Chords for Charles Brown – “Christmas (Comes But Once A Year)” (King) 1961

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[G] Christmas time _ _ comes but once a year. _ _ _ _ _
I'm [C] happy _ and the kids are happy [G] too. _ _ _ _
It'll [D] take the next [C] six months to pay [D] these bills.
Every time I think about it, [C] it gives me [E]
chills.
I [Am] don't care, [C] Christmas [G] comes but once a year. _ _
Getting ready _ to have myself a ball. _ _ _
Going [C] dancing, _ _ partying at the Eric Hall. _ _ _ _ _
Gonna [D] be hooked up [C] till New Year's Day.
[E] I don't [Am] care what I [C] have to pay.
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I [C] don't care, Christmas [G] comes but once a year.
_ Ooooo, _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ after all, _ all is said and done.
_ _ _ Ooooo, my [C] folks and [Gm] friends _ [C] are the only [G] ones.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] It'll take the next [C] six months to pay [Gm] these bills.
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Every [C] time I think about it, it gives me chills.
I [Am] don't care, [Gm] Christmas comes but [G] once a year.
_ _ Ooooo, [E] I [C] don't care, [Gm] Christmas comes but [G] once a year. _ _ _ _ _ _
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