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The Christmas Waltz

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Cmajor

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Chords in use:  C   A7   Am7   Dm7   D9   G7  Em7b5  
Em7b5: x7878x
D9: x5455x
*Pay attention to A7 and Am7 alternating from one verse to the next*
[Verse 1]
Frosted CwindowA7panes
Candles Dm7gleaming insG7ide
Painted Ccandy A7canes
On the Dm7treeG7  
[Verse 2]
Santa’s Con his Am7way
He’s Dm7filled his sG7leigh
With CthingsAm7  
Things for Dm7you and for mG7e
[Verse 3]
It’s that Ctime of A7year
When the Dm7world falls in lG7ove
Every Csong you A7hear
Seems to Dm7sayG7  
[Chorus]
Merry CChristmasAm7  
May your Dm7new year’s dG7reams
Come Em7b5trueA7  
And this D9song of G7mine
In three Cquarter timeA7  
Wishes D9you and yours the G7same thing tCoo
[Solo]
e|--3--5--3----3-3-0-3-5-1-0--1---0------0-3-1------0-----------0-------------------------3-5-3---|
B|------------------------------3--------------3------3---1---3---------0-0---1-0-1-3-1-3---------|
G|----------0-------------------------0-----------------2-----------0-2-----------------------0---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------3-------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
It’s that Ctime of A7year
When the Dm7world falls in lG7ove
Every Csong you A7hear
Seems to Dm7sayG7  
[Chorus]
Merry CChristmasAm7  
May your Dm7new year’s dG7reams
Come Em7b5trueA7  
And this D9song of G7mine
In three Cquarter timeA7  
Wishes D9you and yours the G7same thing tCoo

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X32O1O

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C major

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The Christmas Waltz

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The Christmas Waltz

by She & Him

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Dm7

Em7b5

C A7 Am7 Dm7 D9 G7 Em7b5

Chords in use:

Em7b5: x7878x

D9: x5455x

*Pay attention to A7 and Am7 alternating from one verse to the next*

[Verse 1]

C A7

Frosted windowpanes

Dm7 G7

Candles gleaming inside

C A7

Painted candy canes

Dm7 G7

On the tree

[Verse 2]

C Am7

Santa’s on his way

Dm7 G7

He’s filled his sleigh

C Am7

With things

Dm7 G7

Things for you and for me

[Verse 3]

C A7

It’s that time of year

Dm7 G7

When the world falls in love

C A7

Every song you hear

Dm7 G7

Seems to say

[Chorus]

C Am7

Merry Christmas

Dm7 G7

May your new year’s dreams

Em7b5 A7

Come true

D9 G7

And this song of mine

C A7

In three quarter time

D9 G7 C

Wishes you and yours the same thing too

[Solo]

e|--3--5--3----3-3-0-3-5-1-0--1---0------0-3-1------0-----------0-------------------------3-5-3---|

B|------------------------------3--------------3------3---1---3---------0-0---1-0-1-3-1-3---------|

G|----------0-------------------------0-----------------2-----------0-2-----------------------0---|

D|----------------------------------------------------------------3-------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 3]

C A7

It’s that time of year

Dm7 G7

When the world falls in love

C A7

Every song you hear

Dm7 G7

Seems to say

[Chorus]

C Am7

Merry Christmas

Dm7 G7

May your new year’s dreams

Em7b5 A7

Come true

D9 G7

And this song of mine

C A7

In three quarter time

D9 G7 C

Wishes you and yours the same thing too

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