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              Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - James Taylor
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Edited: DSD
Tuning: Standard
[Intro]
A/C#Christmas futuE7re is far awaA6yE  
D/F#Christmas past Ais pastB7  E13  
F#m7Christmas preseC#mnt is here D#m7todayC#m7  
EBringing joy B7that may lasBm7tE9  
[Verse]
A9Have yourself a F#m7merry liBmttle ChristmasE7  
AMay your heart F#m7be lightBm  E7  
AIn a yF#mear our troBmubles will be out of sighE7tF#m  
BmFrom now onE7  
[Verse]
A9Have yourselF#m7f a merry Bm7little ChristmaE7s
AMake the yuletidF#me gayBm  E7  
AIn a year oF#m7ur troubleBm7s will be miles awEayF#m7  F7  Em  A7  
[Bridge]
Dmaj9Here we are as in oC#m7lden daysF#m7  
Happy gBm7olden days E7of yoreA9  
      F#m              Cdim     C#m7(Cdim)
Precious friends who are dear to us
Bm7Gather near to us once E7more
[Verse]
I know that
A9In a year we all F#m7will be BmtogetherE7  
AIf the Fates alF#m7lowBm  E7  
AUntil then, F#m7we'll jusBm7t have to muddle tEhrough someF#m7howF7  Em  A7  
Dmaj7And have ourselves a C#m7merry little ChrBm9istmas now.D/E  A9  

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Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

by James Taylor

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A/C#

D/F#

E13

F#m7

C#m

D#m7

C#m7

Bm7

F#m

Dmaj9

Cdim

Dmaj7

Bm9

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Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - James Taylor

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Edited: DSD

Tuning: Standard

[Intro]

A/C# E7 A6 E

Christmas future is far away

D/F# A B7 E13

Christmas past is past

F#m7 C#m D#m7 C#m7

Christmas present is here today

E B7 Bm7 E9

Bringing joy that may last

[Verse]

A9 F#m7 Bm E7

Have yourself a merry little Christmas

A F#m7 Bm E7

May your heart be light

A F#m Bm E7 F#m

In a year our troubles will be out of sight

Bm E7

From now on

[Verse]

A9 F#m7 Bm7 E7

Have yourself a merry little Christmas

A F#m Bm E7

Make the yuletide gay

A F#m7 Bm7 E F#m7 F7 Em A7

In a year our troubles will be miles away

[Bridge]

Dmaj9 C#m7 F#m7

Here we are as in olden days

Bm7 E7 A9

Happy golden days of yore

F#m Cdim C#m7 Cdim

()

Precious friends who are dear to us

Bm7 E7

Gather near to us once more

[Verse]

I know that

A9 F#m7 Bm E7

In a year we all will be together

A F#m7 Bm E7

If the Fates allow

A F#m7 Bm7 E F#m7 F7 Em A7

Until then, we'll just have to muddle through somehow

Dmaj7 C#m7 Bm9 D/E A9

And have ourselves a merry little Christmas now.

About Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Chords by James Taylor

Learn how to play Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas by James Taylor with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas chords”, “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas guitar chords”, or “James Taylor Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas chords and for experienced players who want accurate Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include A, A/C#, E7, A6, E, D/F#.

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The chords for "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" show the original chord names (including A, A/C#, E7, A6, E, D/F#). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.