I'll Be Home For Christmas Chords

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I'll Be Home For Christmas by Bing Crosby is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, Cm, G, E7, Am7, D7, Bbdim, Em and A7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			INTRO: PLAY INSTRUMENTALLY 
 
(C) I'll be (Cm) home for (G) Christ (E7) mas  
    
If (Am7) only (D7) in my (G) dreams (D7) 
 
 
VERSE ONE / VOCALS 
 
(G) I'll be (Bbdim) home for (Am7) Christ (D7) mas  
 
(G) You can (E7) plan on (Am7) me (E7). 
 
(C) Please have (D7) snow and (G) mistle (Em) toe  
        
and (A7) presents on the (Am7) tree (D7)  
 
VERSE TWO 
 
(G)Christmas (Bbdim) Eve will (Am7) find (D7)  me  
 
(G) Where the (E7) love light (Am7) gleams (E7) 
 
(C) I'll  be (Cm) home for (G) Christ (E7) mas  
      
If  (A7) only (D7) in  my (G) dreams (D7). 
 
 
INSTRUMENTAL : PLAY OVER VERSE ONE 
            
(G) I'll be (Bbdim) home for (Am7) Christ (D7) mas  
 
(G) You can (E7) plan on (Am7) me (E7). 
 
(C) Please have (D7) snow and (G) mistle (Em) toe  
        
and (A7) presents on the (Am7) tree (D7).  
 
 
VERSE TWO / VOCALS  
 
(G)Christmas (Bbdim) Eve will (Am7) find (D7) me  
 
(G) Where the (E7) love light (Am7) gleams (E7) 
 
(C) I'll  be (Cm) home for (G) Christ (E7) mas  
      
If  (A7) only (D7) in  my (G) dreams (D7). 
    	

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