont - 1857  Arranged by Joe Pacciano

      E                                                                            A

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b--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

g--------------1--------------------------------------------------1-------------------------------------

d------------------------4---------2--------------------------------------4-----2----------------------

a------2---------------------------------------2-------2--2---------------------------------4----------

E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     DASHING THROUGH THE SNOW   ON A ONE HORSE OPEN SLEIGH

 

B                                                                                                E

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b------------------------------------------------0----0--------------------------------------------------

g------------2----1-----------------------------4----4----2----------------1--------------------------

d---------------------------4----1-----------------------------------4-----------------------------------

a----4-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     O'ER THE FIELDS WE GO      LAUGHING ALL THE WAY

 

     E                                                        A

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b----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

g----------------1--------------------------------------1-------------------------------------------------

d-----------------------4-----2--------------------------------4---2-------------------------------------

a------2--------------------------------2-------2-------------------------------4------------------------

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

      BELLS ON BOB TAIL RING    MAKING SPIRITS BRIGHT

 

                B                                                                                         E    B

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b-------------------------------------------O-O-O---O------2----O------------------------------------

g----------------2---1------------------------------------------------------2------------------------------

d--------------------------------4-----------------------------------------------------4----------2--------

a-------4----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

      WHAT FUN IT IS TO RIDE AND SING  A SLEIGHING SONG TONIGHT

 

Chorus:

 

      E

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b------------------------------------------------------------O------------------------------------------------

g----1---1------1----------1-----1--------1----1------------------------------1--------------------------

d--------------------------------------------------------------------2-----4----------------------------------

a---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     JINGLE BELLS JINGLE BELLS JINGLE ALL THE WAY

 

     A                                E                            F#                                       B

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b-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------O----------

g----2----2--------2-----2----2-----1----1--1-----1----1------------------1---------------4-----------

d------------------------------------------------------------------4-------4--------------4------------------

a--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     OH WHAT FUN IT IS TO RIDE IN A ONE HORSE OPEN SLEIGH

 

     E

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b----------------------------------------------------------O-------------------------------------------------

g--1---1----1-----------1-----1--------1-------1------------------------------1-------------------------

d-------------------------------------------------------------------2-----4----------------------------------

a--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     JINGLE BELLS JINGLE BELLS JINGLE ALL THE WAY

 

     A                                E                           B                                    E

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b---------------------------------------------------------------------O---O---------------------------------

g----2-----2-----2------2-----2------1------1----1-----1--------------------2--------------------------

d----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4----2--------------

a--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     OH WHAT FUN IT IS TO RIDE IN A ONE HORSE OPEN SLEIGH



     E                                                                                      A

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b--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

g--------------1--------------------------------------------------1-------------------------------------

d------------------------4---------2--------------------------------------4-----2----------------------

a------2---------------------------------------2-------2--2---------------------------------4----------

E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     A DAY OR TWO AGO   I THOUGHT I'D TAKE A RIDE

 

            B                                                                                             E

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b------------------------------------------------0----0--------------------------------------------------

g------------2----1-----------------------------4----4----2----------------1--------------------------

d---------------------------4----1-----------------------------------4-----------------------------------

a----4-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     AND SOON MISS FANNY BRIGHT WAS SEATED BY MY SIDE

 

     E                                                                             A

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b----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

g----------------1--------------------------------------1-------------------------------------------------

d-----------------------4-----2--------------------------------4---2-------------------------------------

a------2--------------------------------2-------2-------------------------------4------------------------

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     THE HORSE WAS LEAN AND LANK    MISFORTUNE SEEMED HIS LOT

 

         B                                                                                    E             B

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b-------------------------------------------O-O-O---O------2----O------------------------------------

g----------------2---1------------------------------------------------------2------------------------------

d--------------------------------4-----------------------------------------------------4----------2--------

a-------4----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     HE GOT INTO A DRIFTED BANK AND WE GOT UPSOT

 

Chorus

     E                                                                              A                                                    E                         A

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b--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

g------------1---------------------------------------1-------------------------2----1----------------4-----4-------2------------1--

d-------------------4---2-------------------------------4-----2----------------------------4-----1-------------------------------4--

a---2---2--------------------------2-------2--2------------------4------4----4-------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

   A DAY OR TWO AGO  THE STORY I MUST TELL   I WENT OUT ON THE SNOW AND ON MY BACK I FELL

 

     E                                                       A                                                                                                        B

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b------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------O----O------O----

g-------------1----------------------------------------1------------------------------------2----1-----------------------------------

d--------------------4----2--------------------------------------4----2----------------------------------4---------------------------

a----2---2----------------------2-----2---2---2------------------------4----------4-----4-----------------------------------------

E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     A GENT WAS RIDING BY IN A ONE HORSE OPEN SLEIGH HE LAUGHED AS THERE I SPRAWLING LIE

 

                                                E            B

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b---O---2----O-------------------------------------------

g----------------------2------------------------------------

d-------------------------------4--------2-----------------

a------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------

     BUT QUICKLY DROVE AWAY



Chorus

 

     E                                                                                                          A

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b--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

g--------------1--------------------------------------------------1-------------------------------------

d------------------------4---------2--------------------------------------4-----2----------------------

a------2---------------------------------------2-------2--2---------------------------------4----------

E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     NOW THE GROUND IS WHITE   GO IT WHILE YOU'RE YOUNG

 

                                                B                                                      E              E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

b------------------------------------------------0----0--------------------------------------------------

g------------2----1-----------------------------4----4----2----------------1--------------------------

d---------------------------4----1-----------------------------------4-----------------------------------

a----4-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     TAKE THE GIRLS TONIGHT AND SING THIS SLEIGHING SONG

 

     E                                                                           A

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b----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

g----------------1--------------------------------------1-------------------------------------------------

d-----------------------4-----2--------------------------------4---2-------------------------------------

a------2--------------------------------2-------2-------------------------------4------------------------

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     JUST GET A BOB TAILED BAY  TWO FORTY AS HIS SPEED

 

     B                                                                                                    E          B

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b-------------------------------------------O-O-O---O------2----O------------------------------------

g----------------2---1------------------------------------------------------2------------------------------

d--------------------------------4-----------------------------------------------------4----------2--------

a-------4----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     HITCH HIM TO AN OPEN SLEIGH AND CRACK  YOU'LL TAKE THE LEAD

 

Chorus

NOTE:  In this arrangement I hold on the E chord during the lead.   

When you hear the change the chord is a D major.  It goes back to E  then D   

then B and back to the theme.