Christmas Is The Time To Say I Love You chords by Billy Squier

• Capo on 1st

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)


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.