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Christmas Time Is Here

Barry Manilow

RockAdvanced for beginners8 chords

How to play it

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

C#m7Diagram coming soon
F#mDiagram coming soon
Bm×
Bm7Diagram coming soon
E○○○
D9Diagram coming soon
A×○○
E7○○○○

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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C#m7            A7M D7M   C#m7             A7M  D7M    
Christmas time  is  here,       happness  and cheer 
A7M         F#m  Bm           Bm7 
Fun for all that children    call 
Bm7/E  D9         Dm6  Bm5-/7 A7M/9 
Their fav'rite    time  of   year 
C#m7             A7M D7M C#m7      A7M   D7M    
Snowflakes  in   the air,     carols ev'rywhere 
A7M         F#m Bm       Bm7 
Olden times and ancient rhymes  
Bm7/E  D9       Dm6  Bm5-/7  A7M/9 
Of   love and dreams  to  share 
  A         A7M F#m D7M   A    A7M  F#m  D7M    
Sleigh bells in the air;    beauty  ev'rywhere 
 A       A7M C#m5-/7 F#m 
Yuletide by   the     fireside  
    D9   Bm5-/7   Dm6    E7 
And joyful mem'ries there 
C#m7             A7M D7M    C#m7            A7M  D7M    
Christmas  time  is  here;  fam'lies be drawing near 
A7M          F#m  Bm     Bm7 
Oh, that we could always see  
Bm7/E D9      Dm6   Bm5-/7 A7M/9 
Such spirit through  the  year

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Chord set

C#m7 · F#m · Bm · Bm7 · E · D9 · A · E7

Practice tip

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