Little Drummer Boy Chords & Guitar Lesson

 

Welcome to my Little Drummer Boy chords and guitar lesson. This is a wonderful Christmas Classic but unfortunately it is still under copyright is not included in my Christmas Classics Course.

But don’t worry, this song is very simple and uses only G open chords so it’s great for beginners.

Little Drummer Boy Chords:

 

Little Drummer Boy Strumming Patterns:

Easy Strumming:
1 2 3 4
DDDD

Strumming:
1 2 3 + 4+
D D D U DU

Little DRummer Boy Chord Chart

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Verse:
  G               G                |C                     G|    G
Come they told me, pa rum pum pum pum
G                        G                      |C                     G|    G
   Our new born King to see, pa rum pum pum pum
D                   D                          |G                     D|    D
   Our finest gifts we bring, pa rum pum pum pum
D                 D                        |G                      C|
    To lay before the King, pa rum pum pum pum
  |C                      G|  |G                      D|   D
 Rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum
  G        G                   |C                      G|  G    |D            G|   G
For to honor Him, pa rum pum pum pum,      when we come

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Verse:
  G       G          |C                  G|    G  
Little Baby, pa rum pa pum pum
G             G                        |C                 G|    G  
   I am a poor boy too, pa rum pa pum pum
D                  D                      |G                  D|    D
    I have no gift to bring, pa rum pa pum pum
D                 D                        |G                      C|
    To lay before the King, pa rum pum pum pum
|C                     G|    |G                     D|   D
Rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum
  G         G                      |C                 G|    G
Shall I play for you, pa rum pa pum pum,
|D           G|    G
On my drum?

Verse:
  G      G               |C                  G|    G  
Mary nodded, pa rum pa pum pum
G                    G                            |C                 G|    G  
  The ox and lamb kept time, pa rum pa pum pum
D                       D                         |G                  D|    D 
   I played my drums for Him, pa rum pa pum pum
D                     D                       |G                 C|
  I played my best for Him, pa rum pa pum pum
|C                   G|   |G                   D|   D
Rum pa pum pum, rum pa pum pum
   G             G                     |C                  G|   G
Then He smiled at me, pa rum pa pum pum
|D                  G|    G
Me and my drum
|D                  G|    G
Me and my drum
|D                  G|    G
Me and my drum

This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.

 

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