Step Into Christmas chords by Elton John

Chords with lyrics

INTRO RIFF:
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           D MajorD (Just two down strums)
e|--------------------2-2-------------|
BB|--------------------3-3-------------|
G+G|--------------------2-2-------------|
D MajorD|--3--2--0--------0--0-0-------------| x 3
A augmentedA|-----------0--2-----x-x-----------0-|
E MajorE|--------------------x-x--2--3--4----|


          (Quick down-up-down)
e|------------------202------------|-------------------2--|
BB|------------------333------------|-------------------3--|
G+G|------------------202------------|-------------------2--|
D MajorD|3--2--0--------0--000------------|----3--2--0--------0--| x 1
A augmentedA|---------0--2-----xxx----------0-|-------------0--2--x--|
E MajorE|------------------xxx--2--3--4---|-------------------x--|
                  |
                  | Final run down into D MajorD which starts the 1st verse|

VERSE 1
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D MajorD              G+G
Welcome to my Christmas song
G+G                D MajorD
I’d like to thank you for the year
D MajorD                  G+G
So I’m sending you this Christmas card
G+G               D MajorD
To say it’s nice to have you here
A augmentedA            G+G
I’d like to sing about all the things
   D MajorD         A augmentedA
Your eyes and mind can see
A minorAm         G+G
So hop aboard the turntable
E minorEm                A augmentedA
Oh oh oh step into Christmas with me yeah


CHORUS
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D MajorD
Step into Christmas
D MajorD
Let’s join together
G+G              A augmentedA
We can watch the snow fall forever and ever
D MajorD
Eat, drink and be merry
D MajorD
Come along with me
G+G         E minorEm
Step into Christmas
         A7A7
The admission’s free

VERSE 2
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D MajorD                 G+G
Take care in all you do next year
G+G               D MajorD
And keep smiling through the days
D MajorD                G+G
If we can help to entertain you
G+G          D MajorD
Oh we will find the ways
A augmentedA         G+G
So merry Christmas one and all
    D MajorD          A augmentedA
There’s no place I’d rather be
A minorAm         G+G
Than asking you if you’d oblige
 E minorEm             A augmentedA
Stepping into Christmas with me


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||  CHORUS ONCE  ||
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BRIDGE
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A augmentedA         D MajorD   G+G
Woah-oh-ah-ah-ow-oh

A augmentedA G+G  D MajorD       B minorBm    E MajorE  A augmentedA  A augmentedA         D MajorD **
La-la-la La-la-la-la-la Aaah-aaah-ahhh Ohhh-ooohh-ohhhhhh
                     **(Only 1 strum of D, straight into riff below)


RIFF (very similar to intro)
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e|--------------------------------2-2--------------|
BB|--------------------------------3-3--------------|
G+G|--------------------------------2-2--------------|
D MajorD|--------------3--2--0--------0--0-0--------------| x 1
A augmentedA|-----------0-----------0--2-----x-x-----------0--|
E MajorE|--2--3--4-----------------------------2--3--4----|


e|------------------202-------------|    |--------------------2--|
BB|------------------333-------------|    |--------------------3--|
G+G|------------------222-------------|    |--------------------2--|
D MajorD|3--2--0--------0--000-------------| x 2  |-----3--2--0--------0--|
A augmentedA|---------0--2-----xxx----------0--|    |--0-----------0--2--x--|
E MajorE|------------------xxx--2--3--4----|    |--------------------x--|
                       |
                       | Final run down into D MajorD which starts the final verse|

VERSE 3
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D MajorD              G+G
Welcome to my Christmas song
G+G                D MajorD
I’d like to thank you for the year
D MajorD                   G+G
So I’m sending you this Christmas card
G+G               D MajorD
To say it’s nice to have you here
A augmentedA            G+G
I’d like to sing about all the things
   D MajorD         A augmentedA
Your eyes and mind can see
A minorAm         G+G
So hop aboard the turntable
E minorEm                A augmentedA
Oh oh oh step into Christmas with me yeah


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||  CHORUS x 3  ||
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OUTRO
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A augmentedA
Oh-oh-ah-ah-ow-oh
D MajorD
Step
D MajorD
Step into Christmas
G+G  A augmentedA
Oh for ever and ever
D MajorD
Yeah come along with me
G+G  E MajorE   A augmentedA
Now--ahhh--aaaah

Play outro through fully once, second outro fades to finish.


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++  ADD-ONS  ++
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Some nice add-ons here 1 and 2 are fairly easy unless a beginner.
These sound great and the first 2 should be in the tab above really.
For each of these please give the record a listen while you follow and it will all make sense.

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1. At the end of each verse you can do the following:

 E minorEm             A augmentedA    Asus4Asus4 A augmentedA
Stepping into Christmas with me



2. Similarly for each A augmentedA to A minorAm transition in the verses you can play A augmentedA to Asus4Asus4 quickly to Am.



3. I never play this but you can try it if you’re fast enough or get a second guitar to play
  this - basically during the verses, the D MajorD chord at the end of the 2nd and 4th lines you can
  play this riff TWICE right after a down strum of the said D MajorD chord

e|--------------------|
BB|--------------------|
G+G|--------------------|
D MajorD|--3--2--0--------0--| x 2 after 2nd and 4th D MajorD chords in verse.
A augmentedA|-----------0--2-----|
E MajorE|--------------------|