If We Make It Through December chords by Merle Haggard

Chords with lyrics (Ver. 2)

• Submitter: Flyinglibra51
• Tuning: Standard tuning
• Difficulty: Beginner

If We Make It Through December
Merle Haggard

Intro    DmDm       G+G      C majorC    Bb majorBb FF  C majorC

E--0-1-3-1-0---0--------------0-1-0-------0---------------|
B------------3---3-1-3-1-0--3-------3---1---3-1---3-1---1-|
G-------------------------------------4---------3-----3---|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|

1st Fill

E--8-5--------------|
B------6-5-3-1-0----| G+G
G-------------------|

2nd Fill

E--------5-6-5------|
B--6---6-------6----|
G----5-----------5--|

3rd Fill

E--5h-7--------|
B-------8-5-8--|
G--------------|

4th Fill sames as 1st Fill

C majorC           FF    Fmaj7Fmaj7
If We Make It Through December
          F minorFm      C majorC  E minorEm A minorAm
Every thing`s gonna be alright I know
     C majorC        DmDm   (1st Fill) G+G
It`s the coldest time of winter
   DmDm     G+G      G7G7  C majorC  Bb majorBb FF C majorC
and I shiver when I see the falling snow
   C7C7       FF    (2nd Fill) Fmaj7Fmaj7
If We Make It Through December
         F minorFm        C majorC      E minorEm (3rd Fill) A minorAm
Got plans to be a warmer town come summer time
   C majorC    DmDm   (4th Fill) G+G
Maybe even California
           G7G7        C majorC  Bb majorBb FF C majorC
If We Make It Through December we`ll be fine

              DmDm  G+G
Got laid off down at the factory
              G7G7       C majorC   E minorEm A minorAm
And their timing`s not the greatest in the world
    G+G      DmDm      G+G
Heaven knows I been working hard
     DmDm       G+G         C majorC   C7C7
I Wanted Christmas to be right for daddy`s girl
           FF     Fmaj7Fmaj7
I don`t mean to hate December
           F minorFm      C majorC   E minorEm A minorAm
It`s meant to be the happy time of year
    G+G        DmDm     G+G
And my little girl don`t understand
  DmDm      G7G7        C majorC  Bb majorBb FF C majorC
why daddy can`t afford no Christmas here


           FF    Fmaj7Fmaj7
If We Make It Through December
          F minorFm      C majorC   E minorEm A minorAm
Every thing`s gonna be alright I know
     C majorC        DmDm
It`s the coldest time of winter
G+G   DmDm      G7G7       C majorC  Bb majorBb FF C majorC
And I shiver when I see the falling snOW
       C7C7   FF    Fmaj7Fmaj7
If We Make It Through December
         F minorFm        C majorC      E minorEm A minorAm
Got plans to be a warmer town come summer time
   C majorC     DmDm   G+G
Maybe even California
   DmDm       G7G7        C majorC  Bb majorBb FF C majorC
If We Make It Through December we`ll be fine


E--0-1-3-1-0------0-1--------------3-5--------------------------|
B------------3--3-----3-1-0--3-5-6-----6-3-0-1--5-3-1---3-1---1-|
G-----------------------------------------------------3-----3---|
D---------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|

If We Make It Through December chords

If We Make It Through December is a song written and recorded by American country music singer Merle Haggard. It was released in October 1973 as the lead single from the album Merle Haggards Christmas Present, and was the title track on a non-Christmas album four months later. In the years since its release, If We Make It Through December which, in addition to its Christmas motif, also uses themes of unemployment and loneliness. And has become one of the trademark songs of Haggards career.

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