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The Reason For Christmas by Merrill Smith
The Reason For Christmas
Use Capo on first fret as Original key is Bb.
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key of A - Tempo 134+
Capo 1 (for Bb)
N.B. An alternative to modulating chords as for 4th chorus is to
continue to use chords for key of ‘A’& slide capo up to 2nd fret.
[Intro]
D E7 A A
[Verse 1]
A A E7
Christmas is a lot of things to many
A
It’s family, feasting, presents, Santa Claus.
D
And it’s spending, rushing, stressing.
A F#m
To some it’s quite de-pressing.
D E7 A A7
Let’s focus on the reason for it all.
[Chorus 1]
D A A7
And presents are a bonus of Christmas.
D E7
Jesus is the reason for it all.
D A F#m
A darlin’ little baby, who was born in a stall,
D E7 A
Who grew up to sa-ve us all.
[Verse 2]
A E7
Not everybody’s got a family.
A
Some people don’t have any food to eat.
D
There are people who are poor,
A
Who have no presents on the floor,
D E7
But the Christmas star still shone on
A A7
Christmas day.
[Chorus 2]
D A A7
And family is a bonus of Christmas.
D E7
Jesus is the reason for it all.
D A F#m
A darlin’ little baby, who was born in a stall,
D E7 A
Who grew up to sa-ve us all.
[Verse 3]
A E7
Eve n’if there is no tree just look to heaven.
A
You know the star shone brightly up a-bove.
D
You can re-member Jesus Christ,
A F#m
And His marvellous sacri-fice.
D E7 A A7
And the miracle this stable birth be-gan.
[Chorus 3]
D A A7
And feasting is a bonus of Christmas.
D E7
Jesus is the reason for it all.
D A F#m
A darlin’ little baby, who was born in a stall,
D E7 A A7 Bb7
Who grew up to sa-ve us all.
[Chorus 4]
Eb Bb Bb7
Well family is a bonus of Christmas.
Eb F7
Presents, feasting, shopping in the mall.
Eb Bb Gm
St. Nicholas is a bonus of Christmas.
Eb F7 Bb Gm
Our Jesus is the reason for it all.
Eb F7 Bb Eb Bb
Lord Jesus is the reason for it all.
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