Artist: Woody Guthrie
[VERSE 1]
[C]How many nights for [F]Hanukkah?
[C]Happy [G]joyous [C]Hanukkah
[C]Nights and days, [F]days and nights,
[C]Happy [G]joyous [C]Hanukkah
[CHORUS]
[F]Eight are the nights of [C]Hanukkah
[G]Happy joyous [C]Hanukkah
[F]Eight are the days, and [C]eight are the nights
[G]Happy joyous [C]Hanukkah
[VERSE 2]
[C]How many candles [F]do I light?
[C]Happy [G]joyous [C]Hanukkah
[C]Eight are the candles [F]you should light
For a [C]happy [G]joyous [C]Hanukkah
[CHORUS]
[F]Eight are the nights of [C]Hanukkah
[G]Happy joyous [C]Hanukkah
[F]Eight are the days, and [C]eight are the nights
[G]Happy joyous [C]Hanukkah
[VERSE 3]
[C]One for Moses [F]on the mount
[C]Happy [G]joyous [C]Hanukkah
[C]Two for the mother and [F]father love
[C]Happy [G]joyous [C]Hanukkah
[CHORUS]
[F]Eight are the nights of [C]Hanukkah
[G]Happy joyous [C]Hanukkah
[F]Eight are the days, and [C]eight are the nights
[G]Happy joyous [C]Hanukkah
[VERSE 4]
[C]Three for the books that [F]Ezra taught
[C]Happy [G]joyous [C]Hanukkah
[C]Four’s for the Hebrew[F] children
[C]Happy [G]joyous [C]Hanukkah
[CHORUS]
[F]Eight are the nights of [C]Hanukkah
[G]Happy joyous [C]Hanukkah
[F]Eight are the days, and [C]eight are the nights
[G]Happy joyous [C]Hanukkah
[VERSE 5]
[C]Five for the brothers [F]Maccabee
[C]Happy [G]joyous [C]Hanukkah
[C]Six for the tricks that the [F]kings did play
[C]Happy [G]joyous [C]Hanukkah
[CHORUS]
[F]Eight are the nights of [C]Hanukkah
[G]Happy joyous [C]Hanukkah
[F]Eight are the days, and [C]eight are the nights
[G]Happy joyous [C]Hanukkah
[VERSE 6]
[C]Seven for the sons of [F]Hannah that died
[C]Not so [G]happy [C]Hanukkah
[C]Eight for the new-built [F]altar-place
[C]Happy [G]joyous [C]Hanukkah
[CHORUS]
[F]Eight are the nights of [C]Hanukkah
[G]Happy joyous [C]Hanukkah
[F]Eight are the days, and [C]eight are the nights
[G]Happy joyous [C]Hanukkah
[VERSE 7]
[C]Nine is the light of [F]God that shines
[C]Happy [G]joyous [C]Hanukkah
[C]Around this whole wide [F]world tonight
[C]Happy [G]joyous [C]Hanukkah
[BRIDGE]
[F]Nine is for God’s light that shines
[F]Eight for the new-built altar-place
[F]Seven for the sons of Hannah that died
[F]Six for kings and the tricks they tried
[C]Five for the brothers Maccabee
[C]Four for the Hebrew children
[C]Three for the books that Ezra taught
[C]Two for the father and mother love
[C]One for Moses on the mount
[CHORUS]
[F]Eight are the nights of [C]Hanukkah
[G]Happy joyous [C]Hanukkah
[F]Eight are the days, and [C]eight are the nights
[G]Happy joyous [C]Hanukkah
[C]How many nights for [F]Hanukkah?
[C]Happy [G]joyous [C]Hanukkah
[C]Nights and days, [F]days and nights,
[C]Happy [G]joyous [C]Hanukkah
[CHORUS]
[F]Eight are the nights of [C]Hanukkah
[G]Happy joyous [C]Hanukkah
[F]Eight are the days, and [C]eight are the nights
[G]Happy joyous [C]Hanukkah
[VERSE 2]
[C]How many candles [F]do I light?
[C]Happy [G]joyous [C]Hanukkah
[C]Eight are the candles [F]you should light
For a [C]happy [G]joyous [C]Hanukkah
[CHORUS]
[F]Eight are the nights of [C]Hanukkah
[G]Happy joyous [C]Hanukkah
[F]Eight are the days, and [C]eight are the nights
[G]Happy joyous [C]Hanukkah
[VERSE 3]
[C]One for Moses [F]on the mount
[C]Happy [G]joyous [C]Hanukkah
[C]Two for the mother and [F]father love
[C]Happy [G]joyous [C]Hanukkah
[CHORUS]
[F]Eight are the nights of [C]Hanukkah
[G]Happy joyous [C]Hanukkah
[F]Eight are the days, and [C]eight are the nights
[G]Happy joyous [C]Hanukkah
[VERSE 4]
[C]Three for the books that [F]Ezra taught
[C]Happy [G]joyous [C]Hanukkah
[C]Four’s for the Hebrew[F] children
[C]Happy [G]joyous [C]Hanukkah
[CHORUS]
[F]Eight are the nights of [C]Hanukkah
[G]Happy joyous [C]Hanukkah
[F]Eight are the days, and [C]eight are the nights
[G]Happy joyous [C]Hanukkah
[VERSE 5]
[C]Five for the brothers [F]Maccabee
[C]Happy [G]joyous [C]Hanukkah
[C]Six for the tricks that the [F]kings did play
[C]Happy [G]joyous [C]Hanukkah
[CHORUS]
[F]Eight are the nights of [C]Hanukkah
[G]Happy joyous [C]Hanukkah
[F]Eight are the days, and [C]eight are the nights
[G]Happy joyous [C]Hanukkah
[VERSE 6]
[C]Seven for the sons of [F]Hannah that died
[C]Not so [G]happy [C]Hanukkah
[C]Eight for the new-built [F]altar-place
[C]Happy [G]joyous [C]Hanukkah
[CHORUS]
[F]Eight are the nights of [C]Hanukkah
[G]Happy joyous [C]Hanukkah
[F]Eight are the days, and [C]eight are the nights
[G]Happy joyous [C]Hanukkah
[VERSE 7]
[C]Nine is the light of [F]God that shines
[C]Happy [G]joyous [C]Hanukkah
[C]Around this whole wide [F]world tonight
[C]Happy [G]joyous [C]Hanukkah
[BRIDGE]
[F]Nine is for God’s light that shines
[F]Eight for the new-built altar-place
[F]Seven for the sons of Hannah that died
[F]Six for kings and the tricks they tried
[C]Five for the brothers Maccabee
[C]Four for the Hebrew children
[C]Three for the books that Ezra taught
[C]Two for the father and mother love
[C]One for Moses on the mount
[CHORUS]
[F]Eight are the nights of [C]Hanukkah
[G]Happy joyous [C]Hanukkah
[F]Eight are the days, and [C]eight are the nights
[G]Happy joyous [C]Hanukkah
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