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The Lumineers - Blue Christmas Chords

Chord reference C, G, G7, D, F
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[C] I’ll have a blue Christmas without [G]you I’ll be so [G7]blue, thinking about [C]you Decorations of [C7]red on a [F]green Christmas tree [D]Won’t mean a thing dear, [G]if you’re not here with me

I’ll have a [C]blue heartache for [G]certain And when [G7]those blue memories start [C]hurting And you’ll be doin’ [C7]alright, with your [F]Christmas so [D]white But [G]I’ll have a blue, [F]blue [C]Christmas

[C] [G] [G7] [C] [C7] [F] [D] [G] [F] [C] And when those blue heartache start [G]hurting I’ll have a [G7]blue memories for [C]certain And you’ll be doin’ [C7]alright, with your [F]Christmas so [D]white But [G]I’ll have a blue, [F]blue [C]Christmas And you’ll be doin’ [C7]alright, with your [F]Christmas so [D]white But [G]I’ll have a blue, [F]blue [C]Christmas

Artist The Lumineers
Album A Bad Moms Christmas Soundtrack
Genres Alternative, Christmas, Indie
Year 2017
Key C

How to Play Blue Christmas on Guitar?

The Lumineers - Blue Christmas can be played in the key of C using the C, G, G7, D, F chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Blue Christmas with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.