Chords for Jimmy Witherspoon-How I Hate to See Christmas Come Around

Tempo:
87.4 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

F

Eb

Bbm

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Jimmy Witherspoon-How I Hate to See Christmas Come Around chords
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[Bb] [Cm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] Oh, how I hate to see
[G] Christmas come [Bb] around.
Yes, [Bbm] oh, how I hate to [Eb] see [Ebm] Christmas come [Bb] around.
[Db] [F] Well, it's [A] really a beautiful [F] sight, [A] but it always [Bb] brings me down.
Yes, it's Christmas time, [Bbm] now I'm [Bb] feeling awful bad.
Yes, [Eb] it's Christmas time, [Gb] now [Bb] I'm feeling awful bad.
[Db] Thinking [A] about that money, [F] [Cm] [A] yes, that I [Bb] could have had.
[Gm] Well, I know I had some money in my grandpa's bank account.
I went downtown to get it, fifteen cents worth of amount.
Yes, [Dm] I went [Bbm] down to the loan [Eb] company, [Bbm] yes, [Bb] to borrow a [F] dime.
[Eb] [Bb] [Db] [Dm] He [Bb] [Cm] said [F] he would, but he [Eb] couldn't, [Bb] [G] yes, cause [Bb] it's Christmas time.
[F] Well, [Bb] I went to the pawn shop, [Bbm] yes, to pawn my [Bb] radio.
[F] [Bb] [Bbm] Yes, I went downtown to the pawn shop to pawn my radio.
[Bb]
I [F] looked him right [A] in the eye, [Am] yes, and all he [Bb] could say was no.
No chicken, no turkey, yes, no cranberries for me.
[D]
[D] Yes, there [Eb] will be no [Eb] stocking, [Ebm]
not even a [Bb] Christmas tree.
[C] [G] [F] [C]
[D] [Cm] I hate to see Christmas come around, cause it [Bb] always brings me down.
[Bbm] [Gm]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
Bbm
13421111
A
1231
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
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To jam and learn Jimmy Witherspoon - How I Hate To See Xmas Come Around chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: Bbm, Bb, F, Bb, G, Bb, F, Eb and Bb. A strategic approach would be to train at 43 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 87. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of Bb Major.

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[Bb] _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Bb] _ Oh, how I hate to see _
[G] _ _ Christmas come [Bb] around. _
_ _ Yes, [Bbm] oh, how I hate to [Eb] see _ _ [Ebm] Christmas come [Bb] around. _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ [F] Well, it's [A] really a beautiful [F] sight, _ [A] but it always [Bb] brings me down.
_ _ Yes, _ it's Christmas time, [Bbm] _ _ now I'm [Bb] feeling awful bad.
_ Yes, _ _ [Eb] it's Christmas time, _ _ [Gb] now [Bb] I'm feeling awful bad.
_ _ _ _ [Db] Thinking [A] about that money, _ [F] _ [Cm] [A] yes, that I [Bb] could have had.
_ _ _ [Gm] Well, I know I had some money in my grandpa's bank account.
I went downtown to get it, fifteen cents worth of amount.
Yes, [Dm] I went [Bbm] down to the loan [Eb] company, [Bbm] _ yes, [Bb] to borrow a [F] dime.
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ [Db] [Dm] He [Bb] [Cm] said [F] he would, but he [Eb] couldn't, [Bb] _ [G] _ yes, cause [Bb] it's Christmas time.
_ _ _ [F] Well, [Bb] I went to the pawn shop, [Bbm] _ yes, to pawn my [Bb] radio. _ _
[F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Bbm] Yes, I went downtown to the pawn shop to pawn my radio.
[Bb] _ _
I _ [F] looked him right [A] in the eye, [Am] yes, and all he [Bb] could say was no. _ _ _
_ _ No chicken, no turkey, _ yes, no cranberries for me.
_ _ _ [D]
[D] Yes, there [Eb] will be no [Eb] stocking, [Ebm] _
not even a [Bb] Christmas tree.
[C] _ [G] _ [F] _ [C] _
[D] _ [Cm] I hate to see Christmas come around, cause it [Bb] always brings me down.
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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The R&B Christmas Classics album includes this song.

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