A simplified Frosty the Snowman

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Why? Because we don't play no F n' B.

Chord chart for our simplified Frosty the Snowman

Roy and Leo wanted us to sing “Frosty the Snowman,” so we found the guitar chords online and set to work learning the song. Not only is F hard (yeah, there’s an easy F but we get confused), but the chords were hard to sing to. Some guides recommend a capo for sing-alongs, but our capo was last seen somewhere in a drawer beneath thumbtacks, colored pencils, and disjointed Spiderman parts.

So, Ondine made a few adjustments to the chords. She moved everything up four, and eliminated a couple that we didn’t like or know. Then, in playing, we found that if we sing (or, “sing”) loudly enough, no one notices if we drop the two Em chords, so we blow those off, along with some others as the need arises. The song went from nine chords to six, a 33% reduction. It’s Frosty Lite, and it’s much easier for us to play and sing along to. Maybe it’ll be easier for you too. And anything that gets you playing and singing can’t be all bad.

FROSTY THE SNOWMAN
Written by Jack Rollins and Steve Nelson, ©1950
(Did you know it was originally recorded as "Frosty The Snow Man" by Gene Autry?)

CHORDS USED: G, C, D, D7, Am, A7, Em (optional)
Note: Chords you can usually get away with skipping are shown in parentheses.
Click here for our home-grown chord crib sheet

G
Frosty the Snowman

      C           G
was a jolly happy soul

       C                  G
With a corncob pipe and a button nose

        C                D7
and two eyes made out of coal.


G
Frosty the Snowman

     C               G
is a fairy tale they say

       C                    G       (Em)
He was made of snow but the children know

       C      (D7)      G
how he came to life one day.


      C
There must have been some magic in

     Am      (D7)      G
that old silk hat they found,

    D
For when they placed it on his head

       A7           D7
he began to dance around.


G
Frosty the Snowman

     C                G
was alive as he could be

         C                    G        (Em)
And the children say he could laugh and play

         C      (D)      G
just the same as you and me.


G
Thumpity thump thump, thumpity thump thump

               D7
look at Frosty go.


Thumpity thump thump, thumpity thump thump

                  G
over the hills of snow.


G
Frosty the Snowman

         C                G
knew the sun was hot that day.

      C                          G
So he said, "Let's run and we'll have some fun

      C            D7
now before I melt away."


G
Down to the village

       C                 G
with a broomstick in his hand

        C                    G       (Em)
Running here and there all around the square

        C       (D7)    G
saying "Catch me if you can."


   C
He led them down the streets of town

      Am    (D7)     G
right to the traffic cop

       D
And he only paused a moment when

   A7                 D7
he heard him holler, "Stop!"


G
Frosty the Snowman

       C            G
had to hurry on his way

       C                       G        (Em)
But he waved good-bye, saying "Don't you cry

        C      (D)      G
I'll be back again some day."


G
Thumpity thump thump, thumpity thump thump

               D7
look at Frosty go.


Thumpity thump thump, thumpity thump thump

                  G
over the hills of snow!


 Well, there you have it. A simpler, stripped-down, easier-to-play version of Frosty the Snowman, offered to you with no charge, claim, or warranty, in the hopes that it gets your family caroling as it did ours.

Happy Holidays!

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