Christmas Time Is Here - Vince Guaraldi
Featured in "A Charlie Brown Christmas" (1965)
Chords are rather difficult, but the best approximation I could think of. Hope it's easy
enough on guitar, it's pretty rough on piano.
VERSE:
Fmaj7 Eb9b5
Christmas time is here
Fmaj7 Eb9b5
Happiness and cheer
Bm7b5 Bbm7
Fun for all that
Am7 Abm7
Children call their
Gm7 Gm7/C Fmaj9
Favorite time of year
VERSE:
Fmaj7 Eb9b5
Snowflakes in the air
Fmaj7 Eb9b5
Carols everywhere
Bm7b5 Bbm7
Olden times and
Am7 Abm7
Ancient rhymes of
Gm7 Gm7/C Fmaj9
Love and dreams to share
MIDDLE:
Dbmaj7 Gb9b5
Sleigh bells in the air
Dbmaj7 Gb9b5
Beauty everywhere
Am7 Ebdim7 D9
Yuletide by the fireside and
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/v/vince_guaraldi/christmas_time_crd_ver_2.html ]
Gm7 Bbm-maj7/Db Bbmaj7/C Bbdim/C
Joyful memories there
VERSE:
Fmaj7 Eb9b5
Christmas time is here
Fmaj7 Eb9b5
We'll be drawing near
Bm7b5 Bbm7
Oh, that we could
Am7 Abm7
Always see such
Gm7 Gm7/C Fmaj9
Spirit through the year
[INSTRUMENTAL VERSE x2]
MIDDLE:
Dbmaj7 Gb9b5
Sleigh bells in the air
Dbmaj7 Gb9b5
Beauty everywhere
Am7 Ebdim7 D9
Yuletide by the fireside and
Gm7 Bbm-maj7/Db Bbmaj7/C Bbdim/C
Joyful memories there
VERSE/OUTRO:
Fmaj7 Eb9b5
Christmas time is here
Fmaj7 Eb9b5
We'll be drawing near
Bm7b5 Bbm7
Oh, that we could
Am7 Abm7
Always see such
Gm7 Gm7/C Fmaj9
Spirit through the year