Because Its Christmas Time Chords
by Buck Owens
Because Its Christmas Time by Buck Owens is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G7, F and D7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
verse 1
C G7
Now is the time for sleigh bells to ring
G7 C
Now is the time for children to sing
C F
Now is the time for White Christmas from Bing
C G7 C
Because it's Christmas time
verse 2
C G7
Now is the time to hang mistletoe
G7 C
Now is the time to run through the snow
C F
Now is the time to see old Rudolph's Nose
C G7 C
Because it's Christmas time
Bridge
G7 C
Christmas time is a coming
G7 C
Santa's not far away
C G7 C
You can almost hear his ho ho ho
C D7 G7
And the jingling of his sleigh
verse 3
C G7
Now is the time Christmas stories we will tell
G7 C
Now is the time hang your stocking on the nail
C F
Now is the time let us sing Jingle Bells
C G7 C
Because it's Christmas time
Bridge
G7 C
Christmas time is a coming
G7 C
Santa's not far away
C G7 C
You can almost hear his ho ho ho
C D7 G7
And the jingling of his sleigh
verse 3
C G7
Now is the time Christmas stories we will tell
G7 C
Now is the time hang your stocking on the nail
C F
Now is the time let us sing Jingle Bells
C G7 C
Because it's Christmas time