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Please read:
This is transcribed a half step lower in the key of F instead of F#;
use capo 1 to match the recording. Also note that for the first part
of the guitar solo you should play the chords like this:
F Bb F - F Bb F INSTEAD of the progression of F Bb F - F Dm Gm.
Enjoy!
T-bone
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Christmas is the Time to Say "I Love You" - Billy Squier
[Chorus]
F Bb F
Christmas is the time to say "I love you"
F Dm Gm
Share the joys of laughter and good cheer
Bb G F Dm
Christmas is the time to say "I love you" - And a
Gm C F
feeling that will last all through the year
[Verse]
F Bb F
On the corner carolers are singing
F Dm Gm
There’s a touch of magic in the air
Bb G F Dm
From grownup to minor no one could be finer
Gm C
Times are hard but no one seems to care
F Bb F
Christmas Eve and all the world is watching
F Dm Gm
Santa guides his reindeer through the dark
Bb G F Dm
From rooftop to chimney, from Harlem to Bimini
Gm C F (Bb)
They will find a way into your heart
[Chorus]
F Bb F
Christmas is the time to say "I love you"
F Dm Gm
Share the joys of laughter and good cheer
Bb G F Dm
Christmas is the time to say "I love you" - And a
Gm C F (Bb)
feeling that will last all through the year
[Guitar Solo] (slightly different progression)
F Bb F | F Bb F
Bb G F Dm | Gm C F Bb
[Verse]
F Bb F
Just outside the window snow is falling
F Dm Gm
But here beside the fire we share the glow
Bb G F Dm
Of moonlight and brandy, sweet talk and candy
Gm C
Sentiments that everyone should know
F Bb F
Memories of the year that lays behind us
F Dm Gm
Wishes for the year that's yet to come
Bb G F Dm
And it stands to reason that good friends in season
Gm C F
Make you feel that life has just begun
[Chorus]
F Bb F
Christmas is the time to say "I love you"
F Dm Gm
Share the joys of laughter and good cheer
Bb G F Dm
Christmas is the time to say "I love you" - And a
Gm C F
feeling that will last all through the year
Bb Bb G/B G/B F Dm
So when spir-its grow ligh-ter and hopes are shining brighter
Gm C Bb F
Then you know that Christmas time is here.