It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas chords
by Perry Como- Writer: Meredith Willson - an American flutist, composer, conductor, musical arranger, bandleader, playwright, and writer.(1902-1984)
- Date: 1951 (Original Published Key - G Major)
- Featured Artist: Perry Como
- Album: The Classic Christmas Album
- Music: Key of G Major in 4/4 time at 130 bpm (𝅘𝅥)
- Chords: G, A7, Am, Am7, A#dim7, Bm, B7, C, D, Em, E7
Chart Legend
Numbered Circles: Fingers used to play chords O: Optional Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key G Am G Am C Bm Am G Em Am D
Intro: 4/4 || - | - | - | 1& 2& 3& 4& | | |
(It's)
G C G
1. It's be-gin-ning to look a lot like Christ-mas,
G B7 C E7
Ev'-ry-where you go
Am D
Take a look in the five-and-ten,
G
Glist-e-ning once a-gain,
A7 D7
With can-dy canes and sil-ver lanes a-glow
G C G
2. It's be-gin-ning to look a lot like Christ-mas,
G B7 C E7
Toys in ev'-'ry store
Am7 A#dim7
But the pret-ti-est sight to see,
G E7
Is the hol-ly that will be,
Am D7 G D G
On your own - front door
B7
Bridge: A pair of hop a-long boots and a pis-tol that shoots
Em B7 Em
Is the wish of Bar-ney and Ben
A G A A7
Dolls that will talk and will go for a walk
D A7 D
Is the hope of Jan-ice and Jen
D7 A7 Am D7 D
And Mom and Dad can hard-ly wait for school to start a-gain | Db | 𝄎 |
(key change)
** Please Note: On the video, there is a Key change to Gb Major but
I have not included it. You may want to turn the video off or down **
G C G
3. It's be-gin-ning to look a lot like Christ-mas,
G B7 C E7
Ev'-ry-where you go
Am D7
There's a tree in the Grand Ho-tel,
G
One in the park as well,
D A7 D7
The stur-dy kind that does-n't mind the snow
G C G
4. It's be-gin-ning to look a lot like Christ-mas,
G B7 C E7
Soon the bells will start
Am7 A#dim7
And the thing that will make them ring,
G E7
Is the ca-rol that you sing,
Am7 D7 G
Right with-in your heart
** Please Note: Key change back to G Major **
Instrumental: Play Verse 4
B7
Bridge: A pair of hop a-long boots and a pis-tol that shoots
Em B7 Em
Is the wish of Bar-ney and Ben
A7
Dolls that will talk and will go for a walk
D A7 D
Is the hope of Jan-ice and Jen
D7 A7 Am D7
And Mom and Dad can hard-ly wait for school to start a-gain
D
(Ah Ha ha-ha ha-ha ha-ha ha-ha ha-ha ha-ha)
G C G
5. It's be-gin-ning to look a lot like Christ-mas,
G B7 C E7
Soon the bells will start
Am7 A#dim7
And the thing that will make them ring,
G E7
Is the ca-rol that you sing,
Am D7 G
Right with - | in | your | heart... | 𝄎 |
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