Christmas Time At Grandmas House Chords

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Christmas Time At Grandmas House by Bobby Bare is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G7, C7 and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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C
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  			C                                                    G7 
Kin folks come and children by the dozen a big happy family 
                                                                       C 
Lots of handshakes how have you been as we gather around the Christmas tree 
                                                 C7                  F 
Uncle Joe’s gotta gift hid out by the woodshed a place grandma can’t see 
                                C 
Little Jim’s gotta a train from old Saint Nick 
    G7                     C 
The twins are on grandpa’s knee 

                                                                   G7 
Grandma’s been up since before daylight cooking up those Christmas treats 
                                                               C 
Makes my mouth water I just can’t wait for all the grownups to eat 
                                            C7                        F 
When I got caught trying to steal me a bite grandma shook her fist at me 
                      C                  G7               C 
Billy Bob’s under the mistletoe he’s got plans for Martha McGee 

     F                                                         C 
It’s Christmas time at grandma’s house and something smells so sweet 
                                                                        G7 
There’s turkey and dressing and mashed potatoes apple pie and black eye peas 
        F                                            C 
It’s my very favorite day of all no place I’d rather be 
                                                       G7           C 
There’s nothing like Christmas at grandma’s house down home in Tennessee 

                                                             G7 
There’s stockings hung by the fireplace and a homemade holly reef 
                                                        C 
An angel topped the Christmas tree still watches faithfully 
                                  C7              F 
Then grandpa asks the blessing in his old fashion way 
                 C                  G7                C 
Thankful for the Savior’s birth and another Christmas day 

     F                                                         C 
It’s Christmas time at grandma’s house and something smells so sweet 
                                                                        G7 
There’s turkey and dressing and mashed potatoes apple pie and black eye peas 
        F                                            C 
It’s my very favorite day of all no place I’d rather be 
                                                       G7           C 
There’s nothing like Christmas at grandma’s house down home in Tennessee 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante