Hobbies Playing Music 'The Twelve Days of Christmas' Chords Learn Christmas Songs on Guitar Share PINTEREST Email Print Betsie Van Der Meer/Getty Images Playing Music Playing Guitar Tab, Chords & Lyrics Basics Tutorials Music Education Playing Piano Home Recording By Dan Cross Dan Cross is a professional guitarist and former private instructor who has experience teaching and playing various styles of music. our editorial process Dan Cross Updated May 24, 2019 'The Twelve Days of Christmas' Chords Chords Used: D | G | A | E Get chords for other Christmas songs D A DOn the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,D G D A DA partridge in a pear tree.D A DOn the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,DTwo turtle doves,D G D A DAnd a partridge in a pear tree.D A DOn the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,DThree French hens, two turtle doves,D G D A DAnd a partridge in a pear tree.D A DOn the fourth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,DFour calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves,D G D A DAnd a partridge in a pear tree.D A DOn the fifth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,D E AFive golden rings.DFour calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves,D G D A DAnd a partridge in a pear tree.D A DOn the sixth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,DSix geese-a-laying,D E AFive golden rings.<br/>DFour calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves,D G D A DAnd a partridge in a pear tree.D A DOn the seventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,DSeven swans-a-swimming, six geese-a-laying,D E AFive golden rings.DFour calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves,D G D A DAnd a partridge in a pear tree.D A DOn the eighth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,DEight maids-a-milking, seven swans-a-swimming, six geese-a-laying,D E AFive golden rings.DFour calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves,D G D A DAnd a partridge in a pear tree.D A DOn the ninth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,DNine ladies dancing, eight maids-a-milking, seven swans-a-swimming,Six geese-a-laying,D E AFive golden rings.DFour calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves,D G D A DAnd a partridge in a pear tree.D A DOn the tenth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,DTen lords-a-leaping, nine ladies dancing, eight maids-a-milking,Seven swans-a-swimming, six geese-a-laying,D E AFive golden rings.<br/>DFour calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves,D G D A DAnd a partridge in a pear tree.D A DOn the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,DEleven pipers piping, ten lords-a-leaping, nine ladies dancing, Eight maids-a-milking, seven swans-a-swimming, six geese-a-laying,D E AFive golden rings.DFour calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves,D G D A DAnd a partridge in a pear tree.D A DOn the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,DTwelve drummers drumming, eleven pipers piping, ten lords-a-leaping,Nine ladies dancing, eight maids-a-milking, seven swans-a-swimming,Six geese-a-laying,D E AFive golden rings.DFour calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves,D G D A DAnd a partridge in a pear tree. The Twelve Days of Christmas: Lyrics Performance Tips This song sounds best when you keep the strumming simple. You have a few options: strum slowly four times per bar (all downstrokes)strum eight times per bar (down up down up)hold chords and "arpeggiate" (play one string at a time) four notes per bar