What God Wants For Christmas Chords

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What God Wants For Christmas by Darius Rucker is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, Am, Dm, G, C7, F, Fm, Em, Gm and Bb. 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:  C  Am  Dm  G 

C              C7 
Old man playing Santa Claus 
F                  Fm 
Blue in a town with old Jack Frost 
         Em          Am              Dm         G 
Now he's handing out candy canes and smiles for free 
C               C7 
People scoring with their lists 
F                 Fm 
Rushing around to buy those gifts that will 
Em      Am         Dm            G 
End up wrapped up underneath the tree 
Gm                  C                F            Fm 
I'm sitting at this red light looking at a manger scene 
         Em                  Am 
Watching snowflakes kiss that baby 
      Dm        G 
And it makes me think 
             C     Am       Dm      G 
I wonder what God wants for Christmas 
C                  C7             F    Fm 
Something that you can't find in a store 
      Em       Am             Dm            Bb 
Maybe peace on earth, no more empty seats in church 
      Dm               G 
Might be what's on His wishlist 
             Fm    Bb       C 
I wonder what God wants for Christmas 

Solo:    C  Am  Dm  G  C  C7  F  Fm  Em  Am  Dm  G 

Fm          Bb      Em   Am 
What do you give someone 
Dm           G     C 
Who give His only Son 
Fm         Bb         Em 
What if we believe in Him 
    Dm             G 
Like He believes in us 
             C    Am        Dm      G 
I wonder what God wants for Christmas 
C               C7           F    Fm 
What might put a smile on His face 
      Em            Am        Dm         Bb 
Every bible with no dust, the devil given up 
     Dm        Em      Dm     G 
Might be what's on His wishlist 
             Fm    Bb         C 
I wonder what God wants for Christmas 
Gm           C                F   Fm 
What kind of gift from you and me 
     Em           Am            Dm           Bb 
More sister, more brother, more lovin' one another 
        Dm        G              F     Fm 
Yeah, I wonder, I wonder what God wants 
   Em            Am        Dm        G    C 
By now we oughta know what God wants for Christmas 

Outro:    C  Am  Dm  G  C  C7  F  Fm  Em  Am  Dm  G  C 
    	

Chord diagrams

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100 BPM Andante