Run Rudolph Run - Chuck Berry
Composers: Credited variously Berry or Berry,Marks
Original Key: C
This number reminds me of Little Queenie.
There is slight difference between the first line of the choruses.There is a change to F in the first chorus
which is missing in later ones. The F in these is in brackets.
[Intro]
C F9 C C7
F C
Out of all the reindeers you know you're the mastermind
G C
Run, run Rudolph, Randolph ain't too far behind
{ CHORUS }
C F C
Run, run Rudolph, Santa's got to make it to town
F C
Santa make him hurry, tell him he can take the freeway down
G C
Run, run Rudolph 'cause I'm reelin' like a merry-go-round
[Verse 1]
C F C
Said Santa to a boy child "What have you been longing for?"
F C
"All I want for Christmas is a Rock and Roll electric guitar"
G C
And then away went Rudolph a-whizzing like a shooting star
{ CHORUS }
C ( F ) C
Run, run Rudolph, Santa's got to make it to town
F C
Santa make him hurry, tell him he can take the freeway down
G C
Run, run Rudolph reelin' like a merry-go-round
[Instrumental]
C F C G C G7
{ CHORUS }
C ( F ) C
Run, run Rudolph, Santa's got to make it to town
F C
Santa make him hurry, tell him he can take the freeway down
G C
Run, run Rudolph I'm reelin' like a merry-go-round
[Verse 2]
C F C
Said Santa to a girl child "What would please you most to get?"
F C
"A little baby doll that can cry, sleep, drink and wet"
G C
And then away went Rudolph a whizzing like a Sabrejet
{ CHORUS }
C ( F ) C
Run, run Rudolph, Santa's got to make it to town
F C
Santa make him hurry, tell him he can take the freeway down
G C
Run, run Rudolph I'm reelin' like a merry-go-round
[Outro]
C7 F7 C7
Chords provided by Moselele
[E] Run Run Rudolph, [A] Santa’s gotta make it to [E] town
[A] Santa make him hurry, tell him he can take the freeway [E] down
[B] Run run Rudolph, I’m [A] reelin’ like a merry-go-[E]round
Said [E] Santa to a boy child, [A] “What have you been longing [E] for?”
“Well [A] all I want for Christmas is a rock’n’roll electric [E] guitar”
[B] Then away went Rudoph, [A] wizzin’ like a shooting [E] star
[E] Run Run Rudolph, [A] Santa’s gotta make it to [E] town
[A] Santa make him hurry, tell him he can take the freeway [E] down
[B] Run run Rudolph, I’m [A] reelin’ like a merry-go-[E]round
[E] [A] [E]
[A] [E]
[B] [A] [E]
[E] Run Run Rudolph, [A] Santa’s gotta make it to [E] town
[A] Santa make him hurry, tell him he can take the freeway [E] down
[B] Run run Rudolph, I’m [A] reelin’ like a merry-go-[E]round
Said [E] Santa to a girl child, [A] “What’d please you most to [E] get?”
“A [A] little baby doll that could cry, sleep, drink and [E] wet”
[B] Then away went Rudolph, [A] wizzin’ like a Sabre [E] jet
[E] Run Run Rudolph, [A] Santa’s gotta make it to [E] town
[A] Santa make him hurry, tell him he can take the freeway [E] down
[B] Run run Rudolph, I’m [A] reelin’ like a merry-go-[E]round
Said [E] Santa to a boy child, [A] “What have you been longing [E] for?”
“Well [A] all I want for Christmas is a rock’n’roll electric [E] guitar”
[B] Then away went Rudoph, [A] wizzin’ like a shooting [E] star
[E] Run Run Rudolph, [A] Santa’s gotta make it to [E] town
[A] Santa make him hurry, tell him he can take the freeway [E] down
[B] Run run Rudolph, I’m [A] reelin’ like a merry-go-[E]-round
