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Almost Christmas

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1/20

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 20Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

D7sus4: xx0213 add pinky to D7
C6/G:   3x2013 (hold G with ring and pinky, hammer on index and middle)
Cm/A:   x0554x (Am shape up the neck 3 frets)
C9:     x3233x
[Intro]
G B7 Em C
G D7 G D7
[Verse]
GFrom New OrlEmeans Cto New York GCityG/F#  
EmI never kA7now where I'll D7beD7  D7sus4  
GFrom way up hEmere, the wCorld looks so GprettyG/F#  
EmThat ain't the pA7retty I neD7edD7  D7sus4  
[Pre-Chorus]
        e|----------|--------------|----------|-x----|
        B|-------0--|-------0------|-------0--|-0----|
        G|----0-----|----0---------|----0-----|-0----|
        D|-2--------|-1------------|-0--------|-2----|
        A|----------|--------------|----------|-4----|
        E|----------|--------------|----------|-x----|
Well they Emsay being  gB7one makes the Gheart grow Em/C#fonder
CIt just makes me wanna Cmcry
[Chorus]
(break)             G            B7  Em  
Please take me home, It's almost Christmas
CI've been aGlone Ffar too lCong
CmI'm almost Ghome & B7it's almost EmChristmas
             C              G       D7       G   G-  C6/G- G  
Leave a light on cause I'm coming home
[Verse]
The Gmoments I've Emlost, the COceans I've GcrosseG/F#d
EmI just wanna A7make up that D7timeD7  D7sus4  
GAll along the Emway, Every Chour of every GdayG/F#  
EmI see all these A7families bD7ut mine
[Chorus]
Please take me Ghome, B7It's almost EmChristmas
CI've been aGlone Ffar too lCong
CmI'm almost Ghome & B7it's almost EmChristmas
CLeave a light Gon cause I'm D7coming GhomeG  C6/G  G  
[Interlude]
G Em C G G/F#
Em A7 D7 D7sus4
[Pre-Chorus]
        e|----------|--------------|----------|-x----|
        B|-------0--|-------0------|-------0--|-0----|
        G|----0-----|----0---------|----0-----|-0----|
        D|-2--------|-1------------|-0--------|-2----|
        A|----------|--------------|----------|-4----|
        E|----------|--------------|----------|-x----|
Well they Emsay being  gB7one makes the Gheart grow Em/C#fonder
CIt just makes me wanna Cmcry
[Outro]
Please take me Ghome, B7It's almost EmChristmas
CI've been aGlone Ffar too lCong
CmI'm almost Ghome & B7it's almost EmChristmas
CLeave a light Gon cause I'm D7coming EmhoooooFooooCme
Cm/ALeave a light Gon cause I'm D7coming C9hoooooooooGme

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Almost Christmas

by Marc Broussard

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

D7sus4

Em/C#

C6/G

Cm/A

D7sus4: xx0213 add pinky to D7

C6/G: 3x2013 (hold G with ring and pinky, hammer on index and middle)

Cm/A: x0554x (Am shape up the neck 3 frets)

C9: x3233x

[Intro]

G B7 Em C

G D7 G D7

[Verse]

G Em C G G/F#

From New Orleans to New York City

Em A7 D7 D7 D7sus4

I never know where I'll be

G Em C G G/F#

From way up here, the world looks so pretty

Em A7 D7 D7 D7sus4

That ain't the pretty I need

[Pre-Chorus]

e|----------|--------------|----------|-x----|

B|-------0--|-------0------|-------0--|-0----|

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

D|-2--------|-1------------|-0--------|-2----|

A|----------|--------------|----------|-4----|

E|----------|--------------|----------|-x----|

Em B7 G Em/C#

Well they say being gone makes the heart grow fonder

C Cm

It just makes me wanna cry

[Chorus]

G B7 Em

(break)

Please take me home, It's almost Christmas

C G F C

I've been alone far too long

Cm G B7 Em

I'm almost home & it's almost Christmas

C G D7 G G C6/G G

- -

Leave a light on cause I'm coming home

[Verse]

G Em C G G/F#

The moments I've lost, the Oceans I've crossed

Em A7 D7 D7 D7sus4

I just wanna make up that time

G Em C G G/F#

All along the way, Every hour of every day

Em A7 D7

I see all these families but mine

[Chorus]

G B7 Em

Please take me home, It's almost Christmas

C G F C

I've been alone far too long

Cm G B7 Em

I'm almost home & it's almost Christmas

C G D7 G G C6/G G

Leave a light on cause I'm coming home

[Interlude]

G Em C G G/F#

Em A7 D7 D7sus4

[Pre-Chorus]

e|----------|--------------|----------|-x----|

B|-------0--|-------0------|-------0--|-0----|

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

D|-2--------|-1------------|-0--------|-2----|

A|----------|--------------|----------|-4----|

E|----------|--------------|----------|-x----|

Em B7 G Em/C#

Well they say being gone makes the heart grow fonder

C Cm

It just makes me wanna cry

[Outro]

G B7 Em

Please take me home, It's almost Christmas

C G F C

I've been alone far too long

Cm G B7 Em

I'm almost home & it's almost Christmas

C G D7 Em F C

Leave a light on cause I'm coming hooooooooome

Cm/A G D7 C9 G

Leave a light on cause I'm coming hooooooooome

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