Jingle Bells
By James Lord Pierpont, Traditional
Verse 1
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Dashing through the snow, in a one-horse open 
C
sleigh,
Am
O'er the fields we 
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go, laughing all the 
G
way.
G
Bells on bob-tails ring, making spirits 
C
bright,
What 
Am
fun it is to 
D
ride and sing a 
D7
sleighing song to
G
night. 
D7
Oh!
Chorus
G
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle 
C
all the 
G
way!
C
Oh what fun it 
G
is to ride
In a 
A7
one-horse open 
D7
sleigh, hey!
G
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle 
C
all the 
G
way!
C
Oh what fun it 
G
is to ride
In a 
D7
one-horse open 
G
sleigh
Verse 2
A 
G
day or two ago, I thought I'd take a 
C
ride
And 
Am
soon Miss Fanny 
D7
Bright was seated by my 
G
side
The 
G
horse was lean and lank, misfortune seemed his 
C
lot
We 
Am
ran into a 
D
drifted bank and 
D7
there we got up
G
sot. 
D7
Oh!
Chorus *
G
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle 
C
all the 
G
way!
C
Oh what fun it 
G
is to ride
In a 
A7
one-horse open 
D7
sleigh, hey!
G
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle 
C
all the 
G
way!
C
Oh what fun it 
G
is to ride
In a 
D7
one-horse open 
G
sleigh
Verse 3
A 
G
day or two ago, the story I must 
C
tell
I w
Am
ent out on the s
D7
now and on my back I f
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ell
A gent was riding by in a one-horse open s
C
leigh
He l
Am
aughed at me a
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s I there lay b
D7
ut quickly drove a
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way.  O
D7
h!
Chorus *
G
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle 
C
all the 
G
way!
C
Oh what fun it 
G
is to ride
In a 
A7
one-horse open 
D7
sleigh, hey!
G
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle 
C
all the 
G
way!
C
Oh what fun it 
G
is to ride
In a 
D7
one-horse open 
G
sleigh
Verse
G
Now the ground is white, go it while you're 
C
young
Am
Take the girls a
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long and sing this sleighing 
G
song
Just 
G
bet a bobtailed bay, two forty as his 
C
speed
Am
Hitch him to an 
D
open sleigh and 
D7
crack! you'll take the 
G
lead. 
D7
Oh!
Chorus *
G
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle 
C
all the 
G
way!
C
Oh what fun it 
G
is to ride
In a 
A7
one-horse open 
D7
sleigh, hey!
G
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle 
C
all the 
G
way!
C
Oh what fun it 
G
is to ride
In a 
D7
one-horse open 
G
sleigh
Chorus Alt
G
Jingle bells, Batman smells, Robin 
C
 laid an 
G
egg!
C
The Bat Mobile 
G
lost a wheel
And the 
A7
Joker got a
D7
way!
G
Jingle bells, Batman smells, Robin 
C
 laid an 
G
egg!
C
The Bat Mobile 
G
lost a wheel
And the 
D7
Joker got a
G
way!