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Because Its Christmas Time

Buck Owens

RockMedium for beginners4 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

C×
G7
F
D7××

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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verse 1 
C                   G7 
Now is the time for sleigh bells to ring 
G7                  C 
Now is the time for children to sing 
C                         F 
Now is the time for White Christmas from Bing 
C            G7        C 
Because it's Christmas time 
 
verse 2 
C                  G7 
Now is the time to hang mistletoe 
G7                 C 
Now is the time to run through the snow 
C                      F 
Now is the time to see old Rudolph's Nose 
C            G7        C 
Because it's Christmas time 
 
Bridge 
G7                  C 
Christmas time is a coming 
G7              C 
Santa's not far away 
C   G7                  C 
You can almost hear his ho ho ho 
C       D7              G7 
And the jingling of his sleigh 
 
verse 3 
C                         G7 
Now is the time Christmas stories we will tell 
G7                        C 
Now is the time hang your stocking on the nail 
C                      F 
Now is the time let us sing Jingle Bells 
C            G7        C 
Because it's Christmas time 
 
Bridge 
G7                  C 
Christmas time is a coming 
G7              C 
Santa's not far away 
C   G7                  C 
You can almost hear his ho ho ho 
C       D7              G7 
And the jingling of his sleigh 
 
verse 3 
C                         G7 
Now is the time Christmas stories we will tell 
G7                        C 
Now is the time hang your stocking on the nail 
C                      F 
Now is the time let us sing Jingle Bells 
C            G7        C 
Because it's Christmas time 
          
 

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Chord set

C · G7 · F · D7

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.