Here It Is Christmastime Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays448

Here It Is Christmastime by Rhett Miller is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, D, D7, G7 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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G
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G        
When we are born we are swaddled and snuggled 
        C 
whispered to, fussed over, tickled, and cuddled. 
        G                               D                               G 
When we grow up, things get muddled. And here it is Christmastime. 

        G 
Will you stop by for a piece of delicious 
        C 
peach pie while I tell you my yuletide wishes? 
        G                               D                               G 
You can help me do the dishes. ‘Cause here it is Christmastime. 

        C 
We all want someone 
        G 
who will love and hold us 
        D       D7 
to curl up alongside 
                        G       G7 
when nights are the coldest. 
                C                               G / F / C 
We all want someone who will hug us and kiss us. 
        G       D       C 
All I want is you for Christmas 

C / G / D / D7 / G / G7 / C / G / F / C 

        G 
Let us examine the holiday spirit. 
        C 
Let the small kids sing so we can all hear it. 
        G                               D                               G 
Light up a fire and pull a chair near it. ‘Cause here it is Christmastime. 

        C 
We all want someone 
        G 
who will love and hold us 
        D       D7 
to curl up alongside 
                        G       G7 
when nights are the coldest. 
                C                               G / F / C 
We all want someone who will hug us and kiss us. 
        G       D       C 
All I want is you for Christmas 
        G       D       C 
All I want is you for Christmas 
        G       D       C 
All I want is you for Christmas 
    	

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