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[Intro]
(keys/synth)
F9 Em7 Am9 Dm9
[Verse 1]
  C9Ol' December's Fhere at C/Elast
Dm7Time for celC/EebratG/Bion
   Am7Christmas present
 FChristmas pastC/E  
They Dm9tumble down togC/Gether E7/G#like the AmsnowE7sus  
EWhat a F9show
C9Now the snowman FKaren C/Emade
Dm7Is melting by the C/GroadE7/G#side
   Am7On the wind a FsereC/Enade
Of Dm9children's voices C/Gsinging   E7/G#I beAmlieve
  EI beF9lieve in C/Elove
  Am7I beDm9lieveC/G  
[Chorus]
On G7susChristmas moCrning
You awaDm7ken with a smileC/E  
You hE7(#5)old me in your E7armsAm  
We Gm7watch the snCowflakes flyF9  Dm7  
And C/Gthen you GloCve me and I rDm7ealize C/Ehow Fsweet a love can Gm7be
CAnd the Fmaj7memories
Coming C/Eback again this yeaDm7r
On Christmas F9morningEm7  Am9  Dm9  
[Verse 2]
  C9Sentimental FmelodC/Eies
SurDm7round me like an C/Eold E7/G#friend
  Am7Spent a winter Fhere with C/Eme
And Dm9silently we C/Gwatched the E7/G#seasons Amchange
   EAnd they Fchange so C/Efast
   Am7Fade Dm9awayC/G  
[Chorus]
On G7susChristmas moCrning
You awaDm7ken with a smileC/E  
You hE7(#5)old me in your E7armsAm  
We Gm7watch the snCowflakes flyF9  Dm7  
And C/Gthen you GloCve me and I rDm7ealize C/Ehow Fsweet a love can Gm7be
CAll the Fmaj7memories will always C/Etake me back, Dm7hold me back in timeF  G  Asus  
[Chorus]
On DChristmas morning
You aEm7waken with a smile
    D/F#You F#7hold me in your armsBm  
We wAm7atch the snowD7flakes flyG  Em7  
And D/Athen you Alove Dme
And I Em7realizD/F#e how sweeGt a love can Am7be
And D7all the Gmaj7memories always D/F#take me back in timeEm7  G  Fm7  
  Bm9To Christmas G9morningD/F#  Bm9  G  F#m7  
  Bm9On Christmas G9morning
[Outro]
F#m7 Bm9 G9 (Repeat about 5 times, fade out)

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On Christmas Morning

by Kenny Loggins

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Am9

Dm9

C/E

Dm7

G/B

Am7

C/G

E7/G#

E7sus

G7sus

E7(#5)

Gm7

Fmaj7

Asus

[Intro]

(keys/synth)

F9 Em7 Am9 Dm9

[Verse 1]

C9 F C/E

Ol' December's here at last

Dm7 C/E G/B

Time for celebration

Am7

Christmas present

F C/E

Christmas past

Dm9 C/G E7/G# Am E7sus

They tumble down together like the snow

E F9

What a show

C9 F C/E

Now the snowman Karen made

Dm7 C/G E7/G#

Is melting by the roadside

Am7 F C/E

On the wind a serenade

Dm9 C/G E7/G# Am

Of children's voices singing I believe

E F9 C/E

I believe in love

Am7 Dm9 C/G

I believe

[Chorus]

G7sus C

On Christmas morning

Dm7 C/E

You awaken with a smile

E7(#5) E7 Am

You hold me in your arms

Gm7 C F9 Dm7

We watch the snowflakes fly

C/G G C Dm7 C/E F Gm7

And then you love me and I realize how sweet a love can be

C Fmaj7

And the memories

C/E Dm7

Coming back again this year

F9 Em7 Am9 Dm9

On Christmas morning

[Verse 2]

C9 F C/E

Sentimental melodies

Dm7 C/E E7/G#

Surround me like an old friend

Am7 F C/E

Spent a winter here with me

Dm9 C/G E7/G# Am

And silently we watched the seasons change

E F C/E

And they change so fast

Am7 Dm9 C/G

Fade away

[Chorus]

G7sus C

On Christmas morning

Dm7 C/E

You awaken with a smile

E7(#5) E7 Am

You hold me in your arms

Gm7 C F9 Dm7

We watch the snowflakes fly

C/G G C Dm7 C/E F Gm7

And then you love me and I realize how sweet a love can be

C Fmaj7 C/E Dm7 F G Asus

All the memories will always take me back, hold me back in time

[Chorus]

On Christmas morning

Em7

You awaken with a smile

D/F# F#7 Bm

You hold me in your arms

Am7 D7 G Em7

We watch the snowflakes fly

D/A A D

And then you love me

Em7 D/F# G Am7

And I realize how sweet a love can be

D7 Gmaj7 D/F# Em7 G Fm7

And all the memories always take me back in time

Bm9 G9 D/F# Bm9 G F#m7

To Christmas morning

Bm9 G9

On Christmas morning

[Outro]

F#m7 Bm9 G9 (Repeat about 5 times, fade out)

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