If We Make It Through December Chords

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If We Make It Through December by Merle Haggard is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Bb. It uses the chords Bb, F, F7, Gm7, C7 and Eb. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Bb
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16
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                        Bb                                     F
If We Make It Through December ev'rything's gonna be alright I know;
             F7          Gm7                        C7              F
It's the coldest time of winter and I shiver when I see the falling snow;
      F7                Bb
If We Make It Through December,
                                   F
Got plans to be a warmer town come summer time;
      F7       Gm7
Maybe even California,
C7    Gm7               C7               F
If We Make It Through December, we'll be fine;
                           Gm7
Got laid off down at the fact'ry
C7        Gm7                 C7           F
And their timing's not the greatest in the world;
           F7       Gm7           C7          Gm7          C7                 F
Heaven knows I been working hard, wanted Christmas to be right for daddy's girl;
F7                     Bb
I don't mean to hate December,
                                   F
It's meant to be the happy time of year;
       F7                Gm7                              C7            F
And my little girl don't understand why daddy can't afford no Christmas here;
                        Bb                                     F
If We Make It Through December ev'rything's gonna be alright I know;
             F7          Gm7                        C7              F
It's the coldest time of winter and I shiver when I see the falling snow;
      F7                Bb
If We Make It Through December,
                                   F
Got plans to be a warmer town come summer time;
      F7       Gm7
Maybe even California,
C7    Gm7               C7               F           Eb  Bb  F
If We Make It Through December, we'll be fine.
    	

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