Christmas Time Is Here

Anita Baker

R&B / SoulAdvanced 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

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D9Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
               
 
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.