This Time of the Year

Words & Music by Cliff Owens & Jesse Hollis
Recorded by Brook Benton, 1960


DM7    D6        Dm+7    Dm6
Little girls and little boys,

A9    A    F#m  Cdim    B7
Dream of worlds full of toys,

D9      Bm7-5     E7       Cdim      E7  A
This time of the year when Christmas is near.


DM7    D6        Dm+7    Dm6
Evergreens are snowy white,

A9    A    F#m  Cdim    B7
Sleigh bells ring through the night,

D9      Bm7-5     E7              E7sus4 E7  A
This time of the year when Christ - mas  is near.


Bridge:

     Em7              A7
And somewhere near a steeple,

D      DM7        D6
People kneel and pray,

    B7          Bm7-5     Cdim      E7
And choirs sing carols of Christmas day.


DM7    D6      Dm+7   Dm6
Santa Claus is on his way,

A9    A    F#m  Cdim    B7
Loads of joy, on his sleigh,

D9      Bm7-5     E7              E7sus4 E7  F#7
This time of the year when Christ - mas  is near,

D9      Bm7-5     E7              E7sus4 E7  A
This time of the year when Christ - mas  is near.

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