Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Guitar Chords & Lyrics

“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” is a Christmas song by Johnny Marks, published in 1949. It is based on a 1939 story of the same name published by the Montgomery Ward Company. The song tells the story of a reindeer named Rudolph, who has a red nose. The other reindeer initially ridicules Rudolph, but he eventually proves helpful when his nose helps Santa Claus guide his sleigh through a foggy night.

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Guitar Chords

 
[Intro]
         C          Bm7        Am7         G
You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen
C         Bm7       Am7        G
Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen
Em           A
But do you recall
         A7                 D7
The most famous reindeer of all
 
[Chorus]
G
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
                 D
Had a very shiny nose
D
And if you ever saw it
                      G
You would even say it glows
G
All of the other reindeer
                           D
Used to laugh and call him names
D
They never let poor Rudolph
                     G
Play in any reindeer games
 
[Bridge]
C              G
Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Am7   D7      G
Santa came to say
D
Rudolph with your nose so bright
A7                 D7
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight
 
[Outro]
G
Then how the reindeer loved him
                         D
As they shouted out with glee
D
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
                  G
You'll go down in history

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Ukulele Chords

Verse 1:
         C          Bm7        Am7         G
You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen
C         Bm7       Am7        G
Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen
Em           A
But do you recall
         A7                 D7
The most famous reindeer of all
 
Chorus:
G
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
                 D
Had a very shiny nose
D
And if you ever saw it
                      G
You would even say it glows
G
All of the other reindeer
                           D
Used to laugh and call him names
D
They never let poor Rudolph
                     G
Play in any reindeer games
 
Verse 2:
C              G
Then one foggy Christmas Eve
C             G
Santa came to say
D
Rudolph with your nose so bright
A7                 D7
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight
 
Outro:
G
Then how the reindeer loved him
                         D
As they shouted out with glee
D
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
                  G
You'll go down in history

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Lyrics

You know Dasher, and Dancer, and
Prancer, and Vixen,
Comet, and Cupid, and
Donder and Blitzen
But do you recall
The most famous reindeer of all

Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer
had a very shiny nose
and if you ever saw it
you would even say it glows.

All of the other reindeer
used to laugh and call him names
They never let poor Rudolph
play in any reindeer games.

Then one foggy Christmas eve
Santa came to say:
“Rudolph with your nose so bright,
won’t you guide my sleigh tonight?”

Then all the reindeer loved him
as they shouted out with glee,
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer,
you’ll go down in history!

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Song Details

The song was first recorded by Gene Autry in 1949 and reached number one on the Billboard charts in the United States that same year.

It has since become one of the most popular Christmas songs ever, having been covered by many artists, including Bing Crosby, The Andrews Sisters, and Mariah Carey.

The song has also been adapted into a television special, a movie, and a Broadway musical. The television special first aired in 1964 is widespread and often shown during Christmas.