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The Night Before Christmas (In Texas, That Is) chords by
Gene Autry
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Key: Eb major•
Verse 1
D
D

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Bm
Bm
2

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E
E

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D
D

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'Twas the night before Christmas in Texas,
Em
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you know
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D

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Bm
Bm
2

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Way out on the prairie,
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A
A

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without any snow
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D

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Asleep in their cabin were Buddy and Sue
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D

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A dreamin' of Christmas like me and you
Verse 2
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A

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Not stockin's but boots
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D

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at the foot of their bed
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A

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For this was in Texas,
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A

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what more need be said
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D

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When all of a sudden,
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from out of the still night
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D

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There came such a ruckus,
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it gave me a fright
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Verse 3
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And I saw 'cross the prairie
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like a shot from a gun
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A loaded up buckboard,
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come out at a run
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The driver was "Geein" and

"Hawin" with will
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The horses, not reindeer,
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he drove with such skill
Verse 4
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"Come on Buck,
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Poncho and Prince to the right
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There'll be plenty trav
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elin' for you all tonight"
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The driver in Levis and a
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shirt that was red
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Had a ten- gallon Stetson on top
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of his head
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Verse 5
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As he stepped from his buckboard,
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he was really a sight
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Bm
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A beard and moustache,
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so curly and white
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A

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As he burst in the cabin,
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the children awoke
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And were so astonished that
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neither one spoke
Verse 6
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And he filled up their boots with
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such presents galore
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That neither could think

of a single thing more
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When Buddy recovered
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the use of his jaws
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He asked in a whisper,
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"Are you Santa Claus?"
Verse 7
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"Am I the real Santa? Well,
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what do you think?"
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And he smiled as he gave

a mysterious wink
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Then he leaped in the buckboard
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and set him his drawl
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To the children of Texas,
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Merry Christ mas you all

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  • Bm

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  • E

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The original key of The Night Before Christmas (In Texas, That Is) by Gene Autry is Eb major.

The primary chords used in The Night Before Christmas (In Texas, That Is) are Eb, Cm, F, Bb, Ab, Fm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Eb, Cm, F, Bb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of The Night Before Christmas (In Texas, That Is) is approximately 73 beats per minute.

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