{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2898104,"song":"The Reason For Christmas","artist":"Merrill Smith","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11651880-the-reason-for-christmas-chords-by-merrill-smith/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2898104?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"Key of A - Tempo 134+\r\nCapo 1 (for Bb)\r\nN.B. An alternative to modulating chords as for 4th chorus is to\r\n     continue to use chords for key of ‘A’& slide capo up to 2nd fret.\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]    [ch]E7[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nChristmas is a lot of things to many[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIt’s family, feasting, presents, Santa Claus.[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd it’s spending, rushing, stressing.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nTo some it’s quite de-pressing.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]E7[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nLet’s focus on the reason for it all.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 1]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nAnd presents are a bonus of Christmas.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nJesus is the reason for it all.[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nA darlin’ little baby, who was born in a stall,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]E7[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWho grew up to sa-ve us all.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nNot everybody’s got a family.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSome people don’t have any food to eat.[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThere are people who are poor,[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWho have no presents on the floor,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nBut the Christmas star still shone on[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nChristmas day.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 2]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nAnd family is a bonus of Christmas.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nJesus is the reason for it all.[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nA darlin’ little baby, who was born in a stall,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]E7[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWho grew up to sa-ve us all.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]                                 [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nEve n’if there is no tree just look to heaven.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYou know the star shone brightly up a-bove.[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou can re-member Jesus Christ,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nAnd His marvellous sacri-fice.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]E7[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nAnd the miracle this stable birth be-gan.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 3]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nAnd feasting is a bonus of Christmas.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nJesus is the reason for it all.[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nA darlin’ little baby, who was born in a stall,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]E7[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]A7[/ch]  [ch]Bb7[/ch]\r\nWho grew up to sa-ve us all.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 4]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Eb[/ch]                   [ch]Bb[/ch]           [ch]Bb7[/ch]\r\nWell family is a bonus of Christmas.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Eb[/ch]                                 [ch]F7[/ch]\r\nPresents, feasting, shopping in the mall.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Eb[/ch]                     [ch]Bb[/ch]           [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nSt. Nicholas is a bonus of Christmas.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Eb[/ch]           [ch]F7[/ch]            [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nOur Jesus is the reason for it all.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Eb[/ch]           [ch]F7[/ch]            [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]Eb[/ch]   [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nLord Jesus is the reason for it all.[/tab]","plain_text":"Key of A - Tempo 134+\nCapo 1 (for Bb)\nN.B. An alternative to modulating chords as for 4th chorus is to\n     continue to use chords for key of ‘A’& slide capo up to 2nd fret.\n\n\n[Intro]\nD    E7   A   A\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 4]","chords":["A","Bb","B","D","E7","F#m","A7","Bb7","Eb","F7","Gm"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]}}}