{title: I wish it could be Christmas everyday}
{artist: Wizzard}
{time: 12/8}
{tempo: 141}
{key: D}
{duration: 4:55}
{composer: Roy Wood}
{lyricist: Roy Wood}
{year: 1973}
{meta: author FWieP, 2026-09-05}
{meta: url https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oF2j8BB5mYo}
{comment: %{time} Swing, %{tempo} BPM}
{comment: Key: %{key}}
{start_of_part: Intro}
[D] [E7][*-][A7]
Are you ready, children? Yeah!
{end_of_part}
{start_of_abc: Verse}
X:1
M:12/8
L:1/8
K:D
Q:"Swing" 3/8=141
%%%scale 1.5
A2B | "D"A3 G3 F3 G2A- | A3 z3 z3 d2e | "G"d3 c3 B3 c2d- | d3 z3 z6 |
{end_of_abc}
{start_of_verse: Verse 1}
When the [D]snowman brings the snow,
Well, he [G]just might like to know
He's put a [D]great big smile
[Bm]on somebody's [E]face [A7]
If you [D]jump into your bed,
Quickly [G]cover up your [Em]head
Don't you [D]lock the doors, you know that
[A]sweet Santa Claus is on the [C]way [D]
{end_of_verse}
{start_of_abc: Chorus}
X:1
M:12/8
L:1/8
K:E
Q:"Swing" 3/8=141
%%%scale 1.5
E3 F3 | "E"G3 A3 G3 F2E- | E2F- F3 E3 =D3 | "A"=D6 C6 | z12 |
{end_of_abc}
{start_of_chorus: Chorus 1}
{key: E}
Well, I [E]wish it could be Christmas every [A]day
When the [B]kids start singing and the band begins to [E]play [B]
Oh, I [E]wish it could be Christmas every [A]day [F#m]
Let the [A]bells - ring [B]out - for [A]Christmas [E]
{end_of_chorus}
{start_of_part: Link 1}
[A]
{end_of_part}
{key: D}
{start_of_verse: Verse 2}
When we're [D]skating in the park,
If the [G]storm cloud paints it dark
Then your [D]rosy cheeks going to
[Bm]Light my merry [E]way [A7]
Now the [D]frosticles appear
And they've [G]frozen up my [Em]beard
So we'll [D]lie by the fire 'til the
[A]sleep simply melts them all a[C]way [D]
{end_of_verse}
{chorus: Chorus 2}
{key: D}
{start_of_part: Instrumental}
[Bm7] [E7] [A] [Amaj7]
[Bm7] [Dm7] [A] [A]
{comment: horns}
[D] [D] [G] [G]
[A7b9] [A7b9]
{end_of_part}
{start_of_verse: Verse 3}
When the [D]snowman brings the snow (snowman brings the snow)
Well, he [G]just might like to know (just might like to know)
He's put a [D]great big smile
[Bm]on somebody's [E]face [A7]
So if [D]Santa brings that sleigh (Santa brings that sleigh)
All a[G]long the Milky [Em]Way (long the Milky Way)
I'll sign my [D]name on the roof top in the
[A]snow, then he may decide to [C]stay [D]
{end_of_verse}
{chorus: Chorus 3}
{start_of_part: Link 2}
[D] Okay, you lot, [B7]take it!
{end_of_part}
{chorus: Chorus 4}
{start_of_part: Finale}
{comment: slow}
Why don't you [Amaj7]give your [B]love for [A]Christmas? [E]
{end_of_part}
{start_of_abc: Outtro}
X:1
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:E
Q:1/4=141
%%%scale 1.5
Bc | "E"B2 A2 G2 AB- | B4 z2 Bc | B2 c2 d2 ec- | "A/E"c4 z2 :|
{end_of_abc}
{start_of_part: Outro, repeat}
{comment: bells, a capella}
When the [E]snowman brings the snow
When the [E]snowman brings the [A/E]snow
{end_of_part}