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I'll Be Home For Christmas

Anita Baker

R&B / SoulAdvanced for beginners15 chords

How to play it

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

C×○○
CdimDiagram coming soon
Dm7Diagram coming soon
G7○○○
Am×○○
A7×○○○
EdimDiagram coming soon
F
FdimDiagram coming soon
BDiagram coming soon
Am7×○○○
G○○○
D7××○
G9Diagram coming soon
G#7Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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C       Cdim     Dm7     G7 
I'll be home for Christmas 
Am     Gm6     A7   Dm7 Edim 
You can count on me 
F        Fdim   C   C/B Am7 Am7/G 
Please have snow and   mistletoe 
  D7      Dm7     G9     G7 
And presents on the tree 
C      Cdim     Dm7       G7 
Christmas Eve will find me 
C      Gm6   A7    Dm7 
Where the love light gleams 
F       Fdim    C  C/B  A7 
I'll be home for Christmas 
  D7  D7/9  Dm7  Fdim   C C/B Am7 Am7/G G#7 G7    
If   only  in my dreams 
C       Cdim     Dm7     G7 
I'll be home for Christmas 
Am     Gm6     A7   Dm7 Edim 
You can count on me 
F        Fdim   C   C/B Am7 Am7/G 
Please have snow and   mistletoe 
  D7      Dm7     G9     G7 
And presents on the tree 
C      Cdim     Dm7       G7 
Christmas Eve will find me 
C      Gm6   A7    Dm7 
Where the love light gleams 
F       Fdim    C  C/B  A7 
I'll be home for Christmas 
  D7 D7/9 Dm7 Fdim   C C/B Am7 Am7/G F Fdim G7 C7M 
If  only in my  dreams

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Chord set

C · Cdim · Dm7 · G7 · Am · A7 · Edim · F · Fdim · B · Am7 · G · D7 · G9 · G#7

Practice tip

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