I'll Be Home For Christmas chords
Bing Crosby 1943 (Gannon / Kent)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27ll_Be_Home_for_Christmas
[Traditional version] **
[C] [Em]* [Dm] [G7]
I'll be home for Christmas,
[C] [Gm] [Dm]
You can count on me
[Fm] [G7] [C] [Am]
Please have snow, and mistletoe,
[D7] [Dm] [G] [G7]
and presents on the tree
[C] [Em] [Dm] [G7]
Christmas Eve will find me,
[C] [Gm] [Dm]
Where the love light gleams
[F] [Fm] [C] [A7]
I'll be home for Christmas,
[D7] [Dm] [G] [C]
If only in my dreams
[Bing Crosby version:]
[G] [A7] [D] [D7]
I'll be home for Christmas,
[G] [E7] [Am]
You can plan on me
[C] [D7] [G] [Em]
Please have snow, and mistletoe,
[A7] [Am] [D] [D7]
and presents on the tree
[G] [A7] [D] [D7]
Christmas Eve will find me,
[G] [E7] [Am]
Where the love light gleams
[C] [Cm] [G] [E7]
I'll be home for Christmas,
[A7] [D7] [Am] [G]
If only in my dreams
* some folks suggest D7 here
** Alternates:
Capo III (traditional version)
[C] = [A]
[Em] = [C#m]
[Dm] = [Bm]
[G7] = [E7]
[G] = [E]
[Gm] = [Em]
[Fm] = [Dm]
[Am] = [F#m]
[F] = [D]
[A7] = [F#7]
[D7] = [B7]
Open (These chords are not in the original key for the traditional version)
[C] = [G]
[Em] = [Bm]
[Dm] = [Am]
[G7] = [D7]
[G] = [D]
[Gm] = [Dm]
[Fm] = [Cm]
[Am] = [Em]
[F] = [C]
[A7] = [E7]
[D7] = [A7]
Capo II (Bing Crosby version)
[G] = [F]
[A7] = [G7]
[D] = [C]
[D7] = [C7]
[E7] = [D7]
[Am] = [Gm]
[C] = [Bb]
[Em] = [Dm]
[Cm] - [Bbm]
Open (These chords are not in the original key for the Bing Crosby version)
[G] = [D]
[A7] = [E7]
[D] = [A]
[D7] = [A7]
[E7] = [B7]
[Am] = [Em]
[C] = [G]
[Em] = [Bm]
[Cm] - [Gm]
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