Biography:
The fourth of seven children, John Royce Mathis was born on September 30, 1935 in Gilmer, TX to Clem and Mildred Mathis. As a small boy, the family moved to Post Street in San Francisco. It was there that he learned an appreciation of music from his father who taught him his first song, “My Blue Heaven”. At age eight, his father purchased an old upright piano for $25. When he brought it home, it wouldn’t fit through the front door. So that evening
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Other songs:
- A Time For Us
- Fly Me To The Moon
- It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
- Somewhere
- The Twelfth Of Never
- When A Child Is Born
- The Sweetheart Tree
- A Certain Smile
- An Affair To Remember
- Chances Are
- Gina
- Its Begining To Look A Lot Like Christmas
- Its Not For Me To Say
- Its The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
- Midnight Cowboy
- My Love For You
- Sleigh Ride
- The Last Time I Felt Like This
- Touch The Wind
- Whatll I Do
- Winter Wonderland
- Wonderful Wonderful
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Winter Wonderland:Johnny Mathis.
Top of the charts in 1958.
INTRO: A7 Em7 A A7 Bm7 A D
#1.
D
Sleigh bells ring, are you listenin'?
A
In the lane, snow is glistening.
A7 Em7 A A7
A beautiful sight, we're happy tonight,
Bm7 A D
walking in a Winter Wonderland.
#2.
D A
Gone away is the blue bird..here to stay
is the new bird.
A7 Em7 A A7
He's singing our song, as we go along,
Bm7 A D
Walking in a Winter Wonderland.
CHORUS:
F# B F#
In the meadow we can build a snowman,
F# B F#
then pretend that he is Parson Brown.
A D A
He'll say, 'Are you married?', We'll say' 'No man..
A7 E A
But you can do the job when you're in town.'
#3.
D A
Later on, we'll conspire, as we dream by the fire..
A7 Em7 A A7
to face unafraid, the plans that we made,
Bm7 A D
walking in a Winter Wonderland.
INTRO: A7 Em7 A A7 Bm7 A D
CHORUS:
F# B F#
In the meadow we can build a snowman..
F# B F#
and pretend that he's a circus clown.
A D A
We'll have lots of fun with Mr. Snowman..
A7 E A
until the other kiddies knock him down.
#4.
D
When it snows, ain't it thrillin'..
A
though your nose gets a chillin'.
A7 Em7 A A7
We'll frolic and play, the Eskimo way..
Bm7 A D
walking in a Winter Wonderland.
OUTRO:
Bm7 A D
walking in a Winter Wonderland.
Bm7 A D
walking in a Winter Wonderland.(Fade.)
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
Top of the charts in 1958.
INTRO: A7 Em7 A A7 Bm7 A D
#1.
D
Sleigh bells ring, are you listenin'?
A
In the lane, snow is glistening.
A7 Em7 A A7
A beautiful sight, we're happy tonight,
Bm7 A D
walking in a Winter Wonderland.
#2.
D A
Gone away is the blue bird..here to stay
is the new bird.
A7 Em7 A A7
He's singing our song, as we go along,
Bm7 A D
Walking in a Winter Wonderland.
CHORUS:
F# B F#
In the meadow we can build a snowman,
F# B F#
then pretend that he is Parson Brown.
A D A
He'll say, 'Are you married?', We'll say' 'No man..
A7 E A
But you can do the job when you're in town.'
#3.
D A
Later on, we'll conspire, as we dream by the fire..
A7 Em7 A A7
to face unafraid, the plans that we made,
Bm7 A D
walking in a Winter Wonderland.
INTRO: A7 Em7 A A7 Bm7 A D
CHORUS:
F# B F#
In the meadow we can build a snowman..
F# B F#
and pretend that he's a circus clown.
A D A
We'll have lots of fun with Mr. Snowman..
A7 E A
until the other kiddies knock him down.
#4.
D
When it snows, ain't it thrillin'..
A
though your nose gets a chillin'.
A7 Em7 A A7
We'll frolic and play, the Eskimo way..
Bm7 A D
walking in a Winter Wonderland.
OUTRO:
Bm7 A D
walking in a Winter Wonderland.
Bm7 A D
walking in a Winter Wonderland.(Fade.)
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
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