Going Home for Christmas chords by
Steven Curtis Chapman

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Key: A major•

Verse 1

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C

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Her house was where the family

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gathered every Christmas eve

A feast was set on the table and gifts

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were placed beneath the tree

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Everything was picture perfect,

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Grandpa would laugh and say

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That woman spends the whole year

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Dsus4

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D

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getting ready for this day

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One year the leaves began

Verse 2

to fall

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and her health began to fade

We moved her to a place where they

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could watch her night and day

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But she kept making plans for Christmas

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from her little room

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She told everyone,

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Dsus4

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I'll miss you but I'll be leaving soon

Verse 3

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I'm going home for Christmas and I'm

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going home to stay

Dsus4

Dsus4

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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I'm going home for Christmas

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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and nothing's gonna keep me away

Dsus4

Dsus4

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I'll be with the ones I love

to celebrate the Savior's birth

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This gift will be worth more to

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me than anything on earth

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I'm going home,

Dsus4

Dsus4

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home for Christmas

Interlude 1

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All the leaves outside have fallen

Verse 4

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to be covered by the snow

The family comes with food and gifts

and Grandpa comes alone

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There's a sadness in our silence as

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the Christmas story's read

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And with tears, Grandpa re minds us of the

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words that Grandma said

Dsus4

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Verse 5

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I'm going home for Christmas

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and I'm going home to stay

Dsus4

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I'm going home for Christmas and

Dsus4

Dsus4

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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nothing's gonna keep me away

Dsus4

Dsus4

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She'll be face to face with Jesus

as we celebrate His birth

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And this gift will be worth more to

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her than anything on earth

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C

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Dsus4

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'Cause she'll be home

Verse 6

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And as we sing 'Joy to the

Esus4

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World' I can't help thinking

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Of the joy that's in her eyes right now

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And though our hearts still ache,

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we know that as we celebrate

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She's singing with the herald an gels

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Dsus4

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and heaven's glowing on her face

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And now she's

Verse 7

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home for Christmas

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and now she's home to stay

Dsus4

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D

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She's home for Christmas,

Dsus4

Dsus4

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C

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Dsus4

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and nothin' could've kept her away

Dsus4

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She'll be face to face with Jesus,

as we celebrate His birth

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And this gift will be worth more

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to her than anything on earth

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C

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She's home,

Dsus4

Dsus4

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D

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Em

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she's home for Christmas

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She is home,

Dsus4

Dsus4

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G

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she's home for Christmas

Outro 1

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Chords

G
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Am
Dsus4
D
Em
F
Esus4
E

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Going Home for Christmas by Steven Curtis Chapman is A major.

The primary chords used in Going Home for Christmas are A, D, Bm, Esus4, E, F#m.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like A, D, Bm, Esus4, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Going Home for Christmas is approximately 77 beats per minute.

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