Chords for Brook Benton - This Time of the Year (When Christmas is Near) Mercury Records 1959
Tempo:
98.3 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
A
D
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Christmas always comes this time of the year.
[Bb]
[G]
[C] Little girls [Cm] and little boys
[G] dream of [A] worlds full of [A] toys
[D]
this time of the year.
When Christmas [G]
is near,
[Dm] [C]
evergreens [Ab]
[Cm] are snowy white.
[G]
Sleigh bells ring [A]
through the [D] night
this time of the year.
When [G] Christmas is near.
[Dm] And somewhere [G] near a steeple
[C] [Em]
people [C] kneel and pray
[A]
and choir sing carols [D] of Christmas Day.
[G]
Santa [C]
Claus [Cm]
is on his [G] way
loaves of [A] joy on his [D] sleigh
this time of the year.
When [G] Christmas is near.
[Bb]
[G]
[C] Little girls [Cm] and little boys
[G] dream of [A] worlds full of [A] toys
[D]
this time of the year.
When Christmas [G]
is near,
[Dm] [C]
evergreens [Ab]
[Cm] are snowy white.
[G]
Sleigh bells ring [A]
through the [D] night
this time of the year.
When [G] Christmas is near.
[Dm] And somewhere [G] near a steeple
[C] [Em]
people [C] kneel and pray
[A]
and choir sing carols [D] of Christmas Day.
[G]
Santa [C]
Claus [Cm]
is on his [G] way
loaves of [A] joy on his [D] sleigh
this time of the year.
When [G] Christmas is near.
Key:
G
C
A
D
Cm
G
C
A
_ _ Christmas always _ _ comes this time of the year.
[Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ Little girls _ [Cm] and little boys
[G] _ dream of [A] worlds full of [A] toys
[D] _
_ _ this time of the year.
_ When Christmas [G]
is _ _ near, _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ evergreens [Ab] _ _
[Cm] are snowy white.
[G] _ _
_ Sleigh bells ring [A] _
through the [D] night _
_ this time of the year.
_ When [G] Christmas is near. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] And somewhere _ _ _ [G] near a _ _ steeple
[C] _ [Em] _
_ people [C] _ kneel and pray
_ _ [A] _ _
and choir sing _ _ _ carols [D] of Christmas Day.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
Santa _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ Claus [Cm]
is on his [G] way _
_ loaves of [A] joy _ on his _ [D] sleigh
this time of the year.
When [G] Christmas _ _ _ _ _ _ _
is near. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ Little girls _ [Cm] and little boys
[G] _ dream of [A] worlds full of [A] toys
[D] _
_ _ this time of the year.
_ When Christmas [G]
is _ _ near, _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ evergreens [Ab] _ _
[Cm] are snowy white.
[G] _ _
_ Sleigh bells ring [A] _
through the [D] night _
_ this time of the year.
_ When [G] Christmas is near. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] And somewhere _ _ _ [G] near a _ _ steeple
[C] _ [Em] _
_ people [C] _ kneel and pray
_ _ [A] _ _
and choir sing _ _ _ carols [D] of Christmas Day.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
Santa _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ Claus [Cm]
is on his [G] way _
_ loaves of [A] joy _ on his _ [D] sleigh
this time of the year.
When [G] Christmas _ _ _ _ _ _ _
is near. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
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