G             D       G        C        D   G 
Now the holly bears a berry as white as the milk,  
    G    D    G                C        D   G 
And Mary bore Jesus, who was wrapped up in silk:  
    G    C    G                 C  G 
And Mary bore Jesus our Saviour to be, 
        D                 G             Am      D  G 
And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly. 
D      G 
Holly, holly, 
        D                  G             Am     D  G 
And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly. 


G             D       G        C        D   G 
Now the holly bears a berry as green as the grass, 
    G    D    G          C       D   G  
And Mary bore Jesus, who died on the cross: 
    G    C    G                 C  G 
And Mary bore Jesus our Saviour to be, 
    D                     G             Am      D  G 
And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly. 
D       G 
Holly, holly, 
        D                  G            Am      D  G 
And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly. 


G             D       G        C        D   G 
Now the holly bears a berry as black as the coal, 
    G    D    G          C        D   G 
And Mary bore Jesus, who died for us all: 
    G    C    G                 C  G 
And Mary bore Jesus our Saviour to be, 
    D                     G             Am      D  G 
And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly. 
D       G 
Holly, holly, 
        D                  G            Am      D  G 
And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly. 


G             D       G         C        D   G 
Now the holly bears a berry, as blood it is red, 
      G    D      G            C          D   G 
Then trust we our Saviour, who rose from the dead: 
    G    C    G                 C  G 
And Mary bore Jesus our Saviour to be, 
    D                     G             Am      D  G 
And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly. 
D       G 
Holly, holly, 
        D                  G            Am      D  G 
And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly.